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Mescalero ritual dance: a four-part fugue
Discovery • Santa Fe, New Mexico • Published In 1978 • Pages: 1-13
By: Farrer, Claire R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, based on fieldwork done intermittently between 1974 and 1977, briefly describes the dances, both ceremonial and secular, that occur during the annual puberty ceremony at Mescalero. In addition to description, the author provides an interpretation of the symbolic meanings conveyed by the event. Researchers interested in Farrer's symbolic interpretations should consult Farrer (1977 [1980 copy]}, this file, for further information.
- 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
- article
- 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
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; Jan Simpson ; 1980
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974-1977
- 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
- Claire R. Farrer
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81642392
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mescalero Indians