book chapter

The Indian folk societies, tribes and hordes in Brazil and several neighboring districts, land and peoples

Beiträge zur Ethnographie und Sprachenkunde Amerika's zumal Brasiliens • Leipzig • Published In 1867 • Pages: HRAF MS: 14 [original: 385-400 ]

By: Martius, Karl Friedrich Phil[ipp] von.

Abstract

This is a brief ethnographic summary of the Mundurucu which has been extracted from a general work on several tribes of Brazil. It includes a few historical notes taken from other sources but is mainly a first-hand account. Some of the topics treated are: physical description of the people, tattooing, ornaments, warfare, linguistic description and affiliations. This work is quoted by Horton (source number 4), but not always with the same interpretations as that given by the HRAF translator.

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

South America

Sub Region

Amazon and Orinoco

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Natural Scientist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

George R. Bedell ; 1959

Field Date

1817

Coverage Date

eighteenth - early nineteenth centuries

Coverage Place

Tapajoz (Tapajós) River area, State of Para, Brazil

Notes

Von Dr. Carl Friedrich Phil. v. Martius …

I. Zur Ethnographie.--II. Zur Sprachenkunde.

Wörtersammlung brasilianischer Sprachen

Each vol. has also special t.-p.

1st edition of v. 2 published at Erlangen in 1863

Translation of: [Die indianischen Völkerschaften, Stämme und Horden in Brasilien und einigen benachbarten Gebieten, Land und Leute]

The original German text is not included

Only pages 385-400 are included

Translated for the HRAF files

LCCN

04001139

LCSH

Munduruku Indians