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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4889 Chickasaw stories and ethnographic notes
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4889
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958McCurtain, Zeno
- Dates:
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ca. 1926
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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36 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: "A Deer Story," 3 pages; "Story of Two Hunters:The Big Lizard," 4 pages; "Bear Hunting," 8 pages; section on education of children and on witchcraft, 20 pages. (numbered 2-11).
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4889, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4889
Local Note
Local Note
Autograph document
Other Title
Other Title
A Deer Story
Other Title
Story of Two Hunters: The Big Lizard
Other Title
Bear Hunting
Bibliography
Bibliography
Section on witchcraft published in J. R. Swanton, "Social and Religious Beliefs and Usages of the Chickasaw Indians," Bureau of American Ethnology-AR 44, Washington, 1928, pages 209-211, "originally written down in Chickasaw by a native informant, Zeno McCurtain." Chickasaw text not located as of 1970.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Folklore -- Chickasaw | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hunting -- Chickasaw | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Education -- Chickasaw | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Witchcraft -- Chickasaw | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chickasaw | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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