book chapter

Head hunters of the Amazon: seven years of exploration and adventure

Duffield and CompanyNew York • Published In 1923 • Pages:

By: Up de Graff, Fritz W., d.1927.

Abstract
The author spent seven years of exploration and adventure in the forests of the Upper Amazon basin The material in the book on the Jivaro has been excerpted There is an exceptionally good account of a war raid, victory ceremonial, and the technique of head-shrinking.
Subjects
Hunting and trapping
Tillage
Weapons
Travel
Daily routine
Warfare
culture
Jivaro
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
South America
Sub Region
Amazon and Orinoco
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Explorer
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Katherine Schlesinger ; 1950-1956
Field Date
1897
Coverage Date
1897
Coverage Place
Peru
Notes
by F.W. Up de Graff, with a foreword by Kermit Roosevelt …
This document consists of excerpts
LCCN
23005829
LCSH
Jivaro Indians/Shuar Indians/Indians of South America--Amazon River Valley/Amazon River/South America--Description and travel