book chapter
The Sanema
Indios de la región Orinoco-Ventuari, by Johannes Wilbert • (8) • Published In 1963 • Pages: 11-20, 177-236 [HRAF ms.: 1-115 ]
By: Wilbert, Johannes, Muirden, Sydney.
Abstract
This document is the introduction and one chapter of the Wilbert's major work dealing with the Indians of the Orinoco-Ventuari region of southern Venezuela. The introduction contains information on the geography and the location and basic indentification of the various tribes inhabiting the area. The chapter on the Sanema (which contains information on other Yanoama groups as well as other ethnic groups) presents general information on many subjects. Wilbert often uses native terms in the text.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- 1958
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Sanema, Venezuela
- Notes
- Johannes Wilbert
- Translation of: Los Sanema. The original Spanish text is not included
- Bibliography: only in the Spanish text, p. 247-263
- Translated from the Spanish for the Human Relations Area Files by Sydney Muirden
- LCSH
- Yanoama Indians