Cajun country / by Ancelet, Barry Jean

Table of Contents: “…Origins -- Settlement and society -- Acadian folklife -- Family organization -- Religious rituals and festivals -- Folk medicine -- Folk law and justice -- Folk architecture -- Foodways -- Music and musical instruments -- Games and gaming -- Oral traditions.…”

Reading Maya art : a hieroglyphic guide to ancient Maya painting and sculpture / by Stone, Andrea Joyce

Table of Contents: “…People ; Gods ; The human body parts, movements, positions ; Ritual, regalia and implements ; Implements Of warfare ; Musical instruments ; Seats and altars ; Architecture ; Writing ; Numbers ; Colors ; Travel ; Terrestrial and subterranean places ; The heavens ; Fire and burning ; Natural elements and materials ; Animals ; Birds ; Plants and their products -- Glossary…”

Anthropomorphizing the cosmos : Middle Preclassic lowland Maya figurines, ritual, and time / by Rice, Prudence M.

Table of Contents: “…-- Ritual, cooperation, costly signaling, and storytelling -- Overview : the human figure in formative Mesoamerica -- The Preclassic Maya lowlands and Central Petén -- Central Petén Preclassic anthropomorphic figurines : the body -- The human head and face in formative Mesoamerica : biological considerations -- Central Petén Preclassic anthropomorphic figurines : heads and faces -- Formative Mesoamerican heads : headgear, headdresses, and hairstyles -- Temporality, the sacred almanac, and writing -- Maya head-variant graphemes -- Summary and overview : Preclassic figurine heads and Classic Maya portrait glyphs -- Sound : musical instruments and zoomorphs -- Geochemistry : compositional analysis of Nixtun-Ch'ich' and Ixlu figurines -- Figurines, meanings, and contexts -- Anthropomorphizing the cosmos.…”
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Origins of the Tainan Culture, West Indies. by Loven, Sven

Table of Contents: “…Treatment of the body. Musical instruments; X. Social Conditions; XI. Burial Customs; XII. …”
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The Chinese of early Tucson : historic archaeology from the Tucson Urban Renewal Project / by Lister, Florence C.

Table of Contents: “…Foodstuffs Suggesting Ethic PreferenceClothing and Toiletries; Housewares; Artifacts Associated with Writing; Artifacts Associated with Medicinal Practices; Artifacts Associated with Recreation; Games; Coins; Tobacco Pipes; Ceramic Spirits Bottles ; Artifacts Associated with Opium Use; Artifacts Associated with the Chee Kung Tong Organization; Banners; Musical Instruments; Initiation Materials; Business Records; Ying On Merchants and Labor Benevolent Association; 4. …”
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In small things forgotten : [an archaeology of early American life] / by Deetz, James

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Ethnic Identity of Palestinian Immigrants in the United States : the Role of Material Cultural Artifacts. by Abu-Ghazaleh, Faida, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Clothing and JewelrySocial Artifacts; Clothing; Musical Instruments; Jewelry; Home Décor; Food from Distinct Cities; House and Garden; Artifacts and Identities; Artifacts and Heritage; Artifacts and Maintaining a Distinct Palestinian Identity; Exchange of Artifacts; Artifacts and Gender Identity; CHAPTER 6: When We Go Back ... ; The Social Identity Practices of Palestinian Familiesin Maryland; Cultural Artifacts in the Identity Formation of Palestiniansin Maryland; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.…”
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Folklife /

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Folklife; Copyright Page; Epigraph; CONTENTS; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION; FOLKLIFE; Aesthetics, African American; Aesthetics, Historically White; Basketmaking; Bluegrass; Blues; Cajun Music; Car Culture; Cemeteries; Children's Folklore; Country Music; Deathlore; Family Folklore; Family Reunions; Fishing, Coastal; Folk Arts and Crafts; Folk Medicine; Foodways; Funerals; Gardening; Gospel Music, African American; Gospel Music, White; Grave Markers; Hip-Hop; Houses and Barns; Hunting; Hunting Dogs; Legends; Mardi Gras Celebrations; Musical Instruments; Música Tejana…”
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The new encyclopedia of Southern culture.

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Folklife; Copyright Page; Epigraph; CONTENTS; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION; FOLKLIFE; Aesthetics, African American; Aesthetics, Historically White; Basketmaking; Bluegrass; Blues; Cajun Music; Car Culture; Cemeteries; Children's Folklore; Country Music; Deathlore; Family Folklore; Family Reunions; Fishing, Coastal; Folk Arts and Crafts; Folk Medicine; Foodways; Funerals; Gardening; Gospel Music, African American; Gospel Music, White; Grave Markers; Hip-Hop; Houses and Barns; Hunting; Hunting Dogs; Legends; Mardi Gras Celebrations; Musical Instruments; Música Tejana…”
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The Smalbanac 2.0 : an opinionated guide to New York's capital district / by Garretson-Persans, Christine M.

Table of Contents: “…Apple OrchardsOur Own Apple Pie; Stuff; Books; Comic Book Stores; Hardware Stores; Computer Supplies and Parts; Electronics Parts and Supplies; Bicycle Shops; Repair and Recycle Bikes; Clothing; Furniture Stores; Antique, Thrift, and Retro Sources; For the Dogs (and Cats and Other Creatures, Too); Creative Supplies; Nurseries and Greenhouses; Musical Instruments; Used Vinyl and CDs; Jewelry and Gifts; Galleries (You Can Look at and Buy From); Miscellany; Event Calendar; Good Things Year Round; January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December.…”
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The Dominican Republic reader : history, culture, politics /

Table of Contents: “…Beras -- To die in Villa Mella / Carlos Hernández Soto -- A tire blowout gives entry into the world of spiritism / Martha Ellen Davis -- Díos Olivorio Mateo: the living god, interview with Irio Leonel Ramírez López -- Jesus is calling you / Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby -- Popular culture -- Carnival and holy week / Luis Emilio Gómez Alfau -- Tribulations of Dominican racial identity / Silvio Torres-Saillant -- Origins of merengue and musical instruments of the republic / J.M. Coopersmith -- Dominican music on the world stage: Eduardo Brito / Arístides Incháustegui -- The people call all of it merengue / Johnny Ventura -- A bachata party / Julio Arzeno -- The tiger / Rafael Damirón -- La montería: the hunt for wild pigs and goats / Martha Ellen Davis -- Everyday life in a poor barrio / Tahira Vargas -- The name is the same as the person / José Labourt -- Juan Luis Guerra: I hope it rains ... / Eric Paul Roorda -- The Dominican diaspora -- The first immigrant to Manhattan, 1613: Jan Rodrigues / Crew Members of the Jonge Tobias and Fortuyn -- Player to be named later: Osvaldo/Ossie/Ozzie Virgil / First Dominican Major-Leaguer / Enrique Rojas -- The Dominican dandy: Juan Marichal / Rob Ruck -- The queen of merengue / Milly Quezada -- Dominican hip-hop in Spain / Arianna Puello -- Black women are confusing, but the hair lets you know / Ginetta Candelario -- Los Domincanyorks / Luis Guarnizo -- The Yola / Milagros Ricourt -- The Dominican who won the Kentucky Derby / Joel Rosario -- You know you're Dominican? …”

The Dominican Republic reader : history, culture, politics /

Table of Contents: “…Beras -- To die in Villa Mella / Carlos Hernández Soto -- A tire blowout gives entry into the world of spiritism / Martha Ellen Davis -- Díos Olivorio Mateo: the living god, interview with Irio Leonel Ramírez López -- Jesus is calling you / Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby -- Popular culture -- Carnival and holy week / Luis Emilio Gómez Alfau -- Tribulations of Dominican racial identity / Silvio Torres-Saillant -- Origins of merengue and musical instruments of the republic / J.M. Coopersmith -- Dominican music on the world stage: Eduardo Brito / Arístides Incháustegui -- The people call all of it merengue / Johnny Ventura -- A bachata party / Julio Arzeno -- The tiger / Rafael Damirón -- La montería: the hunt for wild pigs and goats / Martha Ellen Davis -- Everyday life in a poor barrio / Tahira Vargas -- The name is the same as the person / José Labourt -- Juan Luis Guerra: I hope it rains ... / Eric Paul Roorda -- The Dominican diaspora -- The first immigrant to Manhattan, 1613: Jan Rodrigues / Crew Members of the Jonge Tobias and Fortuyn -- Player to be named later: Osvaldo/Ossie/Ozzie Virgil / First Dominican Major-Leaguer / Enrique Rojas -- The Dominican dandy: Juan Marichal / Rob Ruck -- The queen of merengue / Milly Quezada -- Dominican hip-hop in Spain / Arianna Puello -- Black women are confusing, but the hair lets you know / Ginetta Candelario -- Los Domincanyorks / Luis Guarnizo -- The Yola / Milagros Ricourt -- The Dominican who won the Kentucky Derby / Joel Rosario -- You know you're Dominican? …”
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Excavation at San José Mogote 1 The Household Archaeology / by Flannery, Kent V.

Table of Contents: “…Dancing in Masks and Costumes -- Singing and Chanting -- Divination -- Ritual Bloodletting -- Ritual Use of Exotic Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles -- Musical Instruments -- Sources of Feathers -- Ritual Offerings -- Personal Ornamentation -- Raiding -- A Maori Analogy -- Interpreting Burned Houses -- The Mounting Evidence for Warfare -- The Origin of War: Kelly's Model -- Palisades, Men's Houses, Powdered Tobacco, and Lime -- An Introduction to Area C -- The Threshing Floor Sector -- The Stratigraphy of Area C -- A Note on Chronology -- AREA C: HOUSES OF ESPIRIDIîN AND TIERRAS LARGAS TIMES -- The Espiridiùn Complex -- House 20 -- The Early Tierras Largas Phase -- House 19 -- The Middle Tierras Largas Phase -- Feature 21: A Tierras Largas Phase Palisade -- Another Possible Section of Palisade in Squares S28 and S29 -- Feature 66 -- Domestic Middle Tierras Largas Phase Features -- Feature 22 -- Feature 23 -- Feature 42 -- Feature 48 -- The Zone G Midden -- The Late Tierras Largas Phase -- House 18 -- The Zone F Midden -- The Tierras Largas Phase/San JosÄ Phase Transition -- AREA C: HOUSES OF THE EARLY SAN JOSâ PHASE -- House 15 -- Feature 27 -- Feature 29 -- Feature 37 -- The Zone E Midden -- The Zone E/Zone D Contact -- AREA C: HOUSES OF THE MIDDLE SAN JOSâ PHASE -- Zone D of the Control Section -- House 6 -- Feature 32 -- House 5 -- House 2 -- Feature 105 -- Insights from Artifact Plotting -- House 3…”
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A girl's life in New Orleans : the diary of Ella Grunewald, 1884-1886 / by Grunewald, Ella, 1867-1890

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