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The Maricopa: customs, arts and beliefs

North American Indian; being a series of volumes picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, and Alaska, written, illustrated, and published by Edward S. CurtisSeattle, Wash.Published In 1908 • Pages: 1-7 [Original pagination: 81-87 ]

By: Curtis, Edward S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source provides a broad picture of Maricopa culture, with particular emphasis on relations with and borrowings from neighboring tribes. It also contains information on foods, alcoholic beverages, marriage and funeral customs, pottery types, and religion, concluding with a creation myth.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural identity and pride
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Inter-ethnic relations
Historical reconstruction
Comparative evidence
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
essay
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1961
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1906-1907
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1908
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Gila River and Salt River Reservations, Maricopa and Pinal counties, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Edward S. Curtis
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
08002173
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Maricopa Indians