book chapter

The material culture of the Tupi-Guarani tribes

P. GeuthnerParisPublished In 1928 • Pages:

By: Métraux, Alfred.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is an excellent source on Tupinamba material culture. Métraux bases his work on material gathered from existing sources and on data obtained by personally examining objects of Tupinamba origin found in various European museums. The book also contains a list of all the Tupí-Guaraní tribes with their geographical positions and a very extensive bibliography. The only sections of the book translated and reproduced here are those describing Tupinamba objects located in the European museums. Several illustrations of those objects are also reproduced.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Felted and other non-interworked fabrics
Special garments
Ornament
Ceramic technology
Mats and basketry
Weapons
Utensils
Decorative art
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tupinamba
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
Eastern 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.
Antiquarian
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
EJ ; 1971
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
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)
Brazil
NotesAdditional notes
Alfred Métraux
This document consists of excerpts
Translation of: [La civilisation matérielle des tribus Tupi-Guarani]
The original French text is not included
Translated for the HRAF files prior to 1956
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
33001902
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tupinamba Indians