National Anthropological Archives

MS 832 Ethnological and linguistic notes on Paviotso and Shoshoni

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS832
Creators:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
144 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Contents
1. "Nu-mu (Pa-vi-ot-so) Pai-yu-te, 1880." Title on the first page reads: "Pai-yu-te of Humbolt Valley. Nov. 28, 1880." Pages numbered 1-41 (pages 8, 36, 37, 38, 40 and 41 are missing). 38 pages, total.
2. Miscellaneous notes and vocabulary in Paviotso. 11 pages, total.
3. "Nyuma affinities." Kinship terms numbered after schedule of John Wesley Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages. Seems to be Paviotso. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents
Shoshoni contents:
8. "Nyuma, Shoshoni of Nevada." Kinship terms in Shoshoni, numbered after schedule of John Wesley Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
9. "Nevada Shoshoni." Tales and list of animals used as characters in tales.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 832, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 832

Local Note

Local Note
manuscript document


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Kinship -- Paiute Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kinship -- Shoshoni Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Folklore -- Shoshoni Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Paiute Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Basin Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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