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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2245 Ancient Cherokee Formulas
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2245
- Creators:
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Mooney, James, 1861-1921Ino:li, -1885Swimmer, 1833 or 1834-1899Takwatihi (Cherokee)Ahwanita (Cherokee)Wilnoti (Cherokee)
- Dates:
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1888
- Languages:
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In theSequoyasyllabary
- Physical Description:
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259 Itemsformulae201 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Cherokee Sacred Formulas: About 600 formulas recorded in the Cherokee characters, devised by George Guess, and obtained from several sources, and comprising the Swimmer, the Gahuni, the Gatigwanasti, the Inali, the Tsiskwa, the Aʹwanita and the Takwatihi manuscripts.
Scope and Contents
Of these formulas, about one third has been transliterated, translated and explained, with an accompanying glossary of about 2,000 words; this portion would make about 200 pages foolscap., and was prepared about 1890. A number of these formulas has been published in the 7th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
For description of this volume and history of its preparation, see 7th Annual Report, B. A. E., page 317.
Biographical / Historical
Latter portion incomplete: Not turned in September 29, 1903.
Administration
Custodial History
These manuscripts were purchased for the Bureau about the year 1890.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2245, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access
Cherokee formulae are restricted due to cultural sensitivity. These folders cannot be reproduced or published without permission of the tribe. This collection contains content that may be culturally sensitive.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2245
Translation of Title
Translation of Title
The Kanâheta Ani-Tsalage Eti
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Cherokee | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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