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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4750 Way of burying dead among Lower Klamath
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4750
- Creators:
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Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906
- Dates:
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ca. 1880's
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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5 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Handwritten. Found with Curtin's Saia vocabulary of November 1884 (Manuscript 1458) and separately catalogued 7/65.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4750, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4750
Local Note
Local Note
The title as written is, "Way of burying dead among Upper [sic] Lower Klamath." Presumably this refers to people of the Lower Klamath River, or Yurok.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortuary customs -- Yurok | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mortuary customs -- Klamath | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Yurok | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Klamath | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Plateau | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- California | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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