essay

Plains and Pueblo influences in Mescalero Apache culture

Themes in culture: essays in honor of Morris E. OplerQuezon City, PhilippinesPublished In 1971 • Pages: 73-112

By: Opler, Marvin Kaufmann.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study is divided into two parts, the first and greatest portion of which deals with the effects of cultural diffusion from the Plains and Pueblo areas on Mescalero Apache society, while the second concerns itself with conclusions for general social theory that may be reached inductively through the analysis of data of this kind. There is much ethnographic information to be found in this source, particularly on material culture. For each of the cultural elements discussed in the text the author discusses its provenance in the Pueblo or Plains areas and whether or not the element was definitely 'borrowed' or merely shared in common.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Culture summary
Comparative evidence
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Mescalero Apache
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
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
essay
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 ; 1980
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1931-1932
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Mescalero Indian Reservation, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Marvin K. Opler
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77092114
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mescalero Indians