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Contribution to the ethnography and linguistics of the Uro Indians of Ancoaqui (Bolivia)
Journal de la Société des Americanistes de Paris, n.s. • 27 • Published In 1935 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1-25 [Original: 75-110 , 4 end plates]
By: Métraux, Alfred, Reynolds, Priscilla.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents a succinct account of the material culture, social organization and religion of an Uru community of Ancoaqui (Iru-Itu) on the banks of the Desaguadero River, some twenty-five kilometers south of the Bolivian port of Guaqui. The author, accompanied by Professor A. Posnánsky, visited the village for a period of one week in June, 1931, for the primary purpose of obtaining some cross-cultural linguistic data for his Chipaya dictionary. In the process of collecting this information, observations were made on other aspects of Uru culture, forming the content of this source. In his discussion of material culture the author describes dwellings and their furnishings, fishing and fishing equipment, fowling, agriculture (or lack thereof), construction of native boats (balsas), mat and rope making, and dress. The few aspects of social organization noted consist of a listing of clans and moieties, and a few brief notes on community leadership. Religion is approached in terms of customs related to the Pačamama or "earth mother." Additional brief paragraphs discuss native mythology, the general "character" of the Uru, and linguistics. The end plates have been renumbered for simplicity of reference.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Community structure
- Community heads
- Tillage
- Dwellings
- General tools
- Fishing
- Fishing gear
- Fowling
- Shipbuilding
- Normal garb
- Utensils
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Uru-Chipaya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1966
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1931
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1931
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southern Lake Titicaca area, La Paz department, Bolivia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alfred Métraux
- Translation of: [Contribution à l'Ethnographie et à la Linguistique des Indiens Uro d'Ancoaqui (Bolivie)]
- Translated for the HRAF files by Priscilla Reynolds in 1965
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 09000875
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Uru Indians