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The kinship system and social structure of the Caraja Indiansarticle 1963 • Dietschy, Hans & Fort, Richard
Karajá • South America > Eastern South America
This article aims to fill gaps and make corrections to an existing classification of Karajá traits. There is general agreement on subsistence economy and the sexual division of labor, but sign...Comparative demographic study of the Oyana Indians and the Boni Refugee Blacks of the Upper Maroni (French Guiana)article 1959 • Hurault, Jean & Fort, Richard
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article presents an analysis and comparison of some demographic characteristics of the Boni and the Oyana Indians (SR12). Hurault considers this to be a sort of natural biological experim...The art of the Caraja Indians (Goiás State, Brazil)article 1912 • Krause, Fritz,1881-1963 & Fort, Richard
Karajá • South America > Eastern South America
This source on Karajá art is divided into two parts. The first covers various forms of representative art, according to whether they are "plastic art” such as plaiting, wood carving, and clay ...