National Anthropological Archives

MS 4117-b Materials relating to the Haida

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS4117B
Creators:
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
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Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Contents: (1) Vocabulary and grammatical notes, mostly English-Haida, but not alphabetical. 1888. 20, 3 pages. (2) Haida-English vocabulary. Collected 1885-86. 16 pages. (3) Text in Haida, St. Matthew 2; and on last 2 pages, sketches concerning house construction. 6 pages. (4) "Haida legends: Legend of the Stastas; Raven legend; Story of the Clan Gittins; Shamans." 15 pages, typed, numbered 1-8, 18-22,

Administration

Custodial History
Received from Boas by J. R. Swanton.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 4117-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 4117-b

Other Title

Other Title
Haida legends: Legend of the Stastas; Raven legend; Story of the Clan Gitins; Shamans


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Habitations and other structures -- Haida Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Folklore -- Haida Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Haida Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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