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The changes in the material culture of two Indian tribes under the influence of new surroundingsBook 1920 • Nordenskiöld, Erland
Chiriguano • South America > Southern South America
This hyperdiffusionist inquiry into Chiriguano and Chané material culture—based on the author’s field collections and study museum collections and published works—finds comparable objects and ...Indian lifebook chapter 1912 • Nordenskiöld, Erland & Schütze, Frieda
Chiriguano • South America > Southern South America
This general ethnography deals primarily with material culture, with little if any information on social structure or organization. After a brief introduction to the geography of the area, the...An historical and ethnological survey of the Cuna IndiansBook 1938 • Nordenskiöld, Erland et al.
Kuna • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
The material in this document was arranged and edited from the manuscript and notes of Erland Nordenskiöld by Henry Wassén and from the original Cuna documents at the Gothenburg Ethnographical...Cuna Indian religion 1930 • Nordenskiöld, Erland, freiherre
Kuna • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
...Miracle men and diviners among the Cuna Indiansarticle 1931 • Nordenskiöld, Erland, freiherre & Sittler, Eileen
Kuna • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
This is a short and excellent summary of the activities and prerogatives of the various types of Cuna medicine men. The article was published shortly after Nordenskiöld's death and somewhat be...The relationships between art, religion and magic among the Cuna and Choco Indiansarticle 1929 • Nordenskiöld, Erland, freiherre & Lawler, Joseph P.
Kuna • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
Although most of the material in this article is covered to a certain extent in Nordenskiöld's major posthumous work (see 1:Nordenskiöld), this article is an excellent summary of Cuna religion...Picture-writings and other documents by Néle, paramount chief of the Cuna Indians and Ruben Pérez Kantule, his secretary 1928 • Nordenskiöld, Erland, freiherre et al.
Kuna • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
...Picture-writings and other documents by Néle, Charles Slater, Charlie Nelson and other Cuna Indians 1930 • Nordenskiöld, Erland, freiherre et al.
Kuna • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
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