North American Indians of the Plains . tween linguistic stocks and culture type, torwhile in some cases the two lines on the map coincide, in others, theyshow no approach whatsoever. Again, while the physical types ofthe Indians show some tendencies to agree in distribution with culturaltraits, they also show marked disagreements. Hence, it is not farwrong to say that if, according to the data now available, we superim-posed cultural, linguistical, and physical type maps, we should findthem with few boundaries in common. Returning to the consideration of culture areas and referring to thetriba
North American Indians of the Plains . tween linguistic stocks and culture type, torwhile in some cases the two lines on the map coincide, in others, theyshow no approach whatsoever. Again, while the physical types ofthe Indians show some tendencies to agree in distribution with culturaltraits, they also show marked disagreements. Hence, it is not farwrong to say that if, according to the data now available, we superim-posed cultural, linguistical, and physical type maps, we should findthem with few boundaries in common. Returning to the consideration of culture areas and referring to thetribal map (p. 14), we see that the tribes of Plains Indians in a centralposition are the most typical, while their immediate neighbors showtendencies to live like more distant tribes. What we find, then, is akind of culture center, where the purest types are found, while sur-rounding this center are less pure cultures. Each of the designatedculture areas in North America contains such a center where the truetype of culture is to be Map Showing the Distribution of the Buffalo about 1800. The larger area defines the limits of the buffalo range in 1800 asdetermined by Dr. J. A. Allen. The smaller area indicates the rangeof the Plains Indians. While the bison area is somewhat larger thanthe culture area, the largest herds were found within the bounds ofthe latter. On the other hand, the cultures of tribes along the bordersof the area are often intermediate in character. Hence, we find arather close correlation between the distribution of the bison andculture traits, the nine typical tribes living where the herds were thick-est. 13
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