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Ambiguous Tracks
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)
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Ambiguous tracks" (with the original title "Creation" crossed out) contain information about Shivwits [Southern Paiute] and Quiche' [K'iche'] myths using this theme. Also noted: Theft of fire, primordial, water.
myths using this theme....
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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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These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Ambiguous tracks" (with the original title "Creation" crossed out) contain information about Shivwits [Southern Paiute] and Quiche' [K'iche'] myths using this theme. Also noted: Theft of fire, primordial, water.
myths using this theme. Also noted: v. Theft of fire,
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
K'iche', Southern Paiute
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Ambiguous Tracks
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 note reads 'In Sk. pursuit Zuni St[?], 23, 50.' [Possible reference to Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales.'] Undated.
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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 note reads 'In Sk. pursuit Zuni St[?], 23, 50.' [Possible reference to Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales.'] 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
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Ambiguous Tracks
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 "Ambiguous tracks," contain information about Zuni and Kaibab [Southern Paiute] myths using this theme. A citation is given for "Zuñi Indians," Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 23, p. 50. In t...
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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 "Ambiguous tracks," contain information about Zuni and Kaibab [Southern Paiute] myths using this theme. A citation is given for "Zuñi Indians," Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 23, p. 50. In this myth, the tracks of a bird lead to establishment of fasting practices for priests during war. The Kaibab myth is titled "Theft of F...
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Ambiguous tracks," contain information about Zuni and Kaibab [Southern Paiute] myths using this theme. A citation is given for "Zuñi Indians," Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 23, p. 50. In this myth, the tracks of a bird lead to establishment of fasting practices for priests during war. The Kaibab myth is titled "Theft of Fire," and involves the roadrunner.
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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
Southern Paiute, Zuni
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Ambivalence
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 list: Shuswap - cannibal g.s. [guardian spirit]; Lillooet; Tlingit - g.s. kills; Dakota - [prostitute?] dream; Arapaho - doctoring beneficial; Col. - adolescent girl always unclean but not always malevolent; Cheyenne - story of man made blind; Haida - power, girl. Partial citations. Undated.
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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 list: Shuswap - cannibal g.s. [guardian spirit]; Lillooet; Tlingit - g.s. kills; Dakota - [prostitute?] dream; Arapaho - doctoring beneficial; Col. - adolescent girl always unclean but not always malevolent; Cheyenne - story of man made blind; Haida - power, girl. Partial citations. 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
Haida, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Dakota, Lillooet, Shuswap, Tlingit
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Amerind Religion
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians has information on: religion as a cultural trait, "learned" values, and participation.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
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This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians has information on: religion as a cultural trait, "learned" values, and participation.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religion, American Indians
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Amerind Religion
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians is an outline discussing religion and the Indian and has information on common elements of visions. At the bottom of the second page, inverted, is a quote attributed to Boas regarding "the light shed upon the fundamental values of...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
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This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians is an outline discussing religion and the Indian and has information on common elements of visions. At the bottom of the second page, inverted, is a quote attributed to Boas regarding "the light shed upon the fundamental values of culture."
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religion, American Indians
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Amor and Psyche
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 "Amor and Psyche," contain information about a myth in which the sun has a secret lover. A brief citation is noted.
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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 "Amor and Psyche," contain information about a myth in which the sun has a secret lover. A brief citation is noted.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
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Amour and Psyche
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 "Amour and Psyche," contain information about folk tales using this theme. A citation is given for "Jicarilla Apache Texts," Pliny Earle Goddard, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 8, p. 235. In this story...
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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 "Amour and Psyche," contain information about folk tales using this theme. A citation is given for "Jicarilla Apache Texts," Pliny Earle Goddard, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 8, p. 235. In this story, Mosquito gets married but only visits his wife at night. He goes hunting but only brings back blood. Finally she uncovers his face wh...
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Amour and Psyche," contain information about folk tales using this theme. A citation is given for "Jicarilla Apache Texts," Pliny Earle Goddard, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 8, p. 235. In this story, Mosquito gets married but only visits his wife at night. He goes hunting but only brings back blood. Finally she uncovers his face while he is sleeping. She takes down the tent and deserts him. Another citation is given for "Four Mexican-Spanish Fairy-Tales from Azqueltán, Jalisco," J. Alden Mason, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 196. In this story, a soldier sees a maiden while he is sleeping. He lights a candle, spills wax on the floor, and she disappears. He sets out to find her.
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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
Tepecano, Jicarilla
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Amulet
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 undate, hand-written note on the Zuni is a brief citation: Gives piece of body as amulet; Hopi 55 - water serpent, "to rub with paint for ba'hos" - 59.
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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 undate, hand-written note on the Zuni is a brief citation: Gives piece of body as amulet; Hopi 55 - water serpent, "to rub with paint for ba'hos" - 59.
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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Animal
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 unlined note card titled "Animal ..." Also noted: Bear, Crow, urged, bear skin, changed back in 4 stages. Citation included. 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) (1935) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten notes on unlined note card titled "Animal ..." Also noted: Bear, Crow, urged, bear skin, changed back in 4 stages. Citation included. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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