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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2371-a Signs recorded from Tichkematse, a Cheyenne Indian
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2371A
- Creators:
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Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900Tichkematse, 1857-1932
- Dates:
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1879
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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161 Itemscards
- Repository:
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Place and date supplied from Garrick Mallery, "A Collection of Gesture-Signs and Signals of the North American Indians with Some Comparisons," Washington, 1880, page 13: "A list prepared in July, 1879, by Mr Frank H. Cushing, of the Smithsonian Institution, from continued interviews with Titchkematski (Cross Eyes), an intelligent Cheyenne, then employed at that Institution."
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2371-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2371-a
Local Note
Local Note
Signed by George Suckley.
Local Note
Marked, "By Cushing," but appear to be in another handwriting.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sign language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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