Book

Basketry of the San Carlos Apache

American Museum of Natural History31 (2)Published In 1929 • Pages: 121-218

By: Roberts, Helen Heffron.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source, prepared after laboratory work at the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum of Natural History and the United States National Museum, describes the basketry of the San Carlos Apache, specifically addressing the gathering and preparation of materials, methods of weaving and typical forms; forms and proportions, ornamentation, designs and elements. Comments are made regarding the distinctiveness and similarity San Carlos basketry has with that of other southwestern groups. Illustrations are included.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Comparative evidence
Mats and basketry
Utensils
Decorative art
Ethnobotany
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Western Apache
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
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
Delgra Childs ; John Beierle ; 1980
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
1916-1917
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
San Carlos Reservation, east central Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by Helen H. Roberts
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
30024590
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Western Apache Indians