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National Anthropological Archives
MS 832 Ethnological and linguistic notes on Paviotso and Shoshoni
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS832
- Creators:
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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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