book chapter
The Indians of Tierra del Fuego
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation • New York • Published In 1928 • Pages:
By: Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland.
Abstract
The introduction presents general information on the natural environment of Tierra del Fuego as a whole, with notes on the history and bibliography of the area and data on the culture status and physical type of the Fuegians. The section particularly pertinent to the Yahgans, titled 'The Canoe Indians,' includes a general survey of the culture with emphasis on its material and technological aspects. The final section again treats the Fuegian Indians generally, presenting an historical reconstruction of their origins and a comparison of their cultural status with that of the primitive Europeans, Seri, and Eskimo. This work may be considered as a complement to that of Gusinde.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Southern South America
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- George R. Bedell ; 1961
- Field Date
- 1924-1925
- Coverage Date
- ca. mid-nineteenth century -1925
- Coverage Place
- Tierra del Fuego, Chile
- Notes
- By Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index
- Only pages 1-47, 116-244 are included
- LCCN
- 28018106
- LCSH
- Yahgan Indians