book chapter

Pomo Indians

Handbook of the Indians of CaliforniaBerkeley, Calif. • Published In 1953 • Pages: 222-271

By: Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis).

Abstract
This document dealing with the Pomo Indians is divided into three primary parts comprising chapters 15-17. The first of these divisions deals with such topics as habitat, environment, political divisions, lists of village communities, wars, and food supply. The second chapter on the Pomo deals with their civilization and covers such things as material culture, marriage, trade, birth and death, and government. The last of these three chapters covers Pomo religion, and is concerned with the ceremonial system, special ceremonies, modern Ghost Dance, mythology, and type of culture (culture summary). As a whole, each section is quite adequately covered, although elaboration of detail is at a minimum, a fact which is notable in the description of the various religious ceremonies.
Subjects
Identification
Place names
Linguistic identification
Mats and basketry
Ornament
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
Dance
Community structure
Community heads
Shamans and psychotherapists
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Organized ceremonial
culture
Pomo
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1960
Field Date
ca. 1918
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
northern California, United States
Notes
A. L. Kroeber
Original ed. issued as Bulletin 78 of the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology
LCSH
Pomo Indians