Book

Ethnography of the Kutenai

American Anthropological Association • (56) • Published In 1941 • Pages: 202

By: Turney-High, Harry Holbert.

Abstract
This major ethnography is based largely on interviews with eighteen Kutenai informants. The wide range of topics considered include: life cycle events, kinship, political organization, warfare, religion, arts, subsistence, housing, transportation, technology, and dress and ornaments.
Subjects
Identification
Location
Topography and geology
Fauna
Flora
Traditional history
Fowling
Hunting and trapping
Fishing gear
Domesticated animals
Dwellings
Diet
Work in skins
Cordage
Mats and basketry
Normal garb
Ceramic technology
Settlement patterns
Weapons
Utensils
Animal transport
Boats
Daily routine
Athletic sports
Music
Personal names
Sodalities
Arranging a marriage
Kinship terminology
Community heads
Local officials
Public welfare
Sex and marital offenses
Warfare
Revelation and divination
Ordering of time
Ethnometeorology
Childbirth
Transmission of cultural norms
culture
Kutenai
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field Date
1939-1940
Coverage Date
1939-1940
Coverage Place
Lincoln county, Montana and Boundary county, Idaho, United States; southeastern British Columbia, Canada
Notes
By Harry Holbert Turney-High
Supplement to American Anthropologist, v. 43, no. 2, pt. 2.
LCCN
41016930
LCSH
Kootenai Indians