MS 2109 Manuscript on the "Tinne tribes" of Alaska
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Creators:
Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934
Dates:
ca. 1880
Size:
91 Pages
Collection ID:
NAA.MS2109
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Contents: Festivals, pages 1-24; Burial customs, 25-33; Hunting, 34-38; Fishing 39-41; Physical development and character, 42-47, Customs and beliefs, 47-55; Music, 55a-b; Villages and houses, 56-59; Implements and trade, 60-61; Tales, 6-89.

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MS 3137 Material relating to the Music of Alaska, Acoma, and Yuma Indians
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Creators:
Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
Chapman, John W. (John Wight), 1858-1939
Fox, James
Dates:
ca. 1929-37
Collection ID:
NAA.MS3137
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Includes: (1) "A Comparison between Yuma, Acoma, and Alaska Indian Songs" 19 pages. (2) Descriptive analysis of seven Acoma songs 7 pages. (3) Material relating to eight Alaska Indian songs sung by James Fox and recorded by the Reverend John W. Chapman at Anvik, Alaska. The songs are those of the waterspirit, crane, fox, owl, woodpecker, jay, porcu...

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