book chapter
The Yahgan: the life and thought of the water nomads of Cape Horn
Die Feuerland-Indianer [The Fuegian Indians] • II • Published In 1937 • Pages: HRAF: xv, 1471 [incomplete] [original: 365-1185, 1278-1499 ]
By: Gusinde, Martin, Schütze, Frieda.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is a thorough presentation of the data gathered during three field trips. The work is enhanced by Gusinde's numerous and extensive quotes from and critical commentaries on previous writings. Gusinde established close rapport with the Yahgan, reflected by his role as a participant observer in the youth ceremony and KINA (men's society) celebrations. The sections that have been translated treat the economic, social and spiritual aspects of the culture; users should refer to the table of contents for an indication of the full scope of the content of this monograph. The sections that have not been translated deal primarily with the natural environment, a discussion of earlier authors and their works, a history of contact with Westerners, and a recounting of several myths. Gusinde was a professor at Catholic University of America.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yahgan
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- 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 chapter
- 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
- George R. Bedell ; 1961
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1918-1924
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1918-1924
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tierra del Fuego, Chile
- NotesAdditional notes
- Martin Gusinde
- Translation of: [Die Yamana: vom Leben und Denken der Wassernormaden am Kap Hoorn]
- The original German text is not included
- This translation was also published in 1961 by HRAF Press in five volumes
- Only pages 365-1185 and 1278-1499 have been translated
- Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze in 1961
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 1433-1438)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 61014933
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yahgan Indians