Handbook of the Indians of California
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Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Handbook of the Indians of California canonical | 2 |
| The California Indians | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Handbook of the Indians of California Context triple: [Alfred L. Kroeber, notableWork, Handbook of the Indians of California]
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A.
Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians are a Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, known for their desert homeland and sovereign tribal government.
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C.
Where the West Begins
"Where the West Begins" is the official motto of Fort Worth, Texas, reflecting the city's historic role as a gateway between the American East and the traditional Western frontier.
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D.
A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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E.
Handbook of American Indian Languages
The *Handbook of American Indian Languages* is a foundational early 20th-century linguistic work that systematically documents and analyzes numerous Indigenous languages of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Handbook of the Indians of California Target entity description: Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
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A.
Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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B.
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
The Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians are a Native American tribe of Cahuilla people based in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, known for their desert homeland and sovereign tribal government.
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C.
Where the West Begins
"Where the West Begins" is the official motto of Fort Worth, Texas, reflecting the city's historic role as a gateway between the American East and the traditional Western frontier.
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D.
A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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E.
Handbook of American Indian Languages
The *Handbook of American Indian Languages* is a foundational early 20th-century linguistic work that systematically documents and analyzes numerous Indigenous languages of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological survey
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book ⓘ ethnographic survey ⓘ |
| academicField |
Native American studies
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cultural anthropology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of California anthropological tradition ⓘ |
| author | Alfred L. Kroeber ⓘ |
| citedIn | anthropological literature on Native Californians ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Bureau of American Ethnology publications
ⓘ
linked to:
Bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology
|
| describes |
geographical distribution of California tribes
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linguistic classification of California Indians ⓘ traditional lifeways of California Indians ⓘ tribal groups of California ⓘ |
| discipline |
anthropology
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ ethnology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
California Indian cultures
ⓘ
California Indian languages ⓘ California Indian material culture ⓘ California Indian mythology ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous peoples of California
California Indian religion ⓘ
linked to:
Native American religions
California Indian social organization ⓘ California Indian subsistence patterns ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Alfred L. Kroeber ⓘ |
| hasNotableAuthor | Alfred L. Kroeber ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of American anthropology
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landmark work in California ethnography ⓘ |
| influenced |
North American ethnography
ⓘ
later studies of California Indians ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of Native America
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scholars ⓘ students of anthropology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indigenous peoples of California
ⓘ
Native American cultures ⓘ |
| placeOfFocus | California, United States ⓘ |
| publicationSeries |
Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin
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linked to:
Bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology
|
| publishedBy | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| publisher | Bureau of American Ethnology ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| timePeriodDescribed |
19th century California
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early 20th century California ⓘ pre-contact era in California ⓘ |
| title | Handbook of the Indians of California ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference work on California Indians ⓘ |
| workType | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
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