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Culture Summary: Seri

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven • Published In 2026 • Pages:

By: Bowen, Thomas, Moser, Mary Beck.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This is a culture summary of the Seri people. Information is presented on major aspects of Seri culture.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Identification

Culture summary

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Seri

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2026

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Northern Mexico

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

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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

Teferi Abate Adem ; 2022

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

not applicable

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1530-1994

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Tiburon Island, Hermosillo municipalities, Sonora, Mexico

NotesAdditional notes

Thomas Bowen and Mary Beck Moser

This culture summary is from the article "Seri" by Thomas Bowen and Mary Beck Moser in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 8, Middle America and Caribbean, James W. Dow and Robert Van Kemper, eds. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1995. Leon G. Doyon added indexing notes in June, 2022. Teferi Abate Adem wrote the synopsis in August 2022. Teresa Silva added population figures in March 2026.

Includes bibliographical references

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Seri Indians