book chapter

Picture-writings and other documents by Néle, paramount chief of the Cuna Indians and Ruben Pérez Kantule, his secretary

[Elanders boktryckeri aktiebolag] • 7 (1) • Published In 1928 • Pages: 94 , plates

By: Nordenskiöld, Erland, Nele, Cuna Indian chief, Pérez Kantule, Ruben, Leijer, G. M. E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This contains documents written by the Cuna Indian Pérez mainly reproducing incantations used by medicine men during illness. The documents are presented in Spanish, Cuna, and Cuna picture-writing. They have not been translated into English, but in 1: Nordenskiöld the document 'Historia,' a mythological account, is given in English. Nordenskiöld's most complete discussion of Cuna picture-writing is contained in this source.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Writing

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Kuna

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1999

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 chapter

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

None

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Leila S. Small ; 1950-1956

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1927

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1927

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Panama

NotesAdditional notes

Erland Nordenskiöld ; [translated by G. M. E. Leijer]

This document consists of excerpts.

The original Spanish and Cuna texts are not included

Documents and illustrations of picture writing have not been included

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

30005677

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Cuna Indians