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Coyote imitates Rattlesnake
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 "Bungling Host - Coyote imitates Rattlesnake," contain bibliographical references to a common myth motif of mimicking a rattlesnake's tail or tongue, as told by tribes including the Hopi, Sia and Laguna.
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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 "Bungling Host - Coyote imitates Rattlesnake," contain bibliographical references to a common myth motif of mimicking a rattlesnake's tail or tongue, as told by tribes including the Hopi, Sia and Laguna.
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, Zia, Hopi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Coyote is pursued by Lion
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 13. Pima Mythology - Coyote Is Pursued By a Lion/The Crows Get New Feathers) (1927) , 2 page(s)
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology labeled Blackwater VI. This myth makes reference to turkeys, Coyote, Lion, the rain, a chip [small piece of wood].
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 13. Pima Mythology - Coyote Is Pursued By a Lion/The Crows Get New Feathers) (1927) , 2 page(s)
Description
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology labeled Blackwater VI. This myth makes reference to turkeys, Coyote, Lion, the rain, a chip [small piece of wood].
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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Coyote marries girls
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, typewritten half-page, headed "Coyote marries girls," contains bibliographical references to common myth themes including impersonation and unwilling union, as told by the Hopi, Tewa, Taos 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, typewritten half-page, headed "Coyote marries girls," contains bibliographical references to common myth themes including impersonation and unwilling union, as told by the Hopi, Tewa, Taos 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, Taos, Jemez, Hopi, Western Keres
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Coyote Marries the Hunter's Wives
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 14. Pima Mythology - Coyote Marries the Hunter's Wives) (1927) , 4 page(s)
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology labeled Blackwater IV. This myth makes reference to Coyote, hunter's head-dress, the Hunter's Wives, White Coyote, songs, Black Coyote, Pleiades.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 14. Pima Mythology - Coyote Marries the Hunter's Wives) (1927) , 4 page(s)
Description
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology labeled Blackwater IV. This myth makes reference to Coyote, hunter's head-dress, the Hunter's Wives, White Coyote, songs, Black Coyote, Pleiades.
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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Coyote Marries the Sister of the Prey Animals
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 "Coyote Marries the Sister of the Prey Animals," contains bibliographical references to a common myth theme, as told by the Zuni, Navajo, Nez Perce 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 "Coyote Marries the Sister of the Prey Animals," contains bibliographical references to a common myth theme, as told by the Zuni, Navajo, Nez Perce 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, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Coyote Rabbit Cycle
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 cites: Tar Baby, San Carlos Pa 24: 74; "Take my place" San Carlos Pa 24: 74; Falling sky, San Carlos Pa 24: 74;
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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 cites: Tar Baby, San Carlos Pa 24: 74; "Take my place" San Carlos Pa 24: 74; Falling sky, San Carlos Pa 24: 74;
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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Coyote spills his Song and tries to take revenge
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 "Coyote spills his Song and tries to take revenge" contain references from Parsons, Cushing, Gunn, et al. to common myth motifs of "losing" a song and being killed by sharp objects inside the body, as told by tribes including the Zuni, Hopi and Tewa.
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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 "Coyote spills his Song and tries to take revenge" contain references from Parsons, Cushing, Gunn, et al. to common myth motifs of "losing" a song and being killed by sharp objects inside the body, as told by tribes including the Zuni, Hopi and Tewa.
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, Acoma, Western Keres, Zuni, Tewa, Hopi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Coyote spills his water and fails in revenge
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 "Coyote spills his water and fails in revenge" contain references from Voth, Boas, Parsons, et al. to a common myth motif of spilling water due to the actions of a bird, as told by tribes including the Hopi and Laguna.
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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 "Coyote spills his water and fails in revenge" contain references from Voth, Boas, Parsons, et al. to a common myth motif of spilling water due to the actions of a bird, as told by tribes including the Hopi and Laguna.
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, Hopi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Coyote Theft from oven
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 handwritten note cards with the header Coyote Theft from Oven, with brief observations and references.
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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 handwritten note cards with the header Coyote Theft from Oven, with brief observations and references.
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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Creation
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 3 page(s)
Three undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Creation" contain bibliographical references from Boas, Stevenson et al. to common motifs in creation myths of certain tribes, including the Zuni and the Zia. Some incorporate the creation of Mexicans and whites in the myth.
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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) , 3 page(s)
Description
Three undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Creation" contain bibliographical references from Boas, Stevenson et al. to common motifs in creation myths of certain tribes, including the Zuni and the Zia. Some incorporate the creation of Mexicans and whites in the myth.
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 Keres
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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