Book
Yuman tribes of the Gila River
University of Chicago Press • Chicago • Published In 1933 • Pages: xviii, 433 , 15 plates
By: Spier, Leslie.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based on fieldwork, this volume supplies a general ethnographic account, including information on subsistence techniques, food preparation, diet, houses, clothing, industries, daily routine, concepts of time, the kinship system, warfare, names, religious beliefs, burial customs, child care, puberty observances, and folklore; largely reconstructions of pre-reservation life based on historical sources and informant accounts. Comparisons are made throughout the text with neighboring groups and the presence or absence of important cultural traits is noted. The opening text deals with the history and distribution of different River Yuman groups and attempts to reconstruct the history of relocations in this area. The final chapter is devoted to texts and summaries for a number of Maricopa myths.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Tillage
- Hunting and trapping
- Food preparation
- Diet
- Community structure
- Settlement patterns
- Dwellings
- Normal garb
- Kin relationships
- Burial practices and funerals
- General character of religion
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Puberty and initiation
- Verbal arts
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Family relationships
- Historical reconstruction
- Traditional history
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Maricopa
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- 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
- Book
- 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
- Betty Potash ; 1961
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1929-1932
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1774-1932
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southwest Arizona and southeast California, United States (Gila and lower Colorado River valleys)
- NotesAdditional notes
- Leslie Spier
- 'Maricopa music by George Herzog': p. 271-279 (Words and music: p. 274-279)
- 'Tales': p. 345-425
- 'This study is based on fieldwork jointly sponsored by Yale University and the University of Chicago.'--p. [vii]
- 'The descriptions of the present account apply to the Maricopa unless specifically ascribed to the other tribes'--Pref., p. ix.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-425)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 33028715
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yuman Indians
- Maricopa Indians
- America--Arizona