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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4117-b Materials relating to the Haida
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4117B
- Creators:
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Boas, Franz, 1858-1942Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- 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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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