Publication Date
Spring 5-27-1940
Abstract
The following paper is a study of the numeral systems of North American Indian tribes. Not only the basic systems of counting are considered but, also, the recording devices, the words used for basic numbers with their concrete meanings, "magic" or "pattern" numbers and their relationship, if any, to the system of numeration. Not all of this material is recorded for every tribe; therefore only in so far as material is available is the study complete.
The object of the study is to examine the recorded data on numeration systems and to show the extent of correlation with linguistic and cultural areas of North America. For this purpose, a survey and correlation of the literature on the above subject was made. This survey also shows the tribes or areas where this material has not been recorded in the ethnological literature.
Document Type
Thesis
Language
English
Degree Name
Anthropology
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Anthropology
First Committee Member (Chair)
Willard Willams Hill
Second Committee Member
Donald Dilworth Brand
Third Committee Member
Harold Daniel Larsen
Recommended Citation
Stevenson, Helen F.. "Counting Systems of North American Indians." (1940). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/135
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Numeral Systems of North America
