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Memoir on the culture of the Waicaarticle 1953 • Barker, James & Muirden, Sidney
Yanoama • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a short ethnographic description of the Waica by an American Protestant missionary. Of particular interest is his description of intercommunity relations....Raids among the Waicaarticle 1959 • Barker, James & Muirden, Sidney
Yanoama • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This short article by a Protestant missionary gives an excellent description of warfare activities between Yanoama (Waica) groups, which the author witnessed during the 1950s....Contribution to the study of the Aymaraarticle 1964 • Bouroncle Carreón, Alfonso & Muirden, Sidney
Aymara • South America > Central Andes
This is a study of the Aymara of the Peruvian altiplano. The first part deals with culture history, population statistics, environment, material culture, trade, travel and transportation, occupations and wages. The second part is about social organiz...Information concerning the religion and government of the IncasBook 1916 • Polo de Ondegardo, d. 1575 et al.
Inka • South America > Central Andes
This document is concerned primarily with various forms of taxation and tribute in existence during pre-Spanish days in the Inka empire and the adaptation and reapplication of this basic system during the subsequent Soanish administration. The author...