National Anthropological Archives

MS 2640 Fox text and translation that accompanied a wooden figure collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

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Fox text and translation that accompanied a wooden figure collected by Truman Michelson
Collection ID:
NAA.MS2640
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Dates:
undated
Languages:
In
Meskwaki (Fox)
and
English
.
Physical Description:
33 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Handwritten text by an unidentified writer in Meskwaki(Fox) syllabary with an English translation. Titled "The man who was blessed by a manitou by giving him a manitou wooden figure," the text and translation originally accompanied a wooden doll purchased from Mrs. Paquene (according to Ives Goddard, Mrs. Buck Green). These were collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa.

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.

Digital Content

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Fox text and translation that accompanied a wooden figure collected by Truman Michelson
MS 2640 Fox text and translation that accompanied a wooden figure collected by Truman Michelson
MS 2640 Fox text and translation that accompanied a wooden figure collected by Truman Michelson

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 2640, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Other Archival Materials

Other Archival Materials
The wooden figurine is at the National Museum of American Indian.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2640

Local Note

Local Note
Title updated from "Ethnology" 3/27/2014.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Medicine Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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
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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