National Anthropological Archives

MS 1521 Letter to John Wesley Powell

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1521
Creators:
Neave, James L.
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Dates:
October 29, 1881
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
4 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Report on self mutilation as a form of mourning for a deceased relatve. Letter was written at the request of Dr. W.J. Hoffman.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Neave was Agency Physician at Fort Berthold Agency.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 1521, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 1521

Local Note

Local Note
Autograph letter signed


Keywords

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Body decoration, adornment and mutilations -- Dakota Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Death and mortuary customs -- Dakota Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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