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Transf[ormations]
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 an unlined note card, titled "Transf[ormations]," contain information about a myth as related in "Ute Tales," A. L. Kroeber, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 14, p. 276. The notes read, "Cedar wood used to be dangerous. Mother of two fawns had been killed by it. R[abb...
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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 an unlined note card, titled "Transf[ormations]," contain information about a myth as related in "Ute Tales," A. L. Kroeber, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 14, p. 276. The notes read, "Cedar wood used to be dangerous. Mother of two fawns had been killed by it. R[abbit] gets fawns to get for kindling and makes it 'safe'." Also noted: SW.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Ute
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Transformations
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten note cites George A. Dorsey, 'Traditions of the Osage' in 'Field Museum Anthropological Series,' Vol. 7, on lice that turned into mountain lions and killed Old Cheat (p. 33) and clay balls that turned into a mountain lion and a wild cat (p. 35). Also mentions Ute, Owl's Widow, arrows with lice on them,...
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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) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten note cites George A. Dorsey, 'Traditions of the Osage' in 'Field Museum Anthropological Series,' Vol. 7, on lice that turned into mountain lions and killed Old Cheat (p. 33) and clay balls that turned into a mountain lion and a wild cat (p. 35). Also mentions Ute, Owl's Widow, arrows with lice on them, and Coyote's horses. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Osage, Ute
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Transformations by Pulling
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)
Handwritten notes on a lined note card titled "Transformations by pulling," listing American Indian folk tales using this plot element. The tribes listed include the Navajo, Apache, and Tewa. Citations are given, including one for "Tewa Tales," Elsie Clews Parsons, Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. 1...
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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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Handwritten notes on a lined note card titled "Transformations by pulling," listing American Indian folk tales using this plot element. The tribes listed include the Navajo, Apache, and Tewa. Citations are given, including one for "Tewa Tales," Elsie Clews Parsons, Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. 19, p. 259. In this story, a very dirty, homeless boy receives a bath from Spider Grandmother. She cleans him, spits medicine into the b...
Handwritten notes on a lined note card titled "Transformations by pulling," listing American Indian folk tales using this plot element. The tribes listed include the Navajo, Apache, and Tewa. Citations are given, including one for "Tewa Tales," Elsie Clews Parsons, Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Vol. 19, p. 259. In this story, a very dirty, homeless boy receives a bath from Spider Grandmother. She cleans him, spits medicine into the bathwater, and pulls his hair to make it long. He is transformed into a "good-looking boy." Undated.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Tewa, Apaches, Navajo
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Transformations by Rolling Hoop
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten and typewritten notes compare Laguna, Isleta, Navajo, Tewa, and Zuni transformation myths.
Laguna keywords include: rainbow, Witches Noah's Ark, hermaphrodite, coyote, snake, revenge, water jars. Sources: Laguna C 197, 205; Boas.
Isleta keywords include: scorned witch maidens, game, coyote, medicine m...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten and typewritten notes compare Laguna, Isleta, Navajo, Tewa, and Zuni transformation myths.
Laguna keywords include: rainbow, Witches Noah's Ark, hermaphrodite, coyote, snake, revenge, water jars. Sources: Laguna C 197, 205; Boas.
Isleta keywords include: scorned witch maidens, game, coyote, medicine men, snake, revenge, child captured by eagles; rolling sacred hoop. Sources: Charles F. Lummis, 'Pueblo Indian Folk-Tales,' 132, 256.
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Handwritten and typewritten notes compare Laguna, Isleta, Navajo, Tewa, and Zuni transformation myths.Laguna keywords include: rainbow, Witches Noah's Ark, hermaphrodite, coyote, snake, revenge, water jars. Sources: Laguna C 197, 205; Boas.
Isleta keywords include: scorned witch maidens, game, coyote, medicine men, snake, revenge, child captured by eagles; rolling sacred hoop. Sources: Charles F. Lummis, 'Pueblo Indian Folk-Tales,' 132, 256.
Navajo keywords include: storms, monsters, gods spin bowls, Water Sprinkler. Sources: Washington Matthews, 'Navaho Legends,' pp. 73, 108, 129, and Matthews, 'The Night Chant: A Navaho Ceremony' ('Memoirs of the American Natural History Museum,' Vol. 6).
Tewa keywords include: Wolf Boy, Dove Boy, coyote, rings. Sources: None given.
Zuni keywords include: pass through hoop, power of invisibility. Sources: Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales,' p. 15
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Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Zuni, Tewa, Navajo, Southern Tiwa, Western Keres
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Transformations, Culture Hero
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten notes compare Omaha and Jicarilla myths about transformations. Omaha keywords: Rabbit, cannibal black bears, insects. Source: James Dorsey, 'The Ȼegiha Language' ('Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 6), p. 20. Jicarilla keywords: Naiyenesgani departs, yucca for Indians, sheep and cattle...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten notes compare Omaha and Jicarilla myths about transformations. Omaha keywords: Rabbit, cannibal black bears, insects. Source: James Dorsey, 'The Ȼegiha Language' ('Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 6), p. 20. Jicarilla keywords: Naiyenesgani departs, yucca for Indians, sheep and cattle for Mexicans. Source: Pliny Earle Goddard, 'Jicarilla Apache Texts' ('Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History,...
Handwritten notes compare Omaha and Jicarilla myths about transformations. Omaha keywords: Rabbit, cannibal black bears, insects. Source: James Dorsey, 'The Ȼegiha Language' ('Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 6), p. 20. Jicarilla keywords: Naiyenesgani departs, yucca for Indians, sheep and cattle for Mexicans. Source: Pliny Earle Goddard, 'Jicarilla Apache Texts' ('Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 8), p. 205. Undated.
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Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Jicarilla, Omaha-Ponca
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Transformations -- Food Animals
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 an unlined note card, titled "Transformations -- Food Animals," contain information about folk tales based on this theme from the Zuni, Sia [Zia], Pima, Blackfoot, Thompson, Arikara, Caddo, and Arapaho cultures. Brief citations are given, including one for "Cheyenne Tal...
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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 an unlined note card, titled "Transformations -- Food Animals," contain information about folk tales based on this theme from the Zuni, Sia [Zia], Pima, Blackfoot, Thompson, Arikara, Caddo, and Arapaho cultures. Brief citations are given, including one for "Cheyenne Tales," A. L. Kroeber, Journal of American Folklore,
Vol. 13, p. 165. Some items noted: Dom[esticated] animals were cannibals; Found horse...
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Transformations -- Food Animals," contain information about folk tales based on this theme from the Zuni, Sia [Zia], Pima, Blackfoot, Thompson, Arikara, Caddo, and Arapaho cultures. Brief citations are given, including one for "Cheyenne Tales," A. L. Kroeber, Journal of American Folklore,
Vol. 13, p. 165. Some items noted: Dom[esticated] animals were cannibals; Found horses in one camp, mules in another; Cannibal antelope, eats vegetation now; Coyote races with buffalo; Horse and buffalo race, buffalo eaten.
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Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Cheyenne, Arapaho, Caddo, Arikara, Thompson, Blackfoot, Pima, Zia, Zuni
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Transformations - in Boiling Water
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten note mentions Shivits ('Wolf's Son and great wind); Tewa ('Dove Boy and Coyote' - twisted out of coyote skins in boiling water); and Zuni (Sun's hot breath = steam). Undated.
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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) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten note mentions Shivits ('Wolf's Son and great wind); Tewa ('Dove Boy and Coyote' - twisted out of coyote skins in boiling water); and Zuni (Sun's hot breath = steam). Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Zuni, Tewa, Southern Paiute
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Transformations - Mutual
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 contains information on: Gambler, Fox, transform.
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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)
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This undated, hand-written note on the Zuni contains information on: Gambler, Fox, transform.
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
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Transformer ...
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 an unlined note card, titled "Transformer ...." contain information about a myth of the Huron [Wyandot] Indians as related by [Horatio] Hale. Items noted: twin, children, woman, contest, supremacy, kill, deer, resus[citated].
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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 an unlined note card, titled "Transformer ...." contain information about a myth of the Huron [Wyandot] Indians as related by [Horatio] Hale. Items noted: twin, children, woman, contest, supremacy, kill, deer, resus[citated].
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Wyandot
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Transformers
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 handwritten note is titled "Transformers" and compares San Carlos (Western Apache), Sia (Zia), and Zuni tales of transformation. Included are citations by Pa 24, 66 and Cushing R13.389.
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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)
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This handwritten note is titled "Transformers" and compares San Carlos (Western Apache), Sia (Zia), and Zuni tales of transformation. Included are citations by Pa 24, 66 and Cushing R13.389.
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, Zia, Western Apache
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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