book chapter
The Indians of Tierra del Fuego
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation • 10 • Published In 1928 • Pages: 244 , plates
By: Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland.
Abstract
This document is primarily concerned with the material culture of the Ona. The introduction presents information on the natural environment and history of Tierra del Fuego along with a general discussion of the Indian groups occupying the area, particularly with reference to their physical type and culture status. The body of the book pertaining to this file discusses Ona (and Haush) culture, with the main emphasis on its material and technological aspects. The conclusion includes a general discussion on the origins of the Fuegian Indians and an evaluation of their cultural development. The information is based in part on three months of field work carried out by Lothrop during the summer of 1924-25.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Southern South America
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Helen Gunsher Bornstein ; John Beierle ; 1973
- Field Date
- 1924-1925
- Coverage Date
- 3 months in the summer of 1924-1925
- Coverage Place
- Tierra del Fuego
- Notes
- by Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
- Included in text: 'Notes on anthropometry' by E. A. Hooton, p. 41-47. 'Ona vocabulary': p. 217-218. 'Yahgan vocabulary': p. 217-218.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index
- Only p. 1-110, 198-244 have been are included in the HRAF Archive. The section omitted pertains to the Yahgan and can be found in the SH06 Yahgan file
- LCSH
- Ona Indians