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A Beaked Quetzalcoatl: The Supreme God of Ancient Mexico
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a ph...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
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Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a photo essay on the Spanish Civil War.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Periodical article
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Date Published / Released
1938-06-11, 1938
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Sculpture, Aztecs
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Humble Choice
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Humble choice" (about stories in which the gift chosen looks the worst), contain brief information about a Tepehuane fairy tale as related in "Four Mexican-Spanish Fairy-Tales from Azqueltán, Jalisco," J. Alden Mason, Journal of American Folk...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Humble choice" (about stories in which the gift chosen looks the worst), contain brief information about a Tepehuane fairy tale as related in "Four Mexican-Spanish Fairy-Tales from Azqueltán, Jalisco," J. Alden Mason, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 195. In this story, a boy chooses a bird in the poorest-looking cage.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Person Discussed
John Alden Mason, 1885-1967
Topic / Theme
Humility, Southeastern Tepehuan
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Myth of Durango Mexicans [Tepehuanes]
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 7. Southwest Notes) (1923) , 1 page(s)
A slip of paper, possibly torn from a ledger book, contains brief, hand-written bibliographical references to mythology of the Tepehuan people of Durango State, Mexico, as mentioned in the reports of Swiss archaeologist A.F.A. Bandelier circa 1886.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 7. Southwest Notes) (1923) , 1 page(s)
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A slip of paper, possibly torn from a ledger book, contains brief, hand-written bibliographical references to mythology of the Tepehuan people of Durango State, Mexico, as mentioned in the reports of Swiss archaeologist A.F.A. Bandelier circa 1886.
Date Written / Recorded
1923
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Northern Tepehuan
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No Tracks Out
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
These brief, handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "No Tracks Out," contain information about a folk tale as related in "Stories from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca," WM. H. Mechling, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 203. Also noted: Lion.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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These brief, handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "No Tracks Out," contain information about a folk tale as related in "Stories from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca," WM. H. Mechling, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 203. Also noted: Lion.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Person Discussed
William H. Mechling, fl. 1912
Topic / Theme
Zapotec
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Small Animal Crosses River by Means of Large
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Small animal crosses river by means of large," compare myths of the Ute, Tewa, and Acoma Indians and the indigenous people of Oaxaca, Mexico, using this theme. In the Ute myth, the animals are Porcupine and Wolf; for the Tewa, they are Porcupi...
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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) (1935) , 1 page(s)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Small animal crosses river by means of large," compare myths of the Ute, Tewa, and Acoma Indians and the indigenous people of Oaxaca, Mexico, using this theme. In the Ute myth, the animals are Porcupine and Wolf; for the Tewa, they are Porcupine and Elk. There is a citation for the Acoma myth for "Pueblo-Indian Folk-Tales, Probably of Spanish Provenience," Elsie Clews Parsons...
These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Small animal crosses river by means of large," compare myths of the Ute, Tewa, and Acoma Indians and the indigenous people of Oaxaca, Mexico, using this theme. In the Ute myth, the animals are Porcupine and Wolf; for the Tewa, they are Porcupine and Elk. There is a citation for the Acoma myth for "Pueblo-Indian Folk-Tales, Probably of Spanish Provenience," Elsie Clews Parsons, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 31, p. 226. An additional citation is for "Notes on Mexican Folk-Lore," Franz Boas, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 207, for a myth of the indigenous people of Oaxaca, Mexico. The characters are Rabbit and Alligator.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Acoma, Tewa, Ute
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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