Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow"
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Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow" is a classic anthropological study that portrays the lifeways, social organization, and environment of the Sirionó people of lowland Bolivia.
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Target entity: Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow" Context triple: [Sirionó people, notableStudy, Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow"]
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A.
Senri Ethnological Studies
Senri Ethnological Studies is an academic publication series of the National Museum of Ethnology in Japan that features scholarly research in anthropology and ethnology.
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B.
Havasupai Ethnography
Havasupai Ethnography is a seminal anthropological study that provides a comprehensive account of the culture, social organization, and lifeways of the Havasupai people of the Grand Canyon region.
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C.
Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
The *Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology* is a historical U.S. government publication that compiled research, ethnographic studies, and documentation on Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology.
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D.
The Culture of the Winnebago
The Culture of the Winnebago is an ethnographic study by anthropologist Paul Radin that documents and analyzes the traditional life, beliefs, and social organization of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
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E.
Anthropology (1923)
Anthropology (1923) is a foundational textbook by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically surveys the field of anthropology and helped shape its development in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow" Target entity description: Holmberg’s 1950 ethnography "Nomads of the Long Bow" is a classic anthropological study that portrays the lifeways, social organization, and environment of the Sirionó people of lowland Bolivia.
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A.
Senri Ethnological Studies
Senri Ethnological Studies is an academic publication series of the National Museum of Ethnology in Japan that features scholarly research in anthropology and ethnology.
-
B.
Havasupai Ethnography
Havasupai Ethnography is a seminal anthropological study that provides a comprehensive account of the culture, social organization, and lifeways of the Havasupai people of the Grand Canyon region.
-
C.
Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
The *Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology* is a historical U.S. government publication that compiled research, ethnographic studies, and documentation on Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology.
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D.
The Culture of the Winnebago
The Culture of the Winnebago is an ethnographic study by anthropologist Paul Radin that documents and analyzes the traditional life, beliefs, and social organization of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
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E.
Anthropology (1923)
Anthropology (1923) is a foundational textbook by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically surveys the field of anthropology and helped shape its development in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological monograph
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ethnography ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | American anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Allan R. Holmberg ⓘ |
| contains |
ethnographic description of Sirionó religion
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ethnographic description of Sirionó social structure ⓘ ethnographic description of Sirionó subsistence strategies ⓘ ethnographic description of Sirionó technology and tools ⓘ maps and descriptions of Sirionó territory ⓘ |
| context | post–World War II American anthropology ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
portraying the Sirionó as culturally impoverished
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underestimating historical change and external influences on the Sirionó ⓘ |
| documents |
Sirionó demographic patterns
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Sirionó mobility and nomadism ⓘ Sirionó relations with neighboring groups ⓘ impact of contact with non-indigenous society on the Sirionó ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ |
| focus |
environment of the Sirionó people
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lifeways of the Sirionó people ⓘ social organization of the Sirionó people ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | lowland Bolivia ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic ethnography of lowland South America
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foundational study of the Sirionó ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on hunter-gatherer societies in Amazonia
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later anthropological work on lowland South American indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
long-term fieldwork
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participant observation ⓘ |
| portrays |
gender roles among the Sirionó
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hunting and gathering practices of the Sirionó ⓘ kinship relations among the Sirionó ⓘ material culture of the Sirionó ⓘ relations between the Sirionó and their forest environment ⓘ ritual and belief among the Sirionó ⓘ settlement patterns of the Sirionó ⓘ subsistence economy of the Sirionó ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| region |
Bolivian lowlands
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linked to:
Llanos de Moxos
|
| series |
Smithsonian Institution Institute of Social Anthropology publications
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linked to:
Smithsonian Institution publications
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| setIn | tropical forest environment ⓘ |
| subject | Sirionó people ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | case study of foraging societies in South America ⓘ |
| usedIn |
university courses on Amazonian ethnography
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university courses on anthropological theory ⓘ |
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