Book
The Bella Coola Indians: volume two
University of Toronto Press • Toronto • Published In 1948 • Pages:
By: McIlwraith, T. F. (Thomas Forsyth).
Abstract
This document, volume 2 of two volumes, is a continuation of the previous work (1: McIlwraith), and deals in great part with the role of the Bella Coola [n]Kusiut [/n] society -- its membership (including initiation and disciplining of members), its social role, its origin myths, and its elaborate winter ceremonials. Additional chapters provide information on warfare, games, stories, and the Bella Coola people themselves -- their physical appearance, modal personality, and adaptability to culture change. Four appendices conclude the work, the first of which (A) presents what little data are given in the entire study on material culture, dealing with the taking and processing of [n]olachen[/n], Bella Coola canoes, preparation of cedar bark, and the manufacture of paint; the second (B) with the construction of string figures; the third (C)presents a useful list of native flora and fauna along with their scientific binomials; and finally the fourth (D) gives a lengthy Bella Coola-English vocabulary list. An index covering the contents of both volumes 1 and 2 will be found at the end of this monograph.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1964-1965: John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- 1922-1924
- Coverage Date
- 1840s-1924
- Coverage Place
- Nuxalk (Bella Coola) Reserve, Bella Coola Vallley, British Columbia, Canada
- Notes
- by T. F. McIlwraith
- LCSH
- Bella Coola Indians