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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1971 Texts on Kickapoo mortuary customs and observances collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1971
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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InKickapooandEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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75 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Five notebooks containing texts handwritten in Kickapoo syllabary and a phonetic transcription on mortuary customs and observances. A sixth notebook contains English translations, as well as anthropometric measurements of Joseph Murdock and his daughter, Rose. Murdock, a Mexican Kickapoo that resided in Oklahoma, frequently assisted Michelson in his Kickapoo research.
Administration
Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm-University of Michigan- Anthropology 10/52.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1971, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1971
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral rites and ceremonies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kickapoo language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Manuscripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Narratives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kickapoo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Murdock, Joseph | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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