Book
The Fireland Indians: Vol. 1. The Selk'nam, on the life and thought of a hunting people of the Great Island of Tierra del Fuego
Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift • Mödling Bei Wien • Published In 1931 • Pages: 32, 1176 , 51 plates
By: Gusinde, Martin, Schütze, Frieda.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph is a detailed description of the entire Ona culture, including a survey of the early European contacts (explorers, missionaries, adventurers, and sheepherders) and a critical review (including lengthly quotes) of previously published materials on the Ona. A short review of the little-known prehistory (much based upon Gusinde's own collecting) is followed by a precise description of the Ona in the early 1920's, based upon Gusinde's four field trips; the material, social and spiritual aspects are fully covered. By co-ordinating the historical accounts, ethnohistorical accounts (through mythology) and his own observations and interview materials, Gusinde analyzes the patterns of continuity and change within the Ona culture. Throughout, Gusinde emphasizes the effects of population decrease on maintenance of the traditional culture. Comparisons between the Haush, northern and southern Selk'nam are made, as well as occasional comparisons with the Yahgan and Alacaluf.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ona
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1996
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah T. Bridges ; John M. Beierle ; 1973
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1919-1923
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tierra del Fuego, South America
- NotesAdditional notes
- Martin Gusinde
- Translation of: Die Feuerland Indianer. Band 1. Die Selk'nam; vom Leben und Denken eines Jägervolkes auf der grossen Feuerlandinsel.
- The original German text is not included
- Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze.
- Not translated for the Files: list of contributors who made printing of the work possible [pp. xi-xii in original text] and index
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 1659-1666)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ona Indians