Presenting 10 essays by experts in the fields of anthropology, ethnography, and ornithology on the native peoples of South America and their use of birds, this volume offers a fascinating view into the lives and customs of some of the indigenous peoples living in the rainforest and coastal areas of Brazil and Peru. This book includes color photographs of South American natives in festival and ritual celebrations and everyday activities, along with spectacular objects of featherwork, textiles, and pottery.
University Museum Monograph 75
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"A fascinating look at the Indians of South America."—Small Press Magazine
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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curassow feathers, feathered textiles, feathered cloths, feather artifacts, other tanagers, red macaw feathers, black curassow, sewing cords, tropical forest birds, feather objects, feathered objects, feather strings, toucan feathers, feather mosaics, harpy eagle, feather ornaments, tropical forest peoples, ritual pieces, scarlet macaw, yellow macaw, feather crown, marriage section, fire fans, sewing stitch, ceremonial day Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, Mato Grosso, Max Uhle, Paria Caca, Anaconda People, Huallallo Caruincho, New World, Rio Curanja, Gran Chaco, Guaman Poma, Sun Father, Curassow Man, Inca Period, North America, Blue Dacnis, Great Egret, Green Honeycreeper, Inca Yupanque, South Amerindians, The Central Caribs, White-necked Heron, William Farabee, Amazon River, Colonial Period, House of Thunder New!
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curassow feathers, feathered textiles, feathered cloths, feather artifacts, other tanagers, red macaw feathers, black curassow, sewing cords, tropical forest birds, feather objects, feathered objects, feather strings, toucan feathers, feather mosaics, harpy eagle, feather ornaments, tropical forest peoples, ritual pieces, scarlet macaw, yellow macaw, feather crown, marriage section, fire fans, sewing stitch, ceremonial day Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, Mato Grosso, Max Uhle, Paria Caca, Anaconda People, Huallallo Caruincho, New World, Rio Curanja, Gran Chaco, Guaman Poma, Sun Father, Curassow Man, Inca Period, North America, Blue Dacnis, Great Egret, Green Honeycreeper, Inca Yupanque, South Amerindians, The Central Caribs, White-necked Heron, William Farabee, Amazon River, Colonial Period, House of Thunder New!
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- The Cashinahua of Eastern Peru by Kenneth M. Kensinger in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- University of Pennsylvania (PA) (Campus History Series) by Amey A. Hutchins in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Handbook of South American Indians by Julian H. Steward in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Folk Literature of the Mataco Indians (Ucla Latin American Studies ; V. 52) by Johannes Wilbert in Back Matter
- Power of Symbols: Masks and Masquerade in the Americas by N. Ross Crumrine in Back Matter
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- In Darkness and Secrecy: The Anthropology of Assault Sorcery and Witchcraft in Amazonia by Neil L. Whitehead on page 155
- Through Time, Across Continents: A Hundred Years of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University Museum by Dilys P. Winegrad on page 203
- The Ecology of Power: Culture, Place and Personhood in the Southern Amazon, AD 1000-2000 (Critical Perspectives in Identity, Memory & the Built Environment) by Michael J. Heckenberger in Back Matter
- The Ecology of Power: Culture, Place and Personhood in the Southern Amazon, AD 1000-2000 (Critical Perspectives in Identity, Memory, and the Built Env) by Michael J. Heckenberger in Back Matter
- Icons of Power: Feline Symbolism in the Americas by Nicholas J. Saunders on page 200
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