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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1149 Copy of a letter to Professor Baird and Major Powell
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1149
- Creators:
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Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
- Dates:
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January 13, 1881
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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23 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Report on exploration of caves containing ceremonial paraphernalia, and request for assistance in further exploration and collecting. Refers to map and drawings which are not present with this copy. Map is in "Bureau of American Ethnology Correspondence-Letters Received 1/25/81" KTB, 1/30/85. [copy negative #83-112]. Added cover page carries title, "The Zunis." Pencil notation on cover in J.C. Pilling's hand reads, "Duplicate with drawings given Cushing, Oct. 25, '84."
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Citation
Manuscript 1149, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1149
Keywords
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Archeology -- United States -- New Mexico | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Maps | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
A:shiwi (Zuni) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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