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MS 7101 Navaho Field notes and draft manuscript on hunting and agriculture

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Creator:
Hill, W. W. (Willard Williams), 1902-1974  Search this
Informant:
Taa, Hastin  Search this
Thick Man  Search this
Yaja, Asta Tohitlini Alsai  Search this
Little Woman  Search this
Chilley, Chis  Search this
Sandoval, Chick  Search this
Moon, Ace  Search this
Bige, Atitsai  Search this
Interpreter's Son  Search this
Altsi, Hastin  Search this
The Little Man  Search this
Igai, Tsi  Search this
White Hair  Search this
Dine, Nakai  Search this
Navajo Jim  Search this
Bige, Neska  Search this
The Late Fat One's Son  Search this
Alpai, Beli  Search this
Roan Horse  Search this
Bige, Atszdi Yaze  Search this
The Late Little Smith's Son  Search this
Haiitsis, Hacke  Search this
Pulled Out of the Warrior  Search this
McKinley, Mary  Search this
Izkin, DEne  Search this
One That Killed a Man  Search this
Curley of Chin Lee  Search this
Extent:
820 Items (ca. 820 pages)
Culture:
DinĂ© (Navajo)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
June-July 1933
Scope and Contents:
Field notes, in typescript, largely concern hunting and agriculture but also concern to a greater and lesser extent subjects shown in cross references. The subjects are distributed throughout the manuscript. Informants were Hastin Taa (Thick Man), Asta Tohitlini Alsai Yaja (Little Woman), Chis Chilley, Chick Sandoval, Ace Moon, Atitsai Bige (Interpreter's Son), Hastin Altsi (The Little Man), Tsi Igai (White Hair), Nakai Dine (Navajo Jim), Neska Bige (The Late Fat One's Son), Beli Alpai (Roan Horse), Atszdi Yaze Bige (The Late Little Smith's Son), Hacke Haiitsis (Pulled Out of the Warrior), Mary McKinley, Dene Izkin (One That Killed a Man), and "Curley of Chin Lee."
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7101
Topic:
Agriculture -- Navaho  Search this
Hunting -- Navaho  Search this
Tools and implements -- Navaho  Search this
Clothing -- Navaho  Search this
Food preparation -- Navaho  Search this
Habitations and other structures -- Navaho  Search this
Rituals, formulas and ceremonies -- Navaho  Search this
War -- Navaho  Search this
Pottery -- Navaho  Search this
Basket making -- Navaho  Search this
Botany -- Navaho  Search this
Medicine -- Navaho  Search this
Masks -- Navaho  Search this
Crime and punishment -- Navaho  Search this
Education -- Navaho  Search this
Color and dyes -- Navaho  Search this
Art -- Navaho  Search this
Kinship -- Navaho  Search this
Tobacco -- Navaho  Search this
Pipes -- Navaho  Search this
Navaho  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 7101, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS7101
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw379a8bb78-ea6d-4047-8021-8c53d30e8023
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7101