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Seri

Handbook of North American Indians. Southwest10Published In 1983 • Pages: 230-249

By: Bowen, Thomas.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a general ethnographic description of Seri culture and society. Coverage includes salient features of Seri culture and social organization as described by many observers.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Acculturation and culture contact
Cultural identity and pride
Settlement patterns
Division of labor by gender
Family relationships
Visual arts
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Seri
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Anthropologist
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
No date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1692-1970
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Sonora, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Thomas Bowen
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Seri Indians