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The Uru-Chipaya Indians of Carangas
Journal de la Société des Americanistes de Paris, n.s. • 27 • Published In 1935 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1-223
By: Métraux, Alfred, Reynolds, Priscilla.
Abstract
This is a basic source on the ethnography and language of the Chipaya segment of the Uru-Chipaya ethnolinguistic group of Atahuallpa (formerly Carangas) province, Oruro department. The monograph focuses upon religion, material culture (including the subsistence economy), and language—in that order—with valuable but much briefer data on environment, population, settlement patterns, and social organization. Probably the best section is that on material culture. The data on religion consist largely of descriptions of rituals and ceremonies, with very little functional analysis. The treatment of social organization is minimal. Despite these drawbacks, Uru-Chipaya ethnography is of particular significance from a historical standpoint. The author demonstrates that the Chipaya have retained many ancient Andean culture traits. As a consequence, Chipaya culture provides a basis for a deeper understanding or interpretation of Inca ethnographic and archeological data. A good deal of comparative cultural material is presented concerning the Inca and the Aymara.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert O. Lagacé ; 1966
- Field Date
- 1930-1931
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1931
- Coverage Place
- Oruro department, Bolivia
- Notes
- Alfred Métraux
- Translation of: [Les Indiens Uro-Cipaya de Carangas]
- Translated for the HRAF files by Priscilla Reynolds in 1966
- Not translated for the files: pages 395-415 of volume 27, consisting of myths and texts; and pages 342-394 of volume 28, consisting of word list, native texts, and bibliography
- LCCN
- 09000875
- LCSH
- Uru Indians