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The ethnobiology of the Papago Indians
The University of New Mexico press • 4 (3) • Published In 1935 • Pages: 84
By: Castetter, Edward Franklin, Underhill, Ruth.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a detailed description of the various uses to which plants and animals are put by the Papago. Castetter, a biologist, worked with Underhill during her ethnographic field trips to collect botanical materials. It contains information on hunting and gathering, agriculture, methods of food preservation, clothing, weaving and basketry, and the uses of plant and animal products in ceremonial. Included are indexes of the scientific and common names of the plants and animals mentioned in the work.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Collecting
- Hunting and trapping
- Preservation and storage of food
- Flora
- Diet
- Tillage
- Normal garb
- Mats and basketry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medical therapy
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Biologist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1959; John Beierle; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1931-1934
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1687-1934
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Southwestern Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Edward F. Castetter and Ruth M. Underhill
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 45025202
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tohono O'odham Indians