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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)
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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
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Coyote Kills His Own Child
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 an unlined note card, reading "Coyote kills his own child instead of the turkey." Includes citations for Jicarilla and Pawnee versions of the story. 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 an unlined note card, reading "Coyote kills his own child instead of the turkey." Includes citations for Jicarilla and Pawnee versions of the story. Undated.
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
Jicarilla, Pawnee
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Coyote - Magic Ladder
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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Laguna - 'Borrowed Feathers': Blackbirds to get Coyote's juniper berries - of sunflower stems.
Cites Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales,' pp. 28, 138: ladder of flags to land of the dead; mortals can't descend; Orpheus. P. 164: ladder of giant rushes for Sun descent on mountain of water…
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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 notes on
Handwritten notes on Laguna - 'Borrowed Feathers': Blackbirds to get Coyote's juniper berries - of sunflower stems.
Cites Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales,' pp. 28, 138: ladder of flags to land of the dead; mortals can't descend; Orpheus. P. 164: ladder of giant rushes for Sun descent on mountain of water.
Cites H.R. Voth, 'Traditions of the Hopi' in 'Field Columbian Museum Anthropological Series,' Vol. 8, p. 162: Descent from…
Laguna - 'Borrowed Feathers': Blackbirds to get Coyote's juniper berries - of sunflower stems.
Cites Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales,' pp. 28, 138: ladder of flags to land of the dead; mortals can't descend; Orpheus. P. 164: ladder of giant rushes for Sun descent on mountain of water.
Cites H.R. Voth, 'Traditions of the Hopi' in 'Field Columbian Museum Anthropological Series,' Vol. 8, p. 162: Descent from cliff by ladder made by Wren of her feathers (man stolen by Eagles).
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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
Hopi, Zuni, Western Keres
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Coyote Marries Girls
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 notes on various Coyote myths. No citations given. (1)Tewa: 'Cloud Boys and Coyote' (punishment of scornful maidens, Coyote sleeps between them), 'Dove Boy and Coyote' (two girls, father's wives). (2)Hopi: Coyote impersonates Rain god. (3)Cochiti (Boas): Three blue coyotes born of scornful maiden. (4…
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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 notes on various Coyote myths. No citations given. (1)Tewa: 'Cloud Boys and Coyote' (punishment of scornful maidens, Coyote sleeps between them), 'Dove Boy and Coyote' (two girls, father's wives). (2)Hopi: Coyote impersonates Rain god. (3)Cochiti (Boas): Three blue coyotes born of scornful maiden. (4)Taos: Scabby fox. (5)Laguna: [illegible] youth. 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
Western Keres, Taos, Cochiti, Hopi, Tewa
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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)
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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
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Coyote [Marries] [Sister] of Prey Animals
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 detailed, handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Coyote [marries] [sister] of prey animals" (with "Bear woman" and "Coyote wins a wife" as previous titles but crossed out), contain information about myths of the Navajo, Zuni, and Nez Perce tribes. In the Navajo tale, the sister…
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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 detailed, handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Coyote [marries] [sister] of prey animals" (with "Bear woman" and "Coyote wins a wife" as previous titles but crossed out), contain information about myths of the Navajo, Zuni, and Nez Perce tribes. In the Navajo tale, the sister has eleven divine brothers, and Coyote has to undergo many tests. One of the Zuni myths is related from "Zuñi Tales," Edward L. Handy,…
These detailed, handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Coyote [marries] [sister] of prey animals" (with "Bear woman" and "Coyote wins a wife" as previous titles but crossed out), contain information about myths of the Navajo, Zuni, and Nez Perce tribes. In the Navajo tale, the sister has eleven divine brothers, and Coyote has to undergo many tests. One of the Zuni myths is related from "Zuñi Tales," Edward L. Handy, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 31, p. 458. In this story, Coyote tries to take a mountain lion for his wife. An additional reference is to "Myths of the Nez Percé Indians: II," Herbert J. Spinden, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 21, p. 149. In this story the girl is the sister of five geese brothers.
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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
Nez Perce, Zuni, Navajo
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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Coyote: Origin of Gambling
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 a lined note card, titled "Coyote -- Origin of Gambling," contain information about a Pima myth as related in "The Pima Indians," Frank Russell, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 26, p. 231. In this story, Yellow Coyote and Sandy Coyote bet beans…
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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 a lined note card, titled "Coyote -- Origin of Gambling," contain information about a Pima myth as related in "The Pima Indians," Frank Russell, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 26, p. 231. In this story, Yellow Coyote and Sandy Coyote bet beans so that they will not sleep so soon.
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
Pima
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Coyote -- Passing the Buck
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 "Coyote: Passing the buck," contain information about Isleta [Southern Tiwa], Navaho, and Acoma folk tales using this theme. The Isleta tale is related from "Pueblo Indian Folk-stories," Charles F. Lummis (1910), p. 106. 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 "Coyote: Passing the buck," contain information about Isleta [Southern Tiwa], Navaho, and Acoma folk tales using this theme. The Isleta tale is related from "Pueblo Indian Folk-stories," Charles F. Lummis (1910), p. 106. In this story, quails shave Coyote while he is sleeping. He digs for them but lets each go. He sends Rabbit, who abandons pursuit. The Acoma tale (crossed…
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Coyote: Passing the buck," contain information about Isleta [Southern Tiwa], Navaho, and Acoma folk tales using this theme. The Isleta tale is related from "Pueblo Indian Folk-stories," Charles F. Lummis (1910), p. 106. In this story, quails shave Coyote while he is sleeping. He digs for them but lets each go. He sends Rabbit, who abandons pursuit. The Acoma tale (crossed out, and noted as "not passing the buck, but [similar]") is from "Pueblo-Indian Folk-Tales, Probably of Spanish Provenience," Elsie Clews Parsons, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 31, pp. 227-228. Also noted at head of card: "Why I; why I," and "or Misleading Comment??"
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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
Acoma, Navajo, Southern Tiwa
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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