essay
Pima and Papago social organization
handbook of north american indians. southwest • 10 • Published In 1983 • Pages: 178-192
By: Bahr, Donald M..
Abstract
This is a brief culture summary of O'Odham (Papago) ethnography from about the mid-nineteenth century to approximately the 1970s. Major topics discussed in this article include house and public building construction, settlement patterns, family and household, residence and inheritance, local groups, public offices, basketry, shamanism, regional bands, clans and moieties, subsistence, and exchange transactions (mostly in terms of gift exchange).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1850-1970
- Coverage Place
- Southern Arizona, United States: Northern Sonora, Mexico
- Notes
- Donald M. Bahr
- Stock number: 047-000-00361-0
- LCCN
- 77017162
- LCSH
- Tohono O'odham Indians