Book
Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute
University of California Press • 31 (3) • Published In 1934 • Pages: 67-210 , plates 17-32
By: Kelly, Isabel T. (Isabel Truesdell).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This general ethnographic report is based upon field work among the Northern Paiute or Paviotso of Northeastern California. It concentrates attention upon aspects of material culture, and is particularly informative as regards basketry techniques, hunting, and games. Ten text figures illustrate basketry techniques in detail.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Hunting and trapping
- Mats and basketry
- Games
- Gambling
- Normal garb
- Work in skins
- External trade
- Childbirth
- Personal names
- Puberty and initiation
- Marriage
- Dance
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magical and mental therapy
- Magic
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Northern Paiute
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- 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
- Genevieve A. Highland ; 1954; John Beierle; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1930
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1870-1930
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Surprise Valley Paiute, northeasterrn California, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Isabel T. Kelly
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 32001577
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Paiute Indians
- Indians of North America--California