essay

Plains and Pueblo influences in Mescalero Apache culture

themes in culture: essays in honor of morris e. opler • Quezon City, Philippines • Published In 1971 • Pages: 73-112

By: Opler, Marvin Kaufmann.

Abstract

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.

HRAF PubDate

2019

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1980

Field Date

1931-1932

Coverage Place

Mescalero Indian Reservation, New Mexico, United States

Notes

Marvin K. Opler

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

77092114

LCSH

Mescalero Indians