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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2023 Two Fox syllabic texts by Alfred Kiyana
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2023
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918Poweshiek, Horace
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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InMeskwaki (Fox)andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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146 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic texts by Alfred Kiyana in Meskwaki syllabary with English translations by Horace Poweshiek. The titles can be translated as "What they do when they dance when returning from the warpath" and "What they do when a baby is born."
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
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2023, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2023
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth customs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Naming ceremonies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rites and ceremonies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fox dance | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Menstruation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Narratives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Manuscripts | 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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