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illustrations, tables
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Online-Ausg. Chester, Vt NewsBank, inc 2008 U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
Series Statement:
United States congressional serial set serial set no. 11197
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A cross-cultural survey of South American Indian tribes: Architecture and engineering, p. 1
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Art, by A.L. Kroeber, p. 411
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Bark cloth, by Alfred Metraux, p. 67
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Basketry, by Lila M. O'Neale, p. 69
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Bibliography to Volume 5, p. 783
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Boys' initiation rites, by Alfred Metraux, p. 375
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Ceramics, by Gordon R. Willey, p. 139
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Engineering, by Wendell C. Bennett, p. 53
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Fire making, by John M. Cooper, p. 283
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Fish poisons, by Robert F. Heizer, p. 277
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Games and gambling, by John M. Cooper, p. 503
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Glossary, p. 773
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Habitations, by Wendell C. Bennett, p. 1
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Household furniture, by Wendell C. Bennett, p. 21
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List of illustrations, p. XIII
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Medical practices, by Erwin H. Ackerknecht, p. 621
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Metallurgy, by William C. Root, p. 205
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Mnemonic and recording devices, by Wendell C. Bennett, p. 611
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Numbers, measures, weights, and calendars, by Wendell C. Bennett, p. 601
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Part 2. Jesuit missions in South America, by Alfred Metraux, p. 645
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Part 3. The native population of South America, by Julian H. Steward, p. 655
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Part 4. South American cultures: An interpretive summary, by Julian H. Steward, p. 669
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Petroglyphs, by Irving Rouse, p. 493
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Property among the tropical forest and marginal tribes, by Robert H. Lowie, p. 351
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Religion and shamanism, by Alfred Metraux, p. 559
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Religious structures, by Wendell C. Bennett, p. 29
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Rubber, by Alfred Metraux, p. 227
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Social and political organization of the tropical forest and marginal tribes, by Robert H. Lowie, p. 313
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Stimulants and narcotics, by John M. Cooper, p. 525
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Table of contents, p. V
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The couvade, by Alfred Metraux, p. 369
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The social and political organization of the Andean peoples, by Paul Kirchoff, p. 293
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Traps, by John M. Cooper, p. 253
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Warfare, cannibalism, and human trophies, by Alfred Metraux, p. 383
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Weapons, by Alfred Metraux, p. 229
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Weaving, by Lila M. O'Neale, p. 97
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Author information:
Métraux, Alfred 1902-1963