Book

Klamath ethnography

University of California Press • 30 • Published In 1930 • Pages: x, 338

By: Spier, Leslie.

Abstract

The first part of this monograph is a description of Klamath culture as Spier could reconstruct it from the accounts of the old people of the tribe. A great number of Klamath words are given throughout the descriptive part of the text. In the second part, Klamath culture is compared trait by trait with the surrounding cultures of the Great Basin, California and the Northwest Coast, and also with various other North American Indian groups. According to Spier, certain traits like the significance of wealth, importance of chiefs, slavery, and the dependence of social standing on the mother's bride price are not original to Klamath culture but have been accepted from the Northwest Coast and California Indian cultures not too long before the reservation period.

HRAF PubDate

1998

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

Sigrid Khera ; Sarah Bridges ; 1970-1973

Field Date

1925, 1926

Coverage Date

1860-1900

Coverage Place

Klamath County, Oregon, United States

Notes

Leslie Spier

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-334) and index

LCCN

a 30001456

LCSH

Klamath Indians