Book

Klamath ethnography

University of California Press30 • 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.
Subjects
Collecting
Mats and basketry
Normal garb
Boats
Kinship terminology
Shamans and psychotherapists
culture
Klamath
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