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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7083 Notes on Pygmies of the South Atlas Mountains in Morocco and related correspondence
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7083
- Creators:
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Haliburton, R. G. (Robert Grant), 1831-1901Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900
- Dates:
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1891
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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49 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Notes include statements from Moroccan informants about the existence, location, physical and cultural characteristics of and superstitions about the pygmies. The handwritten notes include some statements by Moroccan and European informants that are not included in the typescript. Letters include: Haliburton to Max Muller, August 8, 1891, summarizing findings about the pygmies and providing brief notes on Berber and pre-Berber languages; Haliburton to Otis T. Mason, August 11, 1891, transmitting the notes and letter to Muller; Haliburton to Mason, September 6, [1891], giving permission to publish the notes and other information.
Administration
Custodial History
Received from Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 3/16/76. Manuscript Document National Museum catalog Number 193451. National Anthropological Archives accession 76-117.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 7083, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7083
Local Note
Local Note
autograph document
Keywords
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Morocco | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pygmies | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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