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Tribes of the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes
Handbook of South American Indians, edited by Julian H. Steward • 3 • Published In 1948 • Pages: 465-485 , 4 end plates
By: Métraux, Alfred.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source discusses the Chiriguano (including the Chané) along with a number of other peoples occupying the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes. In addition to a general culture history of the Guaraní, it provides good foundational information on a wide variety of topics.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- External migration
- History
- Decorative art
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chiriguano
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2024
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern 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 ; 1965-1967
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1929
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1600-1929
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tarija, Chiquisaca, and southwestern Santa Cruz departments, Bolivia
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Alfred Métraux
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chiriguano Indians