An early twentieth-century study of indigenous peoples of north-west South America and their way of life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Topography; 3. The Indian homestead; 4. Classification of Indian races; 5. Dress and ornament; 6. Occupations; 7. Agriculture; 8. The Indian armoury; 9. The food quest; 10. Drinks, drugs and poisons; 11. Small families; 12. Marriage regulations; 13. Sickness; 14. The medicine-man; 15. Indian dances; 16. Songs; 17. The Indians' magico-religious system; 18. Darkness feared by Indians; 19. Limitations of speech; 20. No individualism; Appendices; List of books referred to; Index.
