National Anthropological Archives

MS 1208 Letter to George Gibbs

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1208
Creators:
Haller, Granville O. (Granville Owen), 1820-1897
Iretabah
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
Dates:
April 2, 1861
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
6 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Concerns astronomical terminology of the Mohave Indians; enclosing drawing of Mohave constellation Ah-mo, the goat or mountain sheep, based on information from the Mohave chief, Iretabah.

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Citation
Manuscript 1208, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 1208


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Astronomy -- Mohave Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mojave (Mohave) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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