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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2640 Fox text and translation that accompanied a wooden figure collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2640
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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InMeskwaki (Fox)andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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33 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Handwritten text by an unidentified writer in Meskwaki(Fox) syllabary with an English translation. Titled "The man who was blessed by a manitou by giving him a manitou wooden figure," the text and translation originally accompanied a wooden doll purchased from Mrs. Paquene (according to Ives Goddard, Mrs. Buck Green). These were collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa.
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
Digital surrogates are available online.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2640, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Other Archival Materials
Other Archival Materials
The wooden figurine is at the National Museum of American Indian.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2640
Local Note
Local Note
Title updated from "Ethnology" 3/27/2014.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fox language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Folklore | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Narratives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Manuscripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fox | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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