From Whitledge Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
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About this Item
NEW MATERIAL FROM ACOMA (Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Anthropological Papers, No. 32, from Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 136) by Leslie A. White, softcover, 1943, illustrated. ITEM CONDITION: Very good. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition with no marks, tears, or dog ears. There is no bookplate nor signature of previous owner. Not a remainder or library book. There is a tiny spot on the fore-edge of the pages. Very good binding. The gray green wraps are in very good condition. [Contents] Priests and officers, Kacali, Quiraina, Opi and the scalps, Hunter society, trapping, katsina, symbolism and masks, masked dance, clan ceremonies, land tenure, the commune farm , ritual corn grinding, kick stick race, birth, Twins, naming, ceremonial l'adoption, adoption by curing, behavior of relatives, reception of a foreign spouse, death and burial, All Souls Day, prayer sticks, color directions, men and women, autobiography of an Acoma Indian, two Acoma tales. Seller Inventory # 002134
Bibliographic Details
Title: New Material from Acoma
Publisher: US Government Printing Office
Publication Date: 1943
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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