Book
Pima and Papago Indian agriculture
The University of New Mexico press • Albuquerque • Published In 1942 • Pages: xvi, 245
By: Castetter, Edward Franklin, Bell, Willis Harvey.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study of Pima and Papago agriculture, by two faculty members of the University of New Mexico Department of Botany, starts by describing the land, climate and vegetation of the area. The historical basis of subsistance is next considered, and the pertinent archaeological data are evaluated. The various crops grown by the Indians are considered in view of their history and importance and detailed descriptions are given for the planting, cultivation, and harvesting of each crop. Material is included on food storage and preparation. Other chapters deal with the ceremonial aspects of agriculture, and the cultivation and utilization of tobacco.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Historical reconstruction
- Prehistory
- Comparative evidence
- Cereal agriculture
- Vegetable production
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Special crops
- Textile agriculture
- Preservation and storage of food
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- O'odham
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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.
- Natural Scientist
- 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
- James R. Leary ; 1958: John Beierle; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1938-1940
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 800-1940
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Edward F. Castetter and Willis H. Bell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-236)and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 42022813
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pima Indians
- Tohono O'Odham Indians
- Indians of North America--Agriculture