Folk mammalogy of the Northern Pimans / Amadeo M. Rea ; sketches by Sheridan Oman ; linguistic consultant, Culver Cassa.
| Author/creator | Rea, Amadeo M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1998. |
| Description | xxiii, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Mammals in Piman culture -- The Northern Pimans and their country -- An overview of folk taxonomy -- Mammals and staying sickness -- Hunting -- Hunting implements -- Game preparation and cooking -- Mammalian anatomy -- Old world mammals and changes in Piman culture -- Piman mammals -- Plan of the folk generics (biological species accounts) -- Order chiroptera, bats -- Order lagomorpha, rabbits and hares -- Order rodentia, rodents -- Order carnivora, carnivores -- Order artiodactyla, hoofed mammals -- Appendices -- Folk mammalogy checklist -- Circus and zoo mammals -- Some Upper Piman men's names relating to mammals -- Orthography: the sounds of Akimel and Tohono O'odham. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-273) and index. |
| LCCN | 97033809 |
| ISBN | 0816516634 |