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A Tapirapé comes of age
Revista do Museu Nacional • 1 • Published In 1945 • Pages: 16
By: Wagley, Charles, Brunel, Ariane.
Abstract
This article offers a brief description of puberty rites among the Tapirapé. Although the details of the ceremony itself are not discussed, considerable information is given on the costumes worn by the youths, the preparation for the ceremony, and the feelings about this rite. The author, an ethnologist, did fieldwork among the Tapirapé.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Eastern South America
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Betty Potash; 1960
- Field Date
- 1939-1941
- Coverage Date
- 1939-1941
- Coverage Place
- mouth and north of of the Tapirapé river, far northeastern Mato Grosso and far southeastern Pará states, Brazil
- Notes
- Charles Wagley
- Translation of: [Um Tapirapé atinge a Maioridade]
- The original Portuguese text is available only in the microfiche collection
- Includes bibliographical references
- Translated from the Portuguese for the HRAF files by Ariane Brunel in 1960
- LCSH
- Tapirapé Indians