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Harvest ceremony
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 81], Folder 2. Pima Mythology - Harvest Ceremony) (1931) , 1 page(s)
Source: WB III. A typewritten field note headed "Harvest ceremony" describes a ritual of the Pima people, including singing over clay figures representing scarce crops.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 81], Folder 2. Pima Mythology - Harvest Ceremony) (1931) , 1 page(s)
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Source: WB III. A typewritten field note headed "Harvest ceremony" describes a ritual of the Pima people, including singing over clay figures representing scarce crops.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Myths and legends, Pima
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Harvest ceremony
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 81], Folder 10. Pima Mythology - Ritual for the First Water Allowed the Slayer in the Purification Rites) (1931) , 1 page(s)
Source: WB III. [Copy of] A typewritten field note headed "Harvest ceremony" describes a ritual of the Pima people, including singing over clay figures representing scarce crops. This copy includes two minor, hand-written notes.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 81], Folder 10. Pima Mythology - Ritual for the First Water Allowed the Slayer in the Purification Rites) (1931) , 1 page(s)
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Source: WB III. [Copy of] A typewritten field note headed "Harvest ceremony" describes a ritual of the Pima people, including singing over clay figures representing scarce crops. This copy includes two minor, hand-written notes.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Myths and legends, Pima
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Letter from Jesse L. Nusbaum to Ruth Benedict, January 30, 1932
written by Jesse L. Nusbaum, 1887-1975, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 8. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence: Jesse Nusbaum, 1931-1932) (30 January 1932) , 2 page(s)
This is a two-page typewritten letter from Jesse L. Nusbaum in Santa Fe, to Ruth Benedict at Columnia University. The letter discusses an inquiry by Mr. R. Vernon Hunter, who was interested in learning the culture and legends of the Apache in southern New Mexico.
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written by Jesse L. Nusbaum, 1887-1975, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 8. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence: Jesse Nusbaum, 1931-1932) (30 January 1932) , 2 page(s)
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This is a two-page typewritten letter from Jesse L. Nusbaum in Santa Fe, to Ruth Benedict at Columnia University. The letter discusses an inquiry by Mr. R. Vernon Hunter, who was interested in learning the culture and legends of the Apache in southern New Mexico.
Date Written / Recorded
30 January 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Jesse L. Nusbaum, 1887-1975
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Folklore, Apaches, Mescalero
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Purification ceremony
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 81], Folder 10. Pima Mythology - Ritual for the First Water Allowed the Slayer in the Purification Rites) (1931) , 2 page(s)
Source: W.B. Two copies of an undated, typewritten field note headed "Purification ceremony" describes aspects of a ceremony of the Pima people and includes information on: taboos; nose piercing; the keeping of scalp locks; a guiding "father." The Roman numerals V and III are written in the margin.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 81], Folder 10. Pima Mythology - Ritual for the First Water Allowed the Slayer in the Purification Rites) (1931) , 2 page(s)
Description
Source: W.B. Two copies of an undated, typewritten field note headed "Purification ceremony" describes aspects of a ceremony of the Pima people and includes information on: taboos; nose piercing; the keeping of scalp locks; a guiding "father." The Roman numerals V and III are written in the margin.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Myths and legends, Pima
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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