Book
Ethnobotany of the Hopi
Northern Arizona Society of Science and Art • (15) • Published In 1939 • Pages: viii, 120
By: Whiting, Alfred F..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents a detailed analysis, in both qualitative and quantitative depth, of Hopi ethnobotany, stressing those factors that are involved in the adjustment to the natural environment. After a brief introductory section dealing with the geography of the region, the cultural history of the Hopi, and a resume of their agricultural practices, the author turns to the main theme of his work, plant utilization. Here Whiting discusses the use of plants as foods, as raw materials in construction, implement manufacture, decoration, medicine, ceremonies, etc. These data are summarized in an annotated list of plants, followed by a very useful index of plants arranged in alphabetical order by native name.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Flora
- Ethnobotany
- Medical therapy
- Preservation and storage of food
- Food preparation
- Diet
- Condiments
- Paint and dye manufacture
- Pharmaceuticals
- Personal grooming
- Nonalcoholic beverages
- Musical instruments
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hopi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1835-1937
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Hopi Pueblos, Second and Third Mesas, northeastern Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alfred F. Whiting
- Data about the use of plants as foods, as raw materials in construction, implement manufacture, decoration, medicine, ceremonies, etc. are summarized in an annotated list of plants, and are in Categories 137 and 824, pp. 62-100. The index of plants is in Categories 137 and 824 pages 104-110.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- s 42000019
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopi Indians