Book
Animal husbandry in Navajo society and culture
University of California Press • 1 • Published In 1964 • Pages: 104
By: Downs, James F..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a comprehensive survey of animal husbandry among the Navajo of Black Mesa, Arizona. It covers in detail the importance of domestication and herding in the local economy, types of livestock owned -- their treatment and Navajo attitudes toward them -- the role of animal husbandry in social organization, horses and techniques of riding.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Hunting and trapping
- Domesticated animals
- Applied animal science
- Pastoral activities
- Wool production
- Land use
- Settlement patterns
- Property in movables
- Real property
- Production and supply
- Animal transport
- Family relationships
- Extended families
- Territorial hierarchy
- Public welfare
- Ethnozoology
- Childhood activities
- Transmission of skills
- 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
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- M. A. Marcus ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1960-1961
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1868-1961
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Navajo Reservation, Black Mesa, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by James F. Downs
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-104)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64064257
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians