Handbook of the Indians of California.
Publisher: California Book Company
Published: 1953
Place of publication: Berkeley, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 995
Subjects: Indians of North America -- California.; Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies.
Notes: This edition is a reprint of the "Handbook of the Indians of California" published in 1925 as Bulletin 78 of the Bureau of American Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bibliography: p. 943-966.
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