book chapter

Food animals of the Navajo

El Palacio • 44 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 149-154

By: Elmore, Francis H. (Francis Hapgood).

Abstract
This brief but detailed account summarizes the methods and implements used for hunting the chief food animals of the Navajo, as well as recipes for their preparation into meat dishes. At the time of writing the article, the author was gathering material for a Ph.D. degree on Navajo ethnozoology at the University of Southern California.
Subjects
Hunting and trapping
Food preparation
Diet
Weapons
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Katchen S. Coley ; 1951
Field Date
ca. 1938
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
southwest United States
Notes
Francis H. Elmore
This document consists of excerpts
LCCN
59038557
LCSH
Navajo Indians