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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2140 Fox story by Alfred Kiyana on the one who made the wailing song
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2140
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918Poweshiek, Horace
- Dates:
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1915, undated
- Languages:
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InMeskwaki (Fox)andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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134 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text by Alfred Kiyana on the one who made the wailing song, with an English translation by Horace Poweshiek. Poweshiek's translation is dated 1915 and is titled, "The one who made the wailing songs. The way a clan feast is carried on when any one dies. The one who made the sacred bundle." Kiyana's text is undated. Texts collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa.
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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
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Digital surrogates are available online.
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Citation
Manuscript 2140, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2140
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Fox language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Funeral rites and ceremonies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Folklore | Genre Form | 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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