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The Surara and Pakidai, two Yanoama tribes in northwest Brazilessay 1960 • Becher, Hans & Schütze, Frieda
Yanoama • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is an ethnography on material culture, religious activities, and political structure. Social organization is not discussed in detail. Becher provides the native terms for most culture elements under description. When discussing individual cultur...