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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4952 Notes on the opening song of the Navajo Mountain Chant and a copy of the song
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4952
- Creators:
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Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1850-1915
- Dates:
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ca. 1887
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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6 Pages
- Repository:
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4952, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4952
Local Note
Local Note
Song copied as published in Washington Matthews, "The Mountain Chant; a Navajo Ceremonial," Bureau of American Ethnology-AR 5, 1887, pages 456-457.
Local Note
A. note on the first page reads, "Matthews songs."
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
---|---|---|---|
Mountain Chant -- Navaho | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Diné (Navajo) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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