essay

The Bacairi

Indian tribes of northern Mato Grosso, Brazil (15) • Published In 1953 • Pages: 69-81, 114, 136

By: Oberg, Kalervo.

Abstract
This study presents a brief but well-rounded account of the Bacairi based on the author's fieldwork among these people living on the Government Indian Post (Simão Lopes) on the Rio Paranatinga during June 1947. It should be noted that the information presented in this source, obtained primarily from informants, relates to an earlier period in Bacairi history (ca. 1907) when they lived on the Rio Kuliseu. Data presented pertain to: settlement patterns, subsistence activities, house types, furniture, language, culture history and early European contacts, population, dress and personal ornaments, organization of labor, social organization, the life cycle, puberty rites, marriage, burial, shamanism, games, ceremonialism and mythology.
Subjects
Culture summary
Production and supply
Literary texts
Magical and mental therapy
Shamans and psychotherapists
Spirits and gods
Mythology
Organized ceremonial
culture
Bakairi
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
South America
Sub Region
Amazon and Orinoco
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1965
Field Date
1947
Coverage Date
1749-1947
Coverage Place
Rio Kuliseu, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Notes
Kalervo Oberg
Includes bibliographical references (p. 136)
LCCN
53060626
LCSH
Bakairi Indians