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Badger Wives
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1930) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten note on index card cites Edward Sapir, 'Texts of the Kaibab Paiutes and Uintah Utes,' No. 13, 'The Badger People Wage War Against Wolf and Coyote': Coyote drives deer for his companions Wolf and Panther. Coyote kills two fawns; Wolf and Panther kill two bucks. Wives of the Badger People see a campfire…
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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) (1930) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten note on index card cites Edward Sapir, 'Texts of the Kaibab Paiutes and Uintah Utes,' No. 13, 'The Badger People Wage War Against Wolf and Coyote': Coyote drives deer for his companions Wolf and Panther. Coyote kills two fawns; Wolf and Panther kill two bucks. Wives of the Badger People see a campfire in the distance and go to it. Coyote takes them as his wives. Badger people declare war. Coyote sends back the wives, who give birth…
Handwritten note on index card cites Edward Sapir, 'Texts of the Kaibab Paiutes and Uintah Utes,' No. 13, 'The Badger People Wage War Against Wolf and Coyote': Coyote drives deer for his companions Wolf and Panther. Coyote kills two fawns; Wolf and Panther kill two bucks. Wives of the Badger People see a campfire in the distance and go to it. Coyote takes them as his wives. Badger people declare war. Coyote sends back the wives, who give birth to children along the way. Bluejay People urge a fight with bows and arrows; Coyote is killed. Wolf and Panther fight Bluejays, then return home. While walking someone tilts the bow stuck through Coyote's anus and he rises, saying he must have been sleeping. Undated.
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Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Southern Paiute, Ute
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Bag Protection
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 "Bag protection," contains bibliographical references to a common myth theme of taking refuge in a sack and being pelted with stones, as told by the Isleta and Laguna 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 "Bag protection," contains bibliographical references to a common myth theme of taking refuge in a sack and being pelted with stones, as told by the Isleta and Laguna 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, Western Keres, Southern Tiwa
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Bag Protector
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 Bag Protector, 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)
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Two handwritten note cards with the header Bag Protector, 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
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Bagobo
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) , 4 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of two lined note cards, titled "Bagobo," contain information re: "Bagobo Myths," Laura Watson Benedict, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 26, pp. 13-63. Items noted: Dying god, Old woman giantess, Monkey and the Tortoise, gold and silver.
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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) , 4 page(s)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of two lined note cards, titled "Bagobo," contain information re: "Bagobo Myths," Laura Watson Benedict, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 26, pp. 13-63. Items noted: Dying god, Old woman giantess, Monkey and the Tortoise, gold and silver.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Topic / Theme
Bagobo
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Baking Bread, Pueblo of Tesuque, N.M.
written by Fred Harvey Company, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 5. Southwest Notes) (Detroit, MI: Detroit Publishing, 1916), 1 page(s)
A picture postcard depicts a woman holding a long, wooden spatula, with which she is placing a flat, round piece of bread into a hemispherical, clay, outdoor oven in front of an open, wood-and-stone shelter. She is wearing a red headscarf with a floral design; a brown skirt and bib with white stripes; and a green…
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written by Fred Harvey Company, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 5. Southwest Notes) (Detroit, MI: Detroit Publishing, 1916), 1 page(s)
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A picture postcard depicts a woman holding a long, wooden spatula, with which she is placing a flat, round piece of bread into a hemispherical, clay, outdoor oven in front of an open, wood-and-stone shelter. She is wearing a red headscarf with a floral design; a brown skirt and bib with white stripes; and a green blouse with white dots. A caption at the bottom reads, 'H-2414. Baking Bread, Pueblo of Tesuque, N.M.' The obverse is not shown. The…
A picture postcard depicts a woman holding a long, wooden spatula, with which she is placing a flat, round piece of bread into a hemispherical, clay, outdoor oven in front of an open, wood-and-stone shelter. She is wearing a red headscarf with a floral design; a brown skirt and bib with white stripes; and a green blouse with white dots. A caption at the bottom reads, 'H-2414. Baking Bread, Pueblo of Tesuque, N.M.' The obverse is not shown. The card is one of a series of American Indian scenes put out by the Fred Harvey Company.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Author / Creator
Fred Harvey Company
Date Published / Released
1916
Publisher
Detroit Publishing
Topic / Theme
Tewa
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Barnard College, Anthropology 3 Essay Questions, January 1923
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (January 1923) , 1 page(s)
Date: ??.1.23. Place: New York, NY. A typewritten page headed "Barnard College" contains six essay questions for a test in the "Anthropology 3" class.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (January 1923) , 1 page(s)
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Date: ??.1.23. Place: New York, NY. A typewritten page headed "Barnard College" contains six essay questions for a test in the "Anthropology 3" class.
Date Written / Recorded
January 1923, 1923
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Cultural anthropology
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Bashful Groom Stories
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 Zuni bashful groom stories cite Edward L. Handy, 'Zuni Tales' ('Journal of American Folklore,' Vol. 31), p. 451. Subjects include: double entendres, kitten scratches, salt jug stuck on head. 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 notes on Zuni bashful groom stories cite Edward L. Handy, 'Zuni Tales' ('Journal of American Folklore,' Vol. 31), p. 451. Subjects include: double entendres, kitten scratches, salt jug stuck on head. 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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Bat -- Descent by Aid of Bat
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 "Bat -- Descent by Aid of Bat," contain information about a myth of the Ute Indians as related in "Ute Tales," A. L. Kroeber, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 14, p. 272. In this story, Bat rescues Duck, who was tricked onto a ledge by…
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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 "Bat -- Descent by Aid of Bat," contain information about a myth of the Ute Indians as related in "Ute Tales," A. L. Kroeber, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 14, p. 272. In this story, Bat rescues Duck, who was tricked onto a ledge by Coyote.
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
Ute
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Bat Gets Intercourse
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten note mentions 'Cheat Bridegroom,' Moapa, and a woman who removes her clothes to lure a bat for intercourse. 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) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten note mentions 'Cheat Bridegroom,' Moapa, and a woman who removes her clothes to lure a bat for intercourse. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
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Bat --- loses the feather
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 note cites: Origins of small birds; Zuni - Cushing 90; Jic. AA11, 207 - pays bat for descent from Eagle-cliff by feathers wh. are stolen by small birds.
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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 undated, hand-written note cites: Origins of small birds; Zuni - Cushing 90; Jic. AA11, 207 - pays bat for descent from Eagle-cliff by feathers wh. are stolen by small birds.
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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