Book

The Andaman islanders

Frederick A. Praeger, Inc.New YorkPublished In 1966 • Pages:

By: Cipriani, Lidio, Cox, D. Tayler, Cole, Linda.

Abstract
After a review of the history of contacts between the Andaman islanders and outside peoples Cipriani gives a lengthy and detailed description of the topography, flora, and fauna of the islands. The book contains only a modest amount of data on physical anthropology and archaeology, few and very generalized data on the culture and society of the Andamanese, but many conjectural statements. Most of the firsthand material on the Andamanese here refers to the Onge of Little Andaman, since Cipriani was unable to visit the Jarawa of Great Andaman.
Subjects
Fauna
Prehistory
Historical reconstruction
Cultural participation
Comparative evidence
Flora
Acculturation and culture contact
Diet
Descriptive somatology
Weapons
Collecting
Ethnobotany
Boats
Dwellings
Racial identification
Food preparation
Hunting and trapping
Animal by-products
External relations
Domesticated animals
Ethnozoology
culture
Andamans
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Analyst
Sigrid Khera ; 1967
Field Date
1951-1955
Coverage Date
1709-1955
Coverage Place
Andaman Islands, India
Notes
by Lidio Cipriani ; edited and translated by D. Tayler Cox assisted by Linda Cole
LCCN
66020312
LCSH
Andamanese (Indic people)