Book

Chiriguano ethnography

Muirden, Sydney • La Paz • Published In 1912 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1-452 [Original: xxiv, 333 , 46 plates]

By: Nino, Bernardino de, Muirden, Sydney.

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

The ethnic and religious prejudices of the author, a Franciscan missionary, are on full display in this frequently disparaging survey of Chiriguano culture. If one can read past the spiritual injunctions against the Chiriguano, it is possible to find a fair amount of useful and valuable qualitative data on the political system and the nature of power and authority, settlement patterns and house construction, family organization and socialization, warfare, secular ceremonies, technology and material culture. Additionally, there is some description of the local the geography, and discussion of Chiriguano knowledge and uses of plants and animals, and concepts of disease, medical therapy, and death. Otherwise, coverage of economic activities is thin and fragmentary. Unsurprisingly, the author comments on displays of native resistance and acceptance of the missions’ efforts at religious proselytization and secular change.

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

Topography and geology

Fauna

Flora

Diet

Special garments

Dwellings

Rest days and holidays

External relations

Medical therapy

Missions

Ethnobotany

Ethnozoology

Puberty and initiation

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

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.

3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent

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

Gilbert Winer ; 1967; Leon G. Doyon; 2023

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

1893-1911

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

1893-1912

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

Tarija, Chuquisaca and southwestern Santa Cruz departments, Bolivia

NotesAdditional notes

Bernardino de Nino

Translation of: [Etnografía Chiriguano]

Translated for the HRAF files by Sydney Muirden

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

16010019

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Chiriguano Indians