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A Tapirapé comes of age

Revista do Museu Nacional1 • Published In 1945 • Pages: 16

By: Wagley, Charles, Brunel, Ariane.

Abstract
This article offers a brief description of puberty rites among the Tapirapé. Although the details of the ceremony itself are not discussed, considerable information is given on the costumes worn by the youths, the preparation for the ceremony, and the feelings about this rite. The author, an ethnologist, did fieldwork among the Tapirapé.
Subjects
Puberty and initiation
Personal grooming
Special garments
Animal by-products
culture
Tapirapé
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
South America
Sub Region
Eastern South America
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Betty Potash; 1960
Field Date
1939-1941
Coverage Date
1939-1941
Coverage Place
mouth and north of of the Tapirapé river, far northeastern Mato Grosso and far southeastern Pará states, Brazil
Notes
Charles Wagley
Translation of: [Um Tapirapé atinge a Maioridade]
The original Portuguese text is available only in the microfiche collection
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the Portuguese for the HRAF files by Ariane Brunel in 1960
LCSH
Tapirapé Indians