book chapter

The status of the hermaphrodite and transvestite in Navaho culture

American anthropologist, n.s. • 37 • Published In 1935 • Pages: 273-279

By: Hill, W. W. (Willard Williams).

Abstract

This brief discussion, by an ethnologist who did many studies of the Navajo, is based on information about five hermaphrodites and transvestites and personal interrogation of a sixth hermaphrodite. (The latter is Kinipai, of Buck's Store, New Mexico.) Among the aspects touched on by Hill are dress, sexual and social behavior, personal adjustment, and attitude of the community toward the individual.

HRAF PubDate

2004

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent

Analyst

Katchen S. Coley ; 1951

Field Date

1934-1935

Coverage Date

1934-1935

Coverage Place

Navajo Reservation, Arizona and New Mexico, United States

Notes

W. W. Hill

This document consists of excerpts

LCCN

1715424

LCSH

Navajo Indians