Research Catalog

Title

Shells On A Desert Shore : Mollusks in the Seri World / Cathy Moser Marlett ; foreword by Richard S. Felger.

Author

Marlett, Cathy Moser, 1952-

Publication

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2014]

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Details

Description

xx, 281 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 29 cm.

Summary

"Shells on a Desert Shore is a fresh, original look at an indigenous culture of North America having a deep and intimate knowledge of the Gulf of California. Cathy Moser Marlett offers a richly illustrated ethnographic work, describing the Seri knowledge of mollusks and their cultural importance"--

Series Statement

The Southwest Center series

Uniform Title

Southwest Center series.

Subject

• Seri Indians > Science
• Seri Indians > Ethnozoology
• Seri Indians > Name
• Mollusks > Social aspects > Sonoran Desert
• Mollusks > Sonoran Desert > Classification
• Seri language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
• Mollusks
• Seri language
• North America > Sonoran Desert

Genre/Form

• Controlled vocabularies.
• Classification.
• Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272) and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Setting -- Introduction -- The People and Their Language -- The Physical Setting -- Historical References Mentioning the Seri Use of Mollusks -- Preliminaries -- Background -- Resources and Data -- Technical Notes -- pt. II Mollusks in the Seri Culture -- Topical Ethnography -- Classification and Naming -- Mythology and Folklore -- Trade and Commerce -- Food -- Utensils and Tools -- Adornment -- Medicinal Use -- Recreation -- Bait -- Place Names -- pt. III Species Accounts -- Bivalvia -- Gastropoda -- Polyplacophora -- Scaphopoda -- Cephalopoda -- Other Marine Invertebrates -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 Seri names -- Appendix 2 Seri names grouped by linguistic and various other characteristics -- Appendix 3 Species, including Seri names -- Appendix 4 Species listed by family, including Seri names -- Appendix 5 Mollusks and their uses -- Appendix 6 Names from previous records -- Appendix 7 Names recorded by Edward H. Davis -- Appendix 8 Seri consultants.

Call Number

JFF 19-1793

ISBN

• 9780816530687
• 0816530688

LCCN

2013038701

OCLC

861273994

Author

Marlett, Cathy Moser, 1952- author.

Title

Shells On A Desert Shore : Mollusks in the Seri World / Cathy Moser Marlett ; foreword by Richard S. Felger.

Publisher

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2014]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The Southwest Center series

Southwest Center series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272) and index.

Research Call Number

JFF 19-1793