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Tribes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Handbook of South American Indians, edited by Julian H. Steward2Published In 1946 • Pages: 865-886 , plates

By: Park, Willard Z. (Willard Zerbe), d. 1965.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is a culture summary of Kogi ethnography (1886-1926) and provides the researcher with a general background for future studies on this tribe. Park begins with a survey and commentary on various sources written about the Kogi, and then discusses geography, population statistics, and history. The ethnographic data follow, dealing with subsistence activities; village and house construction; engineering works; dress and ornament; burden carrying; types of manufacture; social organization; life cycle; recreational activities; religion; and mythology. Material culture is the main focus, while social and political organization as well as religion are only superficially touched upon.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Tillage
Normal garb
Dwellings
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kogi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1997
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northwestern South America
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
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
John Beierle ; 1966-1968 ; Ian Skoggard ; 1996
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
Summer 1937, Summer 1941
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1937-1941
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria, Colombia
NotesAdditional notes
By Willard Z. Park
Internal Trade (438) has been used to index trade relations both within one of the ethnic groups and between the various ethnic groups of the Sierra Nevada area.
Bibliographical citations are not included but may be found in the Handbook of South American Indians, Vol. 2 (BBAE, no. 143), pp. 979-1035.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 886)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
46026504
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kagaba Indians