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Council 1-6
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 19. Southwest Notes) (1929) , 4 page(s)
Four pages contain hand-written notes on councils, ceremonies and clans of Pueblo Indians. They include: a description of a tribal council and its participants; a diagram of the ceremonial organization at Cochiti Pueblo; a chart of clans, kivas and ceremonies at the Hopi pueblos of Walpi and Sichumovi, with refere...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 19. Southwest Notes) (1929) , 4 page(s)
Description
Four pages contain hand-written notes on councils, ceremonies and clans of Pueblo Indians. They include: a description of a tribal council and its participants; a diagram of the ceremonial organization at Cochiti Pueblo; a chart of clans, kivas and ceremonies at the Hopi pueblos of Walpi and Sichumovi, with references to Elsie Parsons and Edward S. Curtis.
Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Government councils, Clans, Keresan, Hopi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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