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The Arawana, or fish dance, of the Caraja Indians of Matto Grosso, Brazil

Indian notes • 2 • Published In 1925 • Pages: 96-99

By: Gow-Smith, Francis.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This source presents a short account of an important Karajá dance performed by men. Emphasis is given to the costumes and paraphernalia used in the dance, and the sacred hut outside of the village where the costumes are made and guarded prior to the performance; afterward they are destroyed. Women and children participate only as spectators, and severe penalties can be imposed on women should they enter the sacred hut or otherwise view the dance costume any time but during the performance.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Dance

Gender status

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Karajá

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2018

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 TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Traveler

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

John Beierle ; 1966

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1924-1925

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1924-1925

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

middle Rio Araguaia, central Brazil

NotesAdditional notes

Francis Gow-Smith

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

24011173

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Caraja Indians