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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1314 Truman Michelson notes on Meskwaki tiers where super-animals are located
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1314
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Notes are inMeskwaki(Fox) andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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1 Page
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A diagrammatic list of Meskwaki (Fox) expressions, in phonetic text, giving the tiers of the worlds beneath our earth, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and the tiers of the worlds in our skies, numbered 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Includes glosses and notes. Information collected from Alfred Kiyana.
Administration
Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.
Processing Information
The description of this manuscript was updated in 2024 based on information provided by Dr. Patricia Afable, Research Assistant to the Linguistic Editor of the
Handbook of North American Indians
, and Dr. Lucy Thomason, National Museum of Natural History Museum Technician (linguistics).Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1314, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1314
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Tiers where super-animals are located, etc." 3/14/2013.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Notes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fox | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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