book chapter
Through the wildernesses of Brazil by horse, canoe and float
American Tract Society • New York • Published In 1909 • Pages:
By: Cook, William Azel.
Abstract
This source provides information on the natural environment in a travelogue style. It is noted how caution is required in approaching Karajá settlements so as not to be mistaken for an enemy raiding party. Although not clearly indicated, most observations on Karajá culture likely were taken from an existing ethnography (Ehrenreich 1891), and cover such topics as ornamentation, subsistence economy, food patterns, aspects of marriage and family relations, variations in the degree of acculturation among the major tribal subdivisions, the role of the village chief, funeral rites, and myth and ritual, including a description of the masked dance ceremonies.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2018
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Eastern South America
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Robert O. Lagacé ; 1966
- Field Date
- 1901
- Coverage Date
- 1888-1901
- Coverage Place
- middle Rio Araguaia, central Brazil
- Notes
- By William Azel Cook
- Only pages 58-128 and 4 accompanying plates were processed for this file
- LCCN
- 11015363
- LCSH
- Caraja Indians