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The Jicarilla Apache Ceremonial Relay Race
American anthropologist, n.s. • 46 • Published In 1944 • Pages: 75-97
By: Opler, Morris Edward.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source provides a detailed description of the ceremonial relay race, including its ideological background in Jicarilla Apache myth, preparation of the race-course, ceremonial dress and ritual preliminaries, and the meaning of associated symbolism. The author concludes that the ceremonial relay race is not simply a borrowing from other cultures, but was 'developed rapidly and fully by the Jicarilla because it was so appropriate to the needs and nature of Jicarilla culture'.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Special garments
- Athletic sports
- Representative art
- Visual arts
- Mythology
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Jicarilla Apache
- 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
- M. A. Marcus ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1934-1935
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1934-1935
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Jicarilla Apache Reservation; New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Morris Edward Opler
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Jicarilla Indians