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CONTENTS:-
I. INTRODUCTION
II. THE LAND THE PEOPLE :
1. Geographical setting of the Islands
2. Topography, Geology and Soil
3. Climate
4. Natural Ecosystems
5. The People
6. The Settlers
7. The Aborigines :
i. The Negrito or Negrotoid group
ii. The Mongoloid group
III. Ethnology OF THE ABORIGINES :
1. Negrito group (Andamanese)
2. History of Origin and affinities of the Andamanese
3. Tribes of Andamans
4. The Great Andamanese :
i. Population and the Territory
ii. Language
iii. Physical Characteristics, Habits and Behaviour
v. Food and Dwellings
v. Shelter
vi. Dress and Adornment
vii. Family and Kinship Relations
viii. Life Cycle Rituals
ix. Subsistence Economy
x. Religion, Superstitions, Legends and Mythology
xi. The Jarawa : a. Territory and Population, b. Habitat, c. Physical Characteristics, d. Language, e. Dress, Ornaments and Adornments, f. Arms, Tools and Collecting Implements, g. Food, h. Social Life
5. The Sentinelese
6. The Onge :
i. People and Territory
ii. Physical Characteristics and Population Factor
iii. Social Characteristics
7. The Mongoloids
8. The Shompen :
i. History of Origin
ii. Physical Characteristics
iii. Demographic Features
iv. Settlements and Housing
v. Dress and Adornments
vi. Weapons, Implements, Utensils and Dugout Canoes
vii. Food and Medicine
viii. Social Structure and Life Cycle Rituals
9. The Nicobarese :
i. History of Origin
Ii. Territorial Affinities
Iii. Physical Characteristics
Iv. Clothes, Ornaments and Food Habits
V. Housing, Art and Craft, Implements, and Canoe-making
vi. Life Cycle Rituals
vii. Religious Beliefs, Superstitions and the Tattoos
IV. ENUMERATION OF Plant Species WITH THEIR Ethnic Uses :
1. Bryophyta
2. Pteridophyta
3. Gymnosperms
4. Angiosperms :
i. Dicotyledons
ii. Monocotyledons
5. The other Folklore Claims |
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| The book deals with a detailed Account of Plants and Animals used by the Negrito and Mongoloid Tribals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in their routine life for food, shelter, dugout canoe making, toboos, rituals and medicines. The General features of the islands (climate, Natural ecosystems and the people-both the settlers and the aborigines) have been given. The book also traces the History of origin and affinities of the aborigines, their language, Physical characteristics, demographic features, settlements and housinge the gap between conventional Botany and Medicinal aspects of plants by evaluating chemical principles and pharmaceutical investigations of these putative herbal medicines. The work is more important in the light that some of the Andamanese populations are facing the extinction. The renowned Scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has written the foreword for the book. |
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