Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow"
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Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow" is a classic anthropological study that portrays the lifeways, social organization, and environment of the Sirionó people of lowland Bolivia.
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| Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow" canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological monograph
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ethnography ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | American anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Allan R. Holmberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
ethnographic description of Sirionó religion
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ethnographic description of Sirionó social structure ⓘ ethnographic description of Sirionó subsistence strategies ⓘ ethnographic description of Sirionó technology and tools ⓘ maps and descriptions of Sirionó territory ⓘ |
| context | post–World War II American anthropology ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
portraying the Sirionó as culturally impoverished
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underestimating historical change and external influences on the Sirionó ⓘ |
| documents |
Sirionó demographic patterns
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Sirionó mobility and nomadism ⓘ Sirionó relations with neighboring groups ⓘ impact of contact with non-indigenous society on the Sirionó ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ |
| focus |
environment of the Sirionó people
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lifeways of the Sirionó people ⓘ social organization of the Sirionó people ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | lowland Bolivia ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic ethnography of lowland South America
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foundational study of the Sirionó ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on hunter-gatherer societies in Amazonia
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later anthropological work on lowland South American indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
long-term fieldwork
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participant observation ⓘ |
| portrays |
gender roles among the Sirionó
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hunting and gathering practices of the Sirionó ⓘ kinship relations among the Sirionó ⓘ material culture of the Sirionó ⓘ relations between the Sirionó and their forest environment ⓘ ritual and belief among the Sirionó ⓘ settlement patterns of the Sirionó ⓘ subsistence economy of the Sirionó ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bolivian lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Smithsonian Institution Institute of Social Anthropology publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | tropical forest environment ⓘ |
| subject | Sirionó people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | case study of foraging societies in South America ⓘ |
| usedIn |
university courses on Amazonian ethnography
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university courses on anthropological theory ⓘ |
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