"Indian Types of Beauty" by Robert W. Shufeldt is a study from the early 1900s that looks at what different Native American tribes considered beautiful, especially in women. The book shows how much culture and background influence what people find attractive. Shufeldt discusses different tribes like the Navajos, Pueblo Indians, Apaches, and Mojaves, looking at things like skin color, hairstyles, and body shapes that each tribe valued. By giving detailed accounts of women like Anserino and Tzashima, it shows how social roles and customs changed what beauty meant in each community, giving readers a full picture of how diverse ideas of attractiveness were among Native American tribes.
Indian types of beauty
By Robert W. (Robert Wilson) Shufeldt
Discover how standards of attractiveness wildly differed among Native American tribes, shaped by unique cultural values and traditions.
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About the AuthorRobert Wilson Shufeldt Jr. was an American osteologist, myologist, museologist and ethnographer who contributed to comparative studies of bird anatomy and forensic science. He held strong views on race and was a proponent of white supremacy. A scandal and subsequent divorce from his second wife, the granddaughter of the famous ornithologist John James Audubon, led to a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of the United States of America on the subject of alimony and bankruptcy.
Robert Wilson Shufeldt Jr. was an American osteologist, myologist, museologist and ethnographer who contributed to comparative studies of bird anatomy and forensic science. He held strong views on race and was a proponent of white supremacy. A scandal and subsequent divorce from his second wife, the granddaughter of the famous ornithologist John James Audubon, led to a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of the United States of America on the subject of alimony and bankruptcy.
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