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Childbirth ceremonies of the Sia Pueblo

Primitive heritage, an anthropological anthologyNew YorkPublished In 1953 • Pages: 114-122

By: Stevenson, Matilda Coxe.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed account of a birth in the Zia Pueblo in 1896 and the measures taken to get the reluctant newborn to suckle.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Medical personnel
Childbirth
Postnatal care
Infant feeding
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Zia Pueblo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 2002
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1896
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1896
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Matilda Stevenson
From Stevenson, Matilda Coxe: 'The Zuni Indians', U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology, twenty-third Annual Report, 1901-1902, Washington, 1904
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
53009711
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Sia Indians