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National Anthropological Archives
MS 436 Legends
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS436
- Creators:
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Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
- Dates:
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1889-1892
- Languages:
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Multiple languages.
- Physical Description:
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37 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: Beginning of Witchcraft, 4 pages; The Captive Girl, 12 pages; The So-Called Witch Medicine, 5 pages (Onondaga- John Buck); The Magical Finger, 3 pages (Tuscarora); The Stone Giants, 5 pages (Onondaga); Monster Clitoris, 3 pages (Seneca). All English translations.
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Citation
Manuscript 436, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 436
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Folklore -- Iroquois | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Iroquois | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Seneca | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Onondaga | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tuscarora | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
