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Bear disguise to kill
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Two nearly blank sheets of Zuñi notes with the note, 'bear disguise to kill' written on the first page and a crossed out 'destruction of villages' on the second page.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Description
Two nearly blank sheets of Zuñi notes with the note, 'bear disguise to kill' written on the first page and a crossed out 'destruction of villages' on the second page.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Two undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring" contain references from Handy, Dumarest, Boas, et al. to a common myth motif, as told by tribes including the Zuni and Cochiti.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Description
Two undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring" contain references from Handy, Dumarest, Boas, et al. to a common myth motif, as told by tribes including the Zuni and Cochiti.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Western Keres, Cochiti, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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The Bears killed for their Father
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 1. The Bears Killed for Their Father (TS)) (1937) , 45 page(s)
This 45-page typewritten document is titled, "The Bears killed for their Father" and has a typewritten note at the top, "Zuni. Flora's father." There are editorial comments and corrections throughout.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 1. The Bears Killed for Their Father (TS)) (1937) , 45 page(s)
Description
This 45-page typewritten document is titled, "The Bears killed for their Father" and has a typewritten note at the top, "Zuni. Flora's father." There are editorial comments and corrections throughout.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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The Benefactors
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 12. Pima Mythology - Coyote and the Turkeys/The Benefactors) (1927) , 1 page(s)
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology citing William Blackwater. This myth makes reference to Coyote, hunting, Mountain Lion.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 12. Pima Mythology - Coyote and the Turkeys/The Benefactors) (1927) , 1 page(s)
Description
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology citing William Blackwater. This myth makes reference to Coyote, hunting, Mountain Lion.
Date Written / Recorded
1927
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
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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Bird quest
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
This undated, hand-written field note on the Zuni is a citation for Mission Luiseno J17, 185 DuBois.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Description
This undated, hand-written field note on the Zuni is a citation for Mission Luiseno J17, 185 DuBois.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Bird search
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
This undated, hand-written note on the Zuni cites: Uintah Utes J 14, 254.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Description
This undated, hand-written note on the Zuni cites: Uintah Utes J 14, 254.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Bird-snarer
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
An undated half-page, typed and hand-written, headed "Bird-snarer," contains bibliographical references to common myth themes and figures, including Spider Old Woman, as told by the Zuni, Hopi, Cochiti and other people.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Description
An undated half-page, typed and hand-written, headed "Bird-snarer," contains bibliographical references to common myth themes and figures, including Spider Old Woman, as told by the Zuni, Hopi, Cochiti and other people.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Hopi, Western Keres, Zuni, Southern Tiwa
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Birth in fall from sky
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
This undated, hand-written note on the Zuni briefly describes a myth in which a woman falls from the sky and dies, but her twin children live.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Description
This undated, hand-written note on the Zuni briefly describes a myth in which a woman falls from the sky and dies, but her twin children live.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Birth San Carlos
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Brief, hand-written notes contain bibliographical references to birth myths of the Zuni, San Carlos and other tribes. They are written on a partial sheet addressed on the back to Ruth F. Benedict.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Description
Brief, hand-written notes contain bibliographical references to birth myths of the Zuni, San Carlos and other tribes. They are written on a partial sheet addressed on the back to Ruth F. Benedict.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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bisi's dead
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Two pages of handwritten notes documenting references and details concerning a youth receiving advice from Badger.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Description
Two pages of handwritten notes documenting references and details concerning a youth receiving advice from Badger.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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