National Anthropological Archives

MS 2739 Fox text by C.H. Chuck

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2739
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Chuck, C.H.
Whitewater, Arthur
Dates:
undated
Languages:
In
Meskwaki (Fox)
and
English
.
Physical Description:
54 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text on Swan dance handwritten by C.H. Chuck, with an English translation by Arthur Whitewater, a Kickapoo. On the first page of the Meskwaki text is a note in another hand: "Story told by Mr. Wah-be-neh no swah- or Mr. White Buffalo." The English translation is titled, "Story about one Indian being betrayed by Giant butterfly."

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2739, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2739

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Giant Butterfly (?); Swan (?) Legends" 4/25/2014.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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