Book

The Quinault Indians

The University of Washington6 (1)Published In 1936 • Pages: 194

By: Olson, Ronald L. (Ronald Leroy).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a classic ethnography in the Boasian genre: an attempt to reconstruct the Quinault way of life before they and neighboring tribes began their life on the Reservation. The main topics it covers are material culture, subsistence practices, social structure, life cycle, religion, and knowledge.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Quinault
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northwest Coast and California
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 1999
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1925-1927
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1800-1890
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Quinault Reservation, Washington, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by Ronald L. Olson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
37027641
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Quinault Indians