Bureau of Ethnology: J.W. Powell and others - Eleventh Annual Report; The Sia, Eskimo, Siouan Cults - 1894
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution - XLVII, 553 pp. +
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Inhoud (inhoudsopgave totaal 9 pagina's ):
The Sia -Introduction,Cosmogony,Cult societies,Theurgistic rites,ceremonies,Songs,Marriage, Childbirth,Mortuary customs and beliefs,Magic,Myths.
Ethnology of the Hudson Bay Ungava district -Introduction,Native inhabitants,People around Fort Chimo,The Nenenot.
Study of Siouan Cults -Introduction,Definitions,Cults of the Omaha,Ponka, etc.,Ciwere, Winnebago Cults, Dakota and Assiniboin Cults, Mandan, Hidatsa, Sapona Cults, Concluding remarks.
List of illustrations
Index.
'The Sia are an indigenous tribe centered at Sia Pueblo. They are known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol. They are one of the Keres Pueblo peoples and speak the Eastern Keres language.'
'The name "Ungava" is of Inuktitut origin, meaning "towards the open water". It is believed to be in reference to the lands inhabited by the Ungava Inuit, who lived at the mouth of the Arnaud River which flows into Ungava Bay.'
'Siouan is a language family of North America that is located primarily in the Great Plains, Ohio and Mississippi valleys and southeastern North America with a few other languages in the east.'
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- ethnology, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis
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- Bureau of Ethnology: J.W. Powell and others
- Boektitel
- Eleventh Annual Report; The Sia, Eskimo, Siouan Cults
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- Goed
- Publicatiejaar oudste item
- 1894
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- Eerste druk
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