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21 Note Cards on Myth Motifs, Mostly Hopi
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 7. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 21 page(s)
Twenty-one slips of paper contain notes on various aspects of Native American myths, most directly attributed to the Hopi, in English with some terms in indigenous text. Some page and topic references correspond to those in 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. Other notes and references are unclear as to s...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 7. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 21 page(s)
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Twenty-one slips of paper contain notes on various aspects of Native American myths, most directly attributed to the Hopi, in English with some terms in indigenous text. Some page and topic references correspond to those in 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. Other notes and references are unclear as to source. Topics include: Adoption; religion; charm (drawing someone in); tricks; magic; life (resurrection and renewal); Spider Clan (ori...
Twenty-one slips of paper contain notes on various aspects of Native American myths, most directly attributed to the Hopi, in English with some terms in indigenous text. Some page and topic references correspond to those in 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. Other notes and references are unclear as to source. Topics include: Adoption; religion; charm (drawing someone in); tricks; magic; life (resurrection and renewal); Spider Clan (origin); landmarks; Bear Clan and its separation; 'Shupaulovi'; Soyal ceremony; dress; migration.
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Date Written / Recorded
1924
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, Religion, Magic, Hopi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Clans
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1920) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten notes on index cards mention clans, Hopi, Zuni, W. Keres, E. Keres, Jemez, and Tewa. Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1920) , 2 page(s)
Description
Handwritten notes on index cards mention clans, Hopi, Zuni, W. Keres, E. Keres, Jemez, and Tewa. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1920
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, Tewa, Eastern Keres, Western Keres, Zuni, Hopi, Jemez
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Clans in Hopi
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1928) , 2 page(s)
Two buff index cards conain notes on clans and society among the Hopi, with references to the work of Elsie Parsons. They include mention of: the choosing of clan chiefs; the Tewa tribe; a clan woye, or mask; and a quote from a Parsons manuscript having to do with cooperation and the combining of clans.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1928) , 2 page(s)
Description
Two buff index cards conain notes on clans and society among the Hopi, with references to the work of Elsie Parsons. They include mention of: the choosing of clan chiefs; the Tewa tribe; a clan woye, or mask; and a quote from a Parsons manuscript having to do with cooperation and the combining of clans.
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Person Discussed
Elsie Clews Parsons, 1875-1941
Topic / Theme
Clans, Tewa, Hopi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Handwritten Notes about Clans in Southwest Indian Cultures
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 1. Southwest Notes) (1930) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten notes on unlined paper on clans in Hopi culture.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 1. Southwest Notes) (1930) , 1 page(s)
Description
Handwritten notes on unlined paper on clans in Hopi culture.
Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Handwritten Notes on Clans in Southwest Indian Culture
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 1. Southwest Notes) (1930) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten notes on unlined paper on clans in Southwestern Indian culture.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 1. Southwest Notes) (1930) , 1 page(s)
Description
Handwritten notes on unlined paper on clans in Southwestern Indian culture.
Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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