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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2767 Two partial translations of Bill Leaf's Wisahkeha story collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2767
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Leaf, Bill
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two partial English translations of Bill Leaf's Meskwaki (Fox) story of Wisahkeha (Wisakea). One is a free translation by Leo Walker, based on a reading of the syllabary by Austin Grant (Sauk). The translator of the second text is unidentified. The original Meskwaki text by Leaf is not present.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2767, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2767
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Legend" 4/28/2014.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Tricksters | 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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