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Seri use of mesquite: Prosopis glandulosa var torreyana
Kiva • 37 (1) • Published In 1971 • Pages: 53-60
By: Felger, Richard Stephen, Moser, Mary Beck.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed description of the use of the mesquite tree ([i]Prosopis glandulosa var torreyana[/i]) by the Seri Indians. The focus is on the ways different parts of this plant are utilized for food; and other purposes including: basketry dye, face paint, hunting and fishing, firewood, games, medicine, lumber, wooden artifacts, and rope or twine.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Flora
- Diet
- Ornament
- Burden carrying
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Botanist
- Linguist
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2022
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1950-1970
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-1970
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sonora, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard S. Felger and Mary B. Moser
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-60)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 41020657
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seri Indians