Book

The Nehalem Tillamook: an ethnography

Oregon State University PressCorvallis, Or.Published In 2003 • Pages:

By: Jacobs, Elizabeth Derr.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a thorough reconstruction of Tillamook culture and society, mostly based on interviews with a key informant, Clara Pearson (1871-1948); notes from Franz Boas’ 1890 fieldwork are included for comparative purposes. The editor adds a biography of the author and a history of anthropological fieldwork in western Oregon, including biographies of key Tillamook informants. Among the broad range of topics covered are: subsistence, social organization, medicine, life cycle (esp. reproduction, marriage and death), world view, religious ceremonies, shamanism, spirit quests, and guardian spirits.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Informants
Research methods
Life history materials
Diet
Music
Marriage
Sickness
Shamans and psychotherapists
Spirits and gods
Revelation and divination
Organized ceremonial
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tillamook
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; 2021
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1933-1934
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1805-1934
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tillamook County, Oregon, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Elizabeth D. Jacobs ; edited and introduced by William R. Seaburg
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2003015974
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Nehalem Indians--History
Nehalem Indians--Folklore
Nehalem Indians--Social life and customs
Tillamook language--Oregon--Nehalem River Watershed Nehalem River Watershed (Or.)--Social life and customs.