Book
Yurok geography
University of California Press • 16 (5) • Published In 1920 • Pages: 177-314 , 16 plates
By: Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph deals with the geographical distribution of past and present Yurok settlements and lists of place names. Several thousand such names are listed and their origin explained. The topographical features and settlement patterns of various localities are illustrated with maps and plates. The author, however, did not confine himself solely to geography. There are also informative discussions of the Yurok language, ethnogeography, cosmology, material culture, house names and personal names, property system, and mythology. The material in this study was gathered by both the author and A. L. Kroeber on field trips to the Yurok country.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Settlement patterns
- Real property
- Diet
- Travel
- Ethnogeography
- Cosmology
- Mythology
- Ethnozoology
- Sanctions
- Inter-community relations
- Ethics
- Names of animals and things
- Personal names
- Naming
- Inheritance
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yurok
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1909
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1920
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yurok Indians, USA
- NotesAdditional notes
- T. T. Waterman
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 20000869
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yurok Indians
- Names, Geographical--California
- Yurok language
- California--Description and travel