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Hunting and hunting magic among the Amahuaca of the Peruvian montaña
Ethnology • 9 (4) • Published In 1970 • Pages: 331-341
By: Carneiro, Robert L. (Robert Leonard).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study discusses Amahuaca hunting technology and practices, and associated magic. The bow and arrow is the principal weapon used for hunting and fishing. Tapirs and spider monkeys are prized game. Blood of the hunted animal is applied to the bow, arrow, and body to ensure success. An infusion of plant material can also be applied to parts of the hunter's body. A more extreme practice is an application of toxins to burns on the body, inducing a violent reaction.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Hunting and trapping
- Magic
- Ethnozoology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Amahuaca
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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
- Ian Skoggard; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1960-1961
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1960-1961
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Atalaya and western Purús, Ucayali, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert L. Carneiro
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 341)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64005713
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Amahuaca Indians