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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Krause, Fritz,1881-1963
Schütze, Frieda
Title:
In the wilderness of Brazil: report and results of the
Leipzig Araguaia Expedition of 1908
Published By: Original publisher
Leipzig: R. Voigtländers Verlag. 1911. HRAF ms: i-viii,
1-374 p. [original: viii, 512 p., 69 plates] ill., maps [incomplete]
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
Fritz Krause
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2018. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Karajá (SP09)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Descriptive somatology (142);
History (175);
Animal by-products (237);
Mats and basketry (285);
Woven and other interworked fabrics (286);
Ornament (301);
Personal grooming (302);
Body alterations (304);
Ceramic technology (323);
Settlement patterns (361);
Weapons (411);
General tools (412);
Utensils (415);
Exchange transactions (437);
Games (524);
Decorative art (531);
Representative art (532);
Musical instruments (534);
Literary texts (539);
Community heads (622);
Burial practices and funerals (764);
Sorcery (754);
Medical therapy (757);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This ethnography opens with a critical review of the
historical literature on the Karajá. Next, the three "tribal" subgroups are
distinguished (the Karajá proper, the Javahé (Šavajé), and the Shambioá (Šambioá),
indicating for each their nomenclature, location, and distribution. The Karajá proper
are subdivided into North and South hordes, manifesting a degree of cultural difference.
Regarding social organization, information is presented on the role of village chiefs,
legal norms and sanctions, status distinctions, forms of greeting, and inter-tribal
relations involving trade, warfare, and the treatment of captives. A highlight is the
pattern of inter-village relations in which a visit must commence with a wrestling match
between the men of the two villages. Some aspects of the life cycle are also covered,
including marriage, sex, family relations, pregnancy and birth, the care, activities and
status of children, and death and burial. Additional data are given on population,
settlement patterns and settlement plans, the subsistence economy and food patterns,
trade and exchange transactions, division of labor, technology and crafts, magic,
sorcery, magical therapy, folk medicine and morbidity, and Karajá knowledge and opinions
of a number of surrounding tribes.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
5
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.
sp09-005
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Component part(s), monograph
Language: Language that the document is written in
English translation from German
Note:
Translation of: [In den Wildnissen Brasiliens;
Bericht und Ergebnisse der Leipziger Araguaya-Expedition 1908] Translated for the HRAF
files by Frieda Schütze|Not processed for the Files: description of the expedition and
its travels on pages 1-170, except for Plates 7-22, and 28-35 and the text illustrations
1-2 and 4-16, which pertain to the Caraja or Tapirape; and pages 368-402 and 461-468,
which deal with the Northern Cayape.|Not translated for the Files: the appendix on pages
413-460 and 469-482, and the index on pages 469-512; see category 116 for foreign text
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1908
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.
Robert O. Lagacé ; 1966
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1908
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
middle Rio Araguaia basin, central
Brazil
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Caraja Indians
