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bisi's dead
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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)
Two pages of handwritten notes documenting references and details concerning a youth receiving advice from Badger.
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Two pages of handwritten notes documenting references and details concerning a youth receiving advice from Badger.
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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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White Photograph of El Caracol, Chichen Itza, Yucatan
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
In an undated photo, a stone, pyramidal structure with steps in the lower portion, a rounded upper portion and a small, square enclosure at the top stands crumbling and covered in low overgrowth. A caption read, "The Caracol or Astronomical observatory."
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
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In an undated photo, a stone, pyramidal structure with steps in the lower portion, a rounded upper portion and a small, square enclosure at the top stands crumbling and covered in low overgrowth. A caption read, "The Caracol or Astronomical observatory."
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Topic / Theme
Archaeological sites, Yucatan Maya
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White  Photograph of El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Yucatan
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) , 2 page(s)
In an undated photo, a road leads toward a crumbling, stone pyramid with a square structure at its top. A caption reads, "El Castillo ... erected in honor of Maya God, Kukulcan."
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) , 2 page(s)
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In an undated photo, a road leads toward a crumbling, stone pyramid with a square structure at its top. A caption reads, "El Castillo ... erected in honor of Maya God, Kukulcan."
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Topic / Theme
Places of worship, Archaeological sites, Yucatan Maya
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White Photograph of Eskimo Man from Hudson Bay
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Figure of an Eskimo man in native clothing from the west coast of Hudson Bay.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Figure of an Eskimo man in native clothing from the west coast of Hudson Bay.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Topic / Theme
Inuit
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Black and White Photograph of Eskimo Woman from Hudson Bay
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) , 1 page(s)
Figure of an Eskimo woman in native clothing from the west coast of Hudson Bay.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) , 1 page(s)
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Figure of an Eskimo woman in native clothing from the west coast of Hudson Bay.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Topic / Theme
Inuit
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White Photograph of Facade of the Temple of Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
In an undated photo, a stone wall contains carved figures, including a central human figure carved in full relief, surrounded by a bas-relief design. A caption reads, "Note man's head in mouth of feathered serpent."
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
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In an undated photo, a stone wall contains carved figures, including a central human figure carved in full relief, surrounded by a bas-relief design. A caption reads, "Note man's head in mouth of feathered serpent."
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Places of worship, Yucatan Maya
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White Photograph of Feathered Serpent Columns in the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
In an undated photo, amid a crumbled structure, square stone columns support carved crosspieces, which in turn carry carved uprights at their extended ends. At their base lie carved animal heads with open jaws, and smaller animal figures standing upright on top of them. A caption reads, "Feathered-serpent columns…
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
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In an undated photo, amid a crumbled structure, square stone columns support carved crosspieces, which in turn carry carved uprights at their extended ends. At their base lie carved animal heads with open jaws, and smaller animal figures standing upright on top of them. A caption reads, "Feathered-serpent columns dividing the portal of the Temple of the Warriors into a triple entrance."
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Topic / Theme
Places of worship, Archaeological sites, Yucatan Maya
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White Photograph of Frieze on the Pyramid Base of the Temple of Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
In an undated photo, animal figures are carved in a horizontal line on the side of a building.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
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In an undated photo, animal figures are carved in a horizontal line on the side of a building.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Topic / Theme
Yucatan Maya
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Black and White Photograph of Maori Boys in a Canoe
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]), in The Weekly News, Christmas Number, October 18, 1937, p. 37 (1937), 1 page(s)
Black and white photograph pasted onto a piece of paper with hand drawn borders around the picture and dated October 18, 1937. The photograph is of Maori boys in a canoe on Lake Rotorua at the famous North Island Thermal Resort.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]), in The Weekly News, Christmas Number, October 18, 1937, p. 37 (1937), 1 page(s)
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Black and white photograph pasted onto a piece of paper with hand drawn borders around the picture and dated October 18, 1937. The photograph is of Maori boys in a canoe on Lake Rotorua at the famous North Island Thermal Resort.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Date Published / Released
1937-10-18, 1937
Topic / Theme
Canoes and kayaks, Maori
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Black and White Photograph of One of the Altars in the Temple of the Tables, Chichen Itza, Yucatan
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
In an undated photo, four short, rounded, upright stones carved with stylized human figures support a thick, square, stone slab. A caption reads, "Front view of one of the tables or altars in Temple of the Tables, showing the Atlantean figures supporting them."
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937), Carnegie Institution of Washington , 2 page(s)
Description
In an undated photo, four short, rounded, upright stones carved with stylized human figures support a thick, square, stone slab. A caption reads, "Front view of one of the tables or altars in Temple of the Tables, showing the Atlantean figures supporting them."
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Topic / Theme
Places of worship, Archaeological sites, Yucatan Maya
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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