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National Anthropological Archives
MS 887 Mapuche ethnographic notes and vocabulary
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS887
- Creators:
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Walker, P. J.Davis, HughSherman, Charles E.Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908Theobald, E. B.McGee Prof
- Dates:
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1893-1896, 1898-1899
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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24 Itemsca. 24 pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Notes and vocabulary contained in letter dated February 28, 1899, signed by P. J. Walker. Also includes two articles copied from the South American Missionary Magazine, for July 1, 1896, entitled "A Patagonian Imposter-An Indian Prophet," and "An Indian Hunting Thanksgiving of the Araucanians." Four letters from Charles Sherman (1898-1899) to Professor Otis Mason, containing ethnological material. Letter from E. B. Theobald, Chubut, South America, February 1899, accompanying box containing wool and an Indian skull. Letter from Professor Mason to Professor McGee, transmitting the above linguistic material, June 7, 1900. Also present is a colored card on which is printed the Lord's Prayer in Mapuche.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 887, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 887
Other Title
Other Title
A Patagonian Imposter-An Indian Prophet
Other Title
An Indian Hunting Thankgiving of the Araucanians
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Chile | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Araucanian | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mapuche | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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