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Adolescence, Girl, Part III: Murinbulukol, March 7, 1929
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Miscellaneous #1) (District of Columbia) (07 March 1929) , 4 page(s)
Two typewritten pages: 1) describes the 'feast for the finishing of the bulokol fish exchange,' including the food prepared and the roles of various kin; 2) lists babies born in November and December [1928]. Two handwritten pages appear to be lists of names and ages. Dated March 7, 1929.
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Miscellaneous #1) (District of Columbia) (07 March 1929) , 4 page(s)
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Two typewritten pages: 1) describes the 'feast for the finishing of the bulokol fish exchange,' including the food prepared and the roles of various kin; 2) lists babies born in November and December [1928]. Two handwritten pages appear to be lists of names and ages. Dated March 7, 1929.
Date Written / Recorded
07 March 1929, 1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Topic / Theme
Manus
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Adult Comments
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 9 page(s)
Handwritten notes titled 'Adult Comments' appear to contain comments made by Manus adults about children. Most notes are dated March [1929].
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 9 page(s)
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Handwritten notes titled 'Adult Comments' appear to contain comments made by Manus adults about children. Most notes are dated March [1929].
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Children, Manus
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Age Levels and Companionship
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 14 page(s)
Handwritten notes titled 'Age Levels and Companionship' include observations of Manus children's play, who plays together, and who plays alone. Mentions canoes and string figures. Some notes dated March [1929].
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 14 page(s)
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Handwritten notes titled 'Age Levels and Companionship' include observations of Manus children's play, who plays together, and who plays alone. Mentions canoes and string figures. Some notes dated March [1929].
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Children's play, Manus
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Assumed to be Work Up of April 4, 1929 Material
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Kinship) (District of Columbia) (04 April 1929) , 14 page(s)
Fourteen pages contain notes and charts, mostly hand-written, apparently having to do with kinship. One partially typed page is headed 'Missing Terms from Mele System, April 4.' A cover sheet and the backs of several pages bear the notation, 'Assumed to be work up of April 4, 1929 material.'
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Kinship) (District of Columbia) (04 April 1929) , 14 page(s)
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Fourteen pages contain notes and charts, mostly hand-written, apparently having to do with kinship. One partially typed page is headed 'Missing Terms from Mele System, April 4.' A cover sheet and the backs of several pages bear the notation, 'Assumed to be work up of April 4, 1929 material.'
Date Written / Recorded
04 April 1929, 1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Specialized kin relationships, Manus
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Bule[?] Malnatebe[?]
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 6 page(s)
Handwritten notes discuss various aspects of Manus life. Some notes dated March [1929].
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N44: Papua New Guinea, Folder 3: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Note slips. Psychology) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 6 page(s)
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Handwritten notes discuss various aspects of Manus life. Some notes dated March [1929].
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Manus
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Calendar of Events, Manus Island 1929
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N40: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Calendar of events, Manus 1929. Cards types for 1953 AIE Exped.) (District of Columbia) (1929) , 187 page(s)
Handwritten note card series entitled Calendar of Events, Manus 1929. This note card series include 187 note cards with varying degrees of detail regarding events in Manus Island in 1929. Some note cards include indigenous language text, and details of local people. Whereas some note cards are blank or missing dat...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N40: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Calendar of events, Manus 1929. Cards types for 1953 AIE Exped.) (District of Columbia) (1929) , 187 page(s)
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Handwritten note card series entitled Calendar of Events, Manus 1929. This note card series include 187 note cards with varying degrees of detail regarding events in Manus Island in 1929. Some note cards include indigenous language text, and details of local people. Whereas some note cards are blank or missing dates.
Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Papua New Guineans
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Census and Inkblot Material (Xeroxed Copies)
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 1: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Census and inkblot material xeroxed for Mead trip, 1975) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 72 page(s)
Xeroxed copies of 72 pages of typewritten and handwritten notes and inkblots. Typed notes include a key to Manus census records listing house owners' names and abbreviations used for gentile divisions. Handwritten notes include responses to inkblots. Undated.
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 1: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Census and inkblot material xeroxed for Mead trip, 1975) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 72 page(s)
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Xeroxed copies of 72 pages of typewritten and handwritten notes and inkblots. Typed notes include a key to Manus census records listing house owners' names and abbreviations used for gentile divisions. Handwritten notes include responses to inkblots. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Topic / Theme
Manus
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Census Material, Vocabulary, Grammar
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Miscellaneous #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 15 page(s)
Handwritten notes include material for the Manus census, lists of vocabulary words in Manus and English, and notes on Manus grammar and usage. Undated.
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Miscellaneous #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 15 page(s)
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Handwritten notes include material for the Manus census, lists of vocabulary words in Manus and English, and notes on Manus grammar and usage. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Topic / Theme
Anthropological linguistics, Manus
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Ceremonies and Stories
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Miscellaneous #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 3 page(s)
Typewritten notes: 1) 'Kan he finished Time and Tchani of Tcholai' briefly discusses a ceremony held in Luluai's house; 2) 'Kanian Tchaaano' discusses a ceremony and feast involving a turtle - dated January 8 [1929]; 3) 'Story of the Luluai and the Tchinal.' Reo Fortune, in his book Manus Religion, describes the t...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Miscellaneous #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 3 page(s)
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Typewritten notes: 1) 'Kan he finished Time and Tchani of Tcholai' briefly discusses a ceremony held in Luluai's house; 2) 'Kanian Tchaaano' discusses a ceremony and feast involving a turtle - dated January 8 [1929]; 3) 'Story of the Luluai and the Tchinal.' Reo Fortune, in his book Manus Religion, describes the tchinal as a sort of magic charm.
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Topic / Theme
Manus
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Ch. 4 - Diary: Pt. One, Nov. 25 - Dec. 25
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N47: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Reo F. Fortune. Notes. Manus religion #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 43 page(s)
Handwritten and typed notes on unlined paper, unbound, with a handwritten cover sheet titled 'Ch. 4 - Diary: Pt. One, Nov. 25 - Dec. 25.' Other pages in this document put the year at 1928. The notes are field notes and drafts for Fortune's book 'Manus Religion: An Ethnological Study of the Manus Natives of the Adm...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N47: Papua New Guinea, Folder 6: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Reo F. Fortune. Notes. Manus religion #1) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 43 page(s)
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Handwritten and typed notes on unlined paper, unbound, with a handwritten cover sheet titled 'Ch. 4 - Diary: Pt. One, Nov. 25 - Dec. 25.' Other pages in this document put the year at 1928. The notes are field notes and drafts for Fortune's book 'Manus Religion: An Ethnological Study of the Manus Natives of the Admiralty Islands' and describe religious practices of the Manus people. Some notes are written in an indigenous language.
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Author / Creator
Reo Fortune, 1903-1979
Topic / Theme
Religious practices, Manus
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