essay
Yurok
Handbook of North American Indians. California • 8 • Published In 1978 • Pages: 137-154
By: Pilling, Arnold R..
Abstract
This article presents a brief culture summary of the ethnography of the Yuroks of northwestern California. Some of the topics covered in this work are: intertribal ties with other ethnic groups, prehistory and history, social stratification, the district, villages and village clusters, the descent group, property ownership, ceremonies, curing, sorcery, death and mourning, technology, mythology, and folklore.
- Subjects
- Classes
- Accumulation of wealth
- Districts
- Towns
- Settlement patterns
- Rule of descent
- Property
- Organized ceremonial
- Sickness
- Mats and basketry
- Dance
- culture
- Yurok
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1775-1972
- Coverage Place
- North Pacific Coast, California, United States
- Notes
- Arnold R. Pilling
- Stock number 047-000-00347-4
- LCCN
- 77017162
- LCSH
- Yurok Indians