Book

Material culture of the Blackfoot Indians

The Trustees5 (1) • Published In 1910 • Pages: 1-175, plates

By: Wissler, Clark.

Abstract
This monograph presents a descriptive survey of the material culture of the Blackfoot, comparing the Peigan, Blood and Northern Blackfoot with each other and with the neighboring Prairie, Plains, Plateau, Shoshone, and occasionally Eastern Algonkian societies. Since Wissler intends 'to present Blackfoot material culture in perspective rather than in isolation' (p. 7) a brief ethnographic summary is included in the introduction. Wissler concludes, on the basis of distributional evidence, that the Blackfoot, though linguistically distinct from other groups in the Missouri-Saskatchewan region, share a large proportion of cultural traits with their neighbors. While the author collected some data on the Blackfoot while in the field, much additional material is taken from historical accounts and comparative material comes from both historical accounts and American Museum collections.
Subjects
Comparative evidence
Dwellings
Weapons
Culture summary
Normal garb
Hunting and trapping
Food processing
Ornament
Utensils
Food consumption
Personal grooming
culture
Blackfoot
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah T. Bridges ; 1974
Field Date
ca. 1902-1906
Coverage Date
ca. 1800-1905
Coverage Place
northern Montana, United States; southern Alberta, Canada
Notes
Clark Wissler
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175)
LCCN
11018967
LCSH
Siksika Indians