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Palimpsest • 48 • Published In 1967 • Pages: 300-319
By: Spencer, Dick, III.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this popular account, Spencer traces some of the history of the Tama powwow from its inception as a commercial event in 1913 through to the 1950s. Included is information on the organizing of the powwow, as well as, the dances, displays, contests, and spectacles that are featured.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Spectacles
- Recreational facilities
- Real property
- Community heads
- External relations
- Sociocultural trends
- Dance
- Special garments
- Ornament
- Personal grooming
- Visual arts
- Descriptive somatology
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fox
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Artisan
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Eleanor Swanson ; 1976-1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1820-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tama County, Iowa, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Dick Spencer, III
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 22022850
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fox Indians