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Coyote - 'Holding up the Cave'
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten list of citations includes references to Laguna, Isleta, Hopi, and Acoma and the work of Franz Boas, Elsie Clews Parsons, K.T. Preuss, James Teit and others. Also references South African mythology by Edouard Jacottet (Basuto) and George McCall Theal (Kaffir). Mentions Uncle Remus and the leaning tree...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten list of citations includes references to Laguna, Isleta, Hopi, and Acoma and the work of Franz Boas, Elsie Clews Parsons, K.T. Preuss, James Teit and others. Also references South African mythology by Edouard Jacottet (Basuto) and George McCall Theal (Kaffir). Mentions Uncle Remus and the leaning tree and a South African tale of the jackal and leopardess. Other animals mentioned include fox, grasshopper, and pig. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Western Keres, Sotho, Southern Tiwa, Acoma, Hopi
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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