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The relation of nature to man in aboriginal America
- Title
- The relation of nature to man in aboriginal America, by Clark Wissler ...
- Author
- Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.
- Publication
- New York, London Oxford University Press, 1926.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | 1070.979 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Richard B. Westbrook Free Lectureship Foundation.
- Description
- xx, 248 pages illustrations (including maps) diagrams; 23 cm
- Series Statement
- Lectures on the distribution of American Indian traits, aboriginal geography and ecology.
- Subject
- Indians of North America
- Human geography > North America
- Ethnology
- Physical anthropology
- Anthropology, Cultural
- Anthropology, Physical
- Indians, North American > history
- Ethnology
- social anthropology
- ethnology
- physical anthropology
- Human geography
- Indians of North America
- Indiens d'Amérique > Amérique du Nord
- Géographie humaine
- Iwi taketake
- North America
- North America
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- "Lectures on the distribution of American Indian traits, aboriginal geography and ecology, delivered under the Richard B. Westbrook free lectureship foundation at the Wagner free institute of science, Philadelphia."
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 223-232.
- Contents
- Traits of material culture. The tipi ; Stone collars ; Mounds and Earthworks ; Hoop and ball games ; Moccasins ; The outrigger canoe ; Arrow release ; Summary -- Segregated distributions. The monolithic ax ; Feather mosaics ; The lip plug and the nose stick ; The ring neck vase ; Summary -- Social traits. The age societies of North America ; The sun dance ; Seeking of visions and a guardian spirit ; Kinship terminologies ; Parallel developments ; Mother-in-law avoidance ; Blood sacrifice ; String figures ; The origin of pottery ; Summary -- Somatic traits. Stature ; Head form ; Hair and eyes ; Variability ; Variability as an index of mixture ; Variability and size ; Mixture and size ; How homogeneous is the Indian population? ; Segregation of characters ; Independent diffusion of characters ; Continuity of distribution ; Summary -- The distribution form and its meaning. The law of diffusion ; Dated distributions ; The Peyote cult ; The horse ; The grass dance ; Distribution and age ; The acceleration concept ; New world chronology ; General and special areas ; History of the Indian population ; The ecological basis.
- LCCN
- 26009831
- OCLC
- ocm00187643
- 187643
- SCSB-252090
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library