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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:
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Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Materials inMakonde,Takwama(Kwama),Musēna,Mundjōla,Kasánji,MudjánaorMutçāna,Sofāla(Ndau),Congo(San Salvador Kongo),Makūa(Makhuwa),Nyambāna,Nagō Mīna,Kambína,Angōla,Bengēla,KoofiaorKoossa,Beetshuana, andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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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
More Information
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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