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On the religion of the Tujen of the Sining Region (Koko Nor)article 1953 • Schröder, Dominik & Neuse, Richard
Monguor • Asia > East Asia
This source, written by a missionary during his three years among the Tujen (Monguor) from 1946-1949, is a comprehensive study of Monguor religious practices and beliefs. Much of the informati...Pregnancy, birth and miscarriage among the inhabitants of Sakhalin Island (Gilyak and Ainu)article 1910 • Pilsudski, Bronislaw & Neuse, Richard
Ainu • Asia > East Asia
This document, written from the field experiences of the author over a ten year period among the Ainu and Gilyak of Sakhalin Island, presents a comprehensive study of various aspects of reprod...The ?Auinarticle 1910 • Kaufmann, Hans & Neuse, Richard
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This account is a general source on San culture. The author, a government official stationed in the territory, has attempted to cover a wide range of culture elements and although the detail o...Native cultures in southwest and south Africabook chapter 1934 • Lebzelter, Viktor & Neuse, Richard
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This source contains information on various aspects of the culture of several San groups, especially the !Kung and the Nogau of Epukiro. The author, who was the Curator at the Natural History ...Anthropological, ethnological and ethnographic observations concerning the Heikum and Kung Bushmenarticle 1906 • Werner, H. & Neuse, Richard
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This account presents information on the physical characteristics of the Heikum San and offers additional materials on the culture of both Heikum and Kung groups. The cultural characteristics ...The Marshall Islandersbook chapter 1914 • Erdland, August & Neuse, Richard
Marshallese • Oceania > Micronesia
This source is a classic example of the well organized, meticulously detailed ethnographies typical of German workers in the first part of the twentieth century. The author, a missionary, divi...Contributions to the ethnography and anthropology of the Somali, Galla, and Hararibook chapter 1888 • Paulitschke, Philipp Viktor & Neuse, Richard
Somali • Africa > Eastern Africa
The Somali tribes described here are the Ejssa, Gadaburssi, Habr Aual, Bertirri, Girri, Bersub, Babilli, and Ogaden of British Somaliland. Paulitschke is at his best describing the physical en...Agriculture among the Bush Negroes of the Maroniarticle 1954 • Geijskes, D. C. & Neuse, Richard
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article focuses on patterns and problems of agricultural and land utilization among two groups of Suriname Maroons, the Paramacca along the Maroni River, and the Ndyuka (Aucaner) mainly a...