Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
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The Anthropological Papers, published continuously since 1907, are monographic volumes that include some of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North American Indians. Several illustrious anthropologists published their work in the Anthropological Papers, as well as many past and present curators of the AMNH Division of Anthropology. Prior to 1930, large special reports were published in the Memoirs.
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Item Technique of some South American feather-work. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 1, pt. 1(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1907) Mead, Charles W. (Charles Williams), 1845-1928."But little attempt has been made to identify the particular kinds of feathers used in making the above-described ornaments. It may be said in a general way, that the ancient Peruvians employed the feathers of the macaw and of many other varieties of the parrot family, and occasionally (in plumes of the larger head-dresses) those of the king vulture. The Karaja Indians of Brazil use the plumage of the macaw in the greater part of their feather-work, although that of other birds, not identified, will be found. In the work of the Chamacoccos and Guato of Paraguay, feathers of the American ostrich (Rhea) and of different varieties of the parrot family are most commonly used. In describing step by step the process of making the various feather attachments, I have followed the order which seemed most natural; but the same result could, of course, have often been reached by proceeding in a different order. In comparing the different forms of attachments shown in the illustrations, one striking difference will be seen between the methods of the ancient Peruvians and the work of such modem Indians as has been figured. The former employ a true knot in every instance, except in such cases as have the two parts wound together with thread. In the modern work, a loop or turn about the shaft takes the place of the knot. Figs. 1, a, and 8 illustrate the difference between these two methods. If a cord attached to a shaft, as in Fig. 1, a, be slipped downward until free from the feather, and then the ends drawn, a knot will result; but if we draw the ends of the cord in the form shown in Fig. 8, the loop disappears and there is no knot. A few words may be said regarding artificially colored feathers in the work of the South American Indians. I have never been able to detect a single instance of their use among the ancient Peruvians, and the custom would seem to be confined, at the present day, to a few localities. Two ornaments have been described consisting of feathers stained red and purple by aniline dyes. These were used by the Aymará Indians in the vicinity of La Paz, Bolivia, who have lived many years in close contact with the white man, and have become well acquainted with his cheap dyes. The use of these dyed feathers, which have a particularly garish and unnatural appearance, is, I believe, one evidence of the decadence which seems inevitable to Indians in their situation. Primitive man, even in his combinations of most brilliantly colored feathers, seldom produces effects that offend the artistic eye"--P. 17.Item Some protective designs of the Dakota. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 1, pt. 2(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1907) Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.Item Gros Ventre myths and tales. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 1, pt. 3(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1907) Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960.; Jesup Arapaho Expedition (1899-1901)Item Ethnology of the Gros Ventre. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 1, pt. 4(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1908) Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960.; Jesup Arapaho Expedition (1899-1901)Item Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 2, pt. 1(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1908) Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.; Duvall, D. C.Item Iroquois silverwork. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 1, pt. 6(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1908) Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond), 1882-1971.Item The hard palate in normal and feeble-minded individuals. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 1, pt. 5(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1908) Channing, Walter, 1849-1921.; Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.Item The northern Shoshone. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 2, pt. 2(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1909) Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957.Item The Indians of Greater New York and the lower Hudson. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 3(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1909) Wissler, Clark.; Skinner, Alanson.; Finch, James K.; Bolton, Reginald Pelham.; Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond).; Schrabisch, Max.; Speck, Frank Gouldsmith.Item Notes concerning new collections. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 2, pt. 3(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1909) Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.; American Museum of Natural History.Item The Indians of Washington Heights. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 3, pt. 3.(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1909) Bolton, Reginald Pelham, 1856-1942.Item The Assiniboine. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 4, pt. 1(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1909) Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957.Item The archaeology of the Yakima Valley. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 6, pt. 1(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1910) Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1940.Item Material culture of the Blackfoot Indians. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 5, pt. 1.(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1910) Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.Item Contribution to the anthropology of central and Smith sound Eskimo. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 5, pt. 2.(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1910) Hrdlicka, Ales, 1869-1943.Item The prehistoric ethnology of a Kentucky site. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 6, pt. 2.(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1910) Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1940.Item Notes concerning new collections. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 4, pt. 2(New York : Published by order of the the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1910) Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957.; Skinner, Alanson.; Mead, Charles W. (Charles Williams), 1845-1928.; Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1940.; Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), B. 1885.; Orchard, William C.; American Museum of Natural History.Item Notes on the eastern Cree and northern Saulteaux. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 9, pt. 1(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1911) Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925.Item Jicarilla Apache texts. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 8(New York : [Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1911) Goddard, Pliny Earle, 1869-1928.Item The social life of the Blackfoot Indians. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 7, pt. 1(New York : Published by order of the Trustees [of the American Museum of Natural History], 1911) Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.