book chapter
Navajo classification of natural objects
Plateau • Flagstaff, [ariz.] • Published In 1948 • Pages: 7-12
By: Reichard, Gladys Amanda.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a short discussion by a well-known authority on Navajo ceremonial life relating to the classification of natural objects. The author points out that since the Navajo regards all parts of the universe essential to well-being they have an exact and detailed classification of all plants, animals, minerals and rocks, shells and stars. The author therefore suggests various methods for arriving at an understanding of these classifications, and describes her own recent, initial efforts to study the classification of birds.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Gender status
- General character of religion
- Ethnobotany
- Ethnozoology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Navajo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- 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 chapter
- 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.
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Kachen S. Coley ; 1952-1953
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- 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)
- Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Gladys A. Reichard
- This document consists of excerpts
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 32008235
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians