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Report of the Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pfeiffer expedition for Huichol ethnographyBook 1938 • Zingg, Robert M. (Robert Mowry)
Huichol • Middle America and the Caribbean > Northern Mexico
This document primarily draws on information the author gathered in the field in 1934, with additional data from Carl Lumholtz, who conducted fieldwork among the Huichol from 1894 to 1897. Much of the book is devoted to discussing change and continui...The TarahumaraBook 1935 • Bennett, Wendell Clark & Zingg, Robert M. (Robert Mowry)
Tarahumara • Middle America and the Caribbean > Northern Mexico
This is a comprehensive study of the Tarahumaras of northern Mexico. Part I, written by Zingg, describes Tarahumara material culture and physical environment. Particular attention is paid to economic activities such as animal husbandry, agriculture, ...