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The ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache: A. the use of plants for food, beverages and narcotics
Ethnobiological studies in the American Southwest • 3 • Published In 1936 • Pages: 1-63
By: Castetter, Edward Franklin, Opler, Morris Edward.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is divided into two parts, the first of which, written by M. E. Opler, a professional anthropologist, presents an introduction to the Mescalero and Chiricahua cultures, and covers such information as linguistic and ethnic affiliations, location, band and local group organization, cultural differences between the Mescalero and Chiricahua, geographical setting, relation to natural surroundings, material culture, social organization, ceremonial life, hunting, agriculture, the training of a boy for raid and warfare, mythology, games and social dances, and death. The second half of this source, written by E. F. Castetter, a biologist, provides abundant data on the plants used by the Mescalero and Chiricahua Apache for food, drink, and narcotic purposes. An alphabetical listing of common, Apache, and scientific names of plants to which reference has been made in the text will be found at the end of this section.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Recording and collecting in the field
- Flora
- Comparative evidence
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Ethnobotany
- Ethnozoology
- Food preparation
- Diet
- Preservation and storage of food
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Alcoholic beverages
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chiricahua Apache
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Natural Scientist
- 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
- John Beierle; 1964, 1970, 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1931-1934
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1800-1934
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Southwest United States; northern Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Edward F. Castetter and Morris Edward Opler
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-62)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 45025202
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Apache Indians