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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4906 Chitimacha Ethnographic and Kinship Notes
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4906
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958Billiot, Charles
- Dates:
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1908-1931
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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10 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes notes on native dyes and tanning and on the names of Chitimacha families.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Swanton worked with the Chitimacha in Charenton, Louisiana between 1908 and and 1931, according to Bureau of American Ethnology AR- 30, page 18; AR 32, page 18; AR 38, page 4; AR 39, pages 13-14; AR 40, page 4; AR 41, page 7; and AR 48, page 5.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4906, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4906
Local Note
Local Note
Autograph document
Place
Place
Charenton Louisiana
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Color and dyes -- Chitimacha | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hide preparation -- Chitimacha | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Names, Personal -- Chitimacha | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chitimacha | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chitmacha -- Hide preparation | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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