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Skeleton Pursuit
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 2 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of Smithsonian Institution: Bureau of American Ethnology letterhead, titled "Skeleton pursuit," contain information about myths of the Hopi, Isleta [Southern Tiwa], Zuni, Moapa [Southern Paiute], and Cochiti Indians using this theme. Brief citations a...
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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) , 2 page(s)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of Smithsonian Institution: Bureau of American Ethnology letterhead, titled "Skeleton pursuit," contain information about myths of the Hopi, Isleta [Southern Tiwa], Zuni, Moapa [Southern Paiute], and Cochiti Indians using this theme. Brief citations are given, with some in manuscript. In the Hopi tale, an unfaithful wife is killed by her husband. In the Isleta and Zuni myths, a scalp...
These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of Smithsonian Institution: Bureau of American Ethnology letterhead, titled "Skeleton pursuit," contain information about myths of the Hopi, Isleta [Southern Tiwa], Zuni, Moapa [Southern Paiute], and Cochiti Indians using this theme. Brief citations are given, with some in manuscript. In the Hopi tale, an unfaithful wife is killed by her husband. In the Isleta and Zuni myths, a scalped woman dances a scalp dance. The Moapa myth has a wife pursuing her escaping husband, and the Cochiti myth is about an escape from a witch maiden.
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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
Cochiti, Southern Paiute, Zuni, Southern Tiwa, Hopi
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Sketch of Death and Burial Practices
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 13. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Pencil sketch labeled Death + Funeral, Chap. XVII, p. 78. Fig. 301. Sketch shows figures dying in huts and figures around a body laying on a bed of fire.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 13. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Pencil sketch labeled Death + Funeral, Chap. XVII, p. 78. Fig. 301. Sketch shows figures dying in huts and figures around a body laying on a bed of fire.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Burial customs
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Sketch of Kwakiutl Village Xumtaspi
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Pencil sketch of the Kwakiutl Village Xumtaspi and shoreline with canoes tied to the shore and two people sitting on a dock looking toward the village.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Pencil sketch of the Kwakiutl Village Xumtaspi and shoreline with canoes tied to the shore and two people sitting on a dock looking toward the village.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
American Indian communities, Kwakiutl
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Sketch of Men Attacking Larger Tied Down Man
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 13. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Pencil sketch on unlined paper of a large man tied down by his feet, hands and head and three smaller men attacking him with spears.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 13. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Pencil sketch on unlined paper of a large man tied down by his feet, hands and head and three smaller men attacking him with spears.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Sketch of Northwest Indian Motif
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Pencil sketch of a creature lying on its back with its clawed paws in the air.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Pencil sketch of a creature lying on its back with its clawed paws in the air.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Sketch of Northwest Indian Motifs
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Sketch of design including creatures and a small person wearing a hat.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Description
Sketch of design including creatures and a small person wearing a hat.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Sketch of Northwest Indian Motifs
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Colored pencil sketch of a design of a creature on its back and a larger version of the same creature in a circle with the word Boston in the center.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Colored pencil sketch of a design of a creature on its back and a larger version of the same creature in a circle with the word Boston in the center.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Sketch of Tlingit Dagger
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Sketch of a Tlingit dagger with a carved handle with Iron Dagger. British Museum. written underneath.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Sketch of a Tlingit dagger with a carved handle with Iron Dagger. British Museum. written underneath.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Weapons and ordnance, Tlingit
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Sketch of two totem poles
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Sketch of two totem poles with notes in indigenous language near different sections of each totem pole.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Sketch of two totem poles with notes in indigenous language near different sections of each totem pole.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Totem poles, American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Sketches of Nootka Weapons
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 3 page(s)
Handwritten notes regarding two attached sheets with sketches found in a manilla envelope; possibly for safe keeping. Drawings are of Nootka weapons and a faint crown sketch.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 14. Drawings) (1937) , 3 page(s)
Description
Handwritten notes regarding two attached sheets with sketches found in a manilla envelope; possibly for safe keeping. Drawings are of Nootka weapons and a faint crown sketch.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Weapons and ordnance, Nuu-chah-nulth
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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