Material aspects of Pomo culture

Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred)

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Material aspects of Pomo culture

Published by order of the Board of Trustees • (1/2) • Published In 1952 • Pages: 2 v., 507

By: Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred).

Abstract
S.A. Barrett did his field work among the Pomo Indians of California from 1894 to approximately 1949, at a time when there were still elderly informants living with a memory of events that took place in the early nineteenth century. The information which they provided was further supplemented by data gleaned from other published documents. The ethnographic data presented in this work deal primarily with the material culture of the Pomo. The author has divided this study into two major parts. Part one provides data on flora and fauna, subsistence patterns, foods and their preparation, ceremonies related to foods, the use of tobacco, transportation, implements, utensils, and warfare. Part two describes the dressing of animal skins, the use of fire, baskets, cordage and nets, beads, enumeration, clothing, musical instruments, games and gambling, medicines, and magical charms. Each part concludes with a number of photographs illustrating the ethnographic topics discussed in the text.

Woven and other interworked fabrics