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Author Rea, Amadeo M

Title Folk mammalogy of the Northern Pimans / Amadeo M. Rea ; sketches by Sheridan Oman ; linguistic consultant, Culver Cassa
Published Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Mammals in Piman culture -- The Northern Pimans and their country -- An overview of folk taxonomy -- Mammals and staying sickness -- Hunting -- Hunting implements -- Game preparation and cooking -- Mammalian anatomy -- Old world mammals and changes in Piman culture -- Piman mammals -- Plan of the folk generics (biological species accounts) -- Order chiroptera, bats -- Order lagomorpha, rabbits and hares -- Order rodentia, rodents -- Order carnivora, carnivores -- Order artiodactyla, hoofed mammals -- Appendices -- Folk mammalogy checklist -- Circus and zoo mammals -- Some Upper Piman men's names relating to mammals -- Orthography: the sounds of Akimel and Tohono O'odham
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273) and index
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Subject Piman Indians -- Ethnozoology
Mammals -- Arizona
Mammals -- Mexico
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Mammals
Pima (Indiens) -- Ethnozoologie.
Arizona
Mexico
Form Electronic book
LC no. 97033809
ISBN 9780816536825
0816536821