Book
Ethnographical survey of the Miskito and Sumu Indians of Honduras and Nicaragua
U.S. Govt. print. off. • Washington • Published In 1932 • Pages: vii, 191
By: Conzemius, Eduard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph is based on numerous primary sources published from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. The author has published several other articles and books about Indians of Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and is familiar with the peoples of the area through his residence there over a number of years. The cultures of the Mosquito and Sumu are presented here in a fairly well rounded survey, the two compared with each other and occasionally with other nearby peoples. Especially well treated are the history of contact with Europeans, warfare, subsistence, religious beliefs and practices, material culture, and funeral customs. Especially noteworthy are the author's comments on the works of earlier writers.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Instigation of war
- Agriculture
- Food quest
- Diet
- Decorative art
- Boats
- Alcoholic beverages
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Miskito
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- Central America
- 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.
- Missionary
- 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
- George R. Bedell ; 1958: John Beierle; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1921
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1502-1921
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Honduras and Nicaragua
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Eduard Conzemius
- 'Glossary': p. 171-172
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-178)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 32028044
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Miskito Indians