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National Anthropological Archives
MS 16 Delaware rendering of the Iroquoian Cosmologic Legend
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS16
- Creators:
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Armstrong, JohnHewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
- Dates:
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October 8, 1896
- Languages:
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InMunseedialect ofDelaware. Identified by Ives Goddard, 4/67.
- Physical Description:
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40 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Thirteen pages have interlinear translations.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
On Negative microfilm reel Number 56.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 16, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 16
Local Note
Local Note
A translation has been made by I. Goddard (using microfilm of this text) in the field ca. 1967/68.
Keywords
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Folklore -- Munsee | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lenape | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Delaware (Lenape) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lenape (Delaware) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Munsee Delaware | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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