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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957
Title:
The Material culture of the Crow Indians
Published By: Original publisher
New York: The Trustees of the American Museum of Natural
History. 1922. 201-270 p. ill.
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
Robert H. Lowie
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2014. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Crow (NQ10)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural identity and pride (186);
Comparative evidence (171);
Division of labor by gender (462);
Diet (262);
Collecting (222);
Hunting and trapping (224);
Food preparation (252);
Mythology (773);
General tools (412);
Utensils (415);
Heating and lighting equipment (354);
Fire (372);
Mythology (773);
Fire (372);
Personal grooming (302);
Work in skins (281);
Animal by-products (237);
Boats (501);
Infant care (854);
Vehicles (493);
Transmission of skills (868);
Community structure (621);
Rest days and holidays (527);
Mutual aid (476);
Acculturation and culture contact (177);
Sociocultural trends (178);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This survey of Crow material culture contains relatively
detailed descriptions of utensils, tools, weapons, clothing, and pipes, with references to
similar forms and usages among neighboring tribes. Crow mythology and legend are examined
for clues to former technical skills and products. Games, sports and warfare are also
discussed.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
3
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
nq10-003
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Monograph
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270)
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1907-1916
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is a ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data
Ethnologist-5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1830-1915
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern Great Plains, United States
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Crow Indians//Indians of North America--Material culture
