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On the Botocudos
Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland • 13 • Published In 1884 • Pages: 199-213
By: Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This highly prejudicial account covers the more sensational cultural practices of the Botocudo, such as a relatively extensive description of lip plugs. Nevertheless, it provides an adequate treatment of their language, and religious beliefs and practices.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Descriptive somatology
- Vocabulary
- Body alterations
- Burial practices and funerals
- Cosmology
- Spirits and gods
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Botocudo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern South America
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Linguist
- Journalist
- 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
- Ian Skoggard; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1820-1885
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southeastern Bahia, Espirito Santo, and central-eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil
- NotesAdditional notes
- By A. H. Keane
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sn 90023020
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Botocudo Indians