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Indian tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico

Description:

Book describing various tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Includes information on: the tribes' locations; dress and ornaments; tattooing; arts and industries; economic life; medicine; birth, education, and the division of labor; games; etiquette; marriage; social organization; feasts; war; funeral ceremonies; religions; and origin of the tribe.

Creator: Swanton, John Reed
Location:
Creation Date: 1911
Partner(s):
UNT Libraries
Collection(s):
Texas History Collection
Creator (Author):
Publisher Info:
Publisher Name: Govt. Print. Off.
Place of Publication: Washington
Original Creation Date: 1911
Coverage:
Place
United States
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Description:

Book describing various tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Includes information on: the tribes' locations; dress and ornaments; tattooing; arts and industries; economic life; medicine; birth, education, and the division of labor; games; etiquette; marriage; social organization; feasts; war; funeral ceremonies; religions; and origin of the tribe.

Physical Description:

vii, 387 p., 31 leaves of plates : ill., map (fold.) ; 24 cm.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Series Title: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. [Bulletin ; no. 43]
Partner:
UNT Libraries
Collection:
Texas History Collection
Identifier:
  • CALL-NO: E51 .U6 no.43
  • OCLC: 718331 |
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth29404
Resource Type: Book
Format: Text
Rights:
Access: public
License: by-nc

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