Handbook of the Indians of California
By: A. L. Kroeber.
Series: Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology) ;
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 995
Subjects: Indians of North America -- California.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 943-966.
Reprint of the 1925 ed. published by Govt. Print. Off., Washington, which was issued as no. 78 of the bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution.
Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. The Yurok: land and civilization; title: 2. The Yurok: law and custom; title: 3. The Yurok: religion; title: 4. The Yurok: arts; title: 5. The Karok; title: 6. The Chimariko and Wiyot; title: 7. Athabascans: the Tolowa; title: 8. Athabascans: the Hupa, Chilula, and Whilkut; title: 9. Athabascans: southern groups; title: 10. The Yuki: ethnic geography; title: 11. The Yuki: culture; title: 12. The Yuki: religion; title: 13. The Huchnom and Coast Yuki; title: 14. The Wappo; title: 15. The Pomo: geography and politics; title: 16. The Pomo: civilization; title: 17. The Pomo: religion; title: 18. The Coast and Lake Miwok; title: 19. The Shastan group; title: 20. The Shasta; title: 21. The Achomawi and Atsugewi; title: 22. The Modoc; title: 23. The Yana and Yahi; title: 24. The Penutian Family; title: 25. The Wintun: geography and culture; title: 26. The Wintun: Kuksu cult; title: 27. The Maidu: land and society; title: 28. The Maidu: arts and implements; title: 29. The Maidu: religion and knowledge; title: 30. The Miwok; title: 31. The Costanoans; title: 32. The Yokuts: geography; title: 33. The Yokuts: social institutions; title: 34. The Yokuts: cults; title: 35. The Yokuts: the concrete basis of life; title: 36. The Esselen and Salinans; title: 37. The Chumash; title: 38. The Washo; title: 39. The Shoshonean stock; title: 40. The Paiute, Mono, and Koso; title: 41. The Chemehuevi; title: 42. The Kawaiisu and Tubatulabal; title: 43. Serrano divisions; title: 44. The Gabrielino; title: 45. The Juaneno; title: 46. The Luiseno: elements of civilization; title: 47. The Luiseno: organization of civilization; title: 48. The Cupeno and Cahuilla; title: 49. The Diegueno and Kamia; title: 50. The Mohave: concrete life; title: 51. The Mohave: dream life; title: 52. The Yuma; title: 53. Other Yuman tribes; title: 54. Arts of life; title: 55. Society; title: 56. Religion and knowledge; title: 57. Population; title: 58. Place names; title: 59. Culture provinces; title: 60. Prehistory; title: Appendix: Pronunciation of native words; title: Bibliography; title: Classification of titles by subject; title: Classified subject index; title: General index