National Anthropological Archives

MS 1149 Copy of a letter to Professor Baird and Major Powell

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1149
Creators:
Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Dates:
January 13, 1881
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
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."

Using the Collection

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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