National Anthropological Archives

MS 7235 Vocabularies and notes based on material collected by Horatio Hale from enslaved African-Brazilians

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7235
Creators:
Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Materials in
Makonde
,
Takwama
(Kwama),
Musēna
,
Mundjōla
,
Kasánji
,
Mudjána
or
Mutçāna
,
Sofāla
(Ndau),
Congo
(San Salvador Kongo),
Makūa
(Makhuwa),
Nyambāna
,
Nagō Mīna
,
Kambína
,
Angōla
,
Bengēla
,
Koofia
or
Koossa
,
Beetshuana
, and
English
.
Physical Description:
98 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This manuscript probably represents what Horatio Hale originally intended to publish on southern Africa in his Philology and Ethnology that is one of the volumes of the report of the United States Exploring Expedition (Wilkes Expedition). It includes several vocabularies, comparative vocabularies, and notes on the location and appearance (especially the cicatrization and other body decoration) of African tribes.

Administration

Custodial History
The manuscript was in the Smithsonian Libraries until March, 1976, when it was transferred to the archives.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 7235, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA ACC 76-120 (part)
SI LIB MS 68 (part)
NAA MS 7235

Local Note

Local Note
The manuscript appears to be in Hale's hand. In it, Hale describes how and why he collected material from African slaves in Rio de Janeiro.
Local Note
Autograph manuscript


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Body decoration -- Africa Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Makonde language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ndau language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kongo language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Makhuwa language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Africa -- Linguistics Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Articles Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vocabulary Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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