KROEBER ANNTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY PAPERS Number 10 , BERKELEY, 1954 1ROBIBER ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY PAPERS NUMBER 10 The Kroeber Anthropological Society Berkeley, California Spring, 1954 THE KROEBER ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY PAPERS Number 10 June, 1954 Published by the Kroeber Anthropological Society Kenneth S. Lane, President; Frank B. Bessac, Vice-President; Rowena Meilman, Secretary; Patricia E. Cody, Treasurer; Sylvia M. Broadbent, Editor; Pertti J. Pelto, Assistant Editor; Dick Shutler, Jr., Program Chairman. Address all correspondence to: The Kroeber Anthropological Society c/o The Department of Anthropology University of California Berkeley 4, California INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS The Kroeber Anthropological Soci Pa publish articles in the general field of anthropologyr, including those which it is difficult, for various reasons, to publish elsewhere. 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As a result of a recent campaign, the. membership is greatly increased over last year. The response to this campaign has confirmed us in our belief that, in carrying out its announced intentions, the Society does indeed serve a useful function in the field of anthropology as a whole. The present issue, we feel, fulfills at least one of the intentions of the Society: that of putting on record factual information which it would be difficult, for various reasons, to publish elsewhere. Chester Chard' s short article in this issue follows up his earlier paper in this series (No. 5) on the physical anthropology of Northeastern Siberia, based on the work of G.F. Debets. Since the publication of the first paper, Debets has published his conclTsions. Since few American physical anthropologists read Russian, this irnrorta.nt information is largely inacceseible to them. Cha.rd' s summary of Debets' conclusions should ther'e:Vo' prove of considerable interest to our readers. The second paper concerns the selection of sound-recording equip- ment for field use. In these days of multiplication of complicated gadgetry, the average non-electronically minded anthropologist is apt to find himself feeling rather at a loss to chose equipment best suited to his purposes. Merriam'as suggestions should help to relieve this situation. The last two papers in this issue are ethnographic in nature and shed valuable light on little-known areas of South America. Carroll Riley' a paper concerns the Panare Indians of the upper Cuchivero river in Vene- zuela. Esther Matteson' s article on the Piro of eastern Peru is her second in this series concerning this group; an earlier article on Piro myths was published in issue No. 4. We hope to publish a third article on Piro linguistics in a future issue. Sylvia M. Broadbent, Editor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to offer our sincere thanks to those whose names appear below, for their generous assistance in the preparation of this issue of the Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers: Robert Anderson Shirley Gudmundsen Alan Beals June Harner Marie Beckham Michael Harner Cherie Bennyhoff Bernard Hoffman James Bennyhoff David Kleinecke Thomas Bolt Patricia Kleinecke Jo .Ann Brock Edward Lanning Patricla Cody Sutti Lanning Charmian Crittenden Seth Leacock Lawrence Dawson Henry Orenstein Mildred Dickeman Francis Riddell Kay Eckman John H. Rowe Sally Foster Robert Squier Nancy Freed Marianne Truscott Gordon Grosacup Carol Wallace Dwight Wallace Kennath Lane Frank Bessac Sylvia Broadbent vi CONTENTS Preface, by Sylvia M. Broadbent v Racial Types in Northeastern Asia, by Chester S. Chard 1 The Selection of Recording Equipment for Field Use, by Alan P. Merriam 5 Notes on the Panare Indians of Venezuela, by Carroll L. Riley 10 The Piro of the Urubamba, by Esther Matteson 25 ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS Plate I...O.Map of Northern Panare Territory OPP. 12 Plate II....Map of Piro Territory and Settlements opp. 28 Plate III....Piro Scenes and Objects opp. 32 Plate IV....Piro Body Decoration opp. 50 Plate V....Piro Kinship System opp. 90