The Nambicuara
essay 1948 • Lévi-Strauss, Claude

Nambicuara • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
Lévi-Strauss' article is a brief summary of Nambicuara culture, covering subsistence, social organization, material culture, religion, etc....

The Social and psychological aspect of chieftainship in a primitive tribe
article 1945 • Lévi-Strauss, Claude

Nambicuara • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article, by a social anthropologist, deals with chieftainship among the Nambicuara. Discussed are the selection, prerogatives, and various duties of the chief, and the relationship which exists between him and the other members of the band....

The Social use of kinship terms among Brazilian Indians
article 1943 • Lévi-Strauss, Claude

Nambicuara • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a comparative study of one aspect of kin term usage among the Nambicuara and the Tupi of the sixteenth century, devoted mainly to what Levi-Strauss terms the 'compérage' - a special 'brother-in-law' relationship between individuals not united...

Contribution to the study of the social organization of the Bororo Indians
article 1938 • Lévi-Strauss, Claude & Reynolds, Priscilla

Bororo • South America > Eastern South America
In this article, Lévi-Strauss presents a detailed analysis of the social organization of Kejara, a Bororo village located on the Rio Vermelho. The analysis focuses on the structure and interrelations of kin groups, and on the spatial and material exp...

Family and social life of the Nambikwara Indians
Book 1948 • Lévi-Strauss, Claude & Sittler, Eileen

Nambicuara • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
Except for a slighting of material culture, this is a well-rounded source on the culture of the Nambicuara (spelled Nambikwara by the author), concentrating on the spheres of interest noted in the title, but also containing much material on linguisti...

Nambicuara economic dualism
article 1976 • Aspelin, Paul Leslie & Lévi-Strauss, Claude

Nambicuara • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article discuss the dynamics of agriculture, seasonality and settlement patterns among the Nambicuara of Brazil. The author strongly disagrees with Levi-Straus who, based on brief fieldwork conducted in 1938, described the Nambicuara as nomadic ...

Real toads in imaginary gardens
article 1978 • Price, David et al.

Nambicuara • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article revisits the controversy between Levi-Strauss and David Aspelin on dynamics of subsitence and settlment among the Nambiquara of Brazil. The author takes side with Aspelin to argue that Levi-Strauss's description underestimates the role o...