Book

Pawnee music

U.S. Govt. Print. Off. • (93) • Published In 1929 • Pages: xviii, 129 , plates

By: Densmore, Frances.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This monograph was written by a specialist in the field of American Indian music, and contains an exhaustive and thorough analysis of Pawnee songs and music. A general well-rounded culture summary of Pawnee society may be found in the text preceeding the section on musical analysis. Information on Pawnee myths and legends as well as examples of literature may also be found here.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Comparative evidence

Music

Literary texts

Mythology

Sacred objects and places

Organized ceremonial

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Pawnee

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1998

RegionThe area the document pertains to

North America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Plains and Plateau

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

Book

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Ethnologist

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.

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

John Beierle ; 1960

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1919-1920

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1919-1920

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Skidi (Skiri) and Chawi (Chaui) bands; Oklahoma, United States

NotesAdditional notes

Frances Densmore

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

30026129

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Pawnee Indians