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Bashful Groom Stories
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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)
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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Basket by Judy Augusta
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in Personal Collection of John Low, of Private Collection; photographed by John N. Low, fl. 2010 (2010) (Ann Arbor, MI: Privately Published), 1 page(s)
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in Personal Collection of John Low, of Private Collection; photographed by John N. Low, fl. 2010 (2010) (Ann Arbor, MI: Privately Published), 1 page(s)
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
John N. Low, fl. 2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Judy Augusta, fl. 1987
Topic / Theme
Women, Colonization, Empire, and Post Coloniality, Indigenous Women, Women in Post-Colonial Society, Social Movements and Indigenous Women, Potawatomi, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Basketmaker
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written by Doloros F. Meisterheim, fl. 1990, in Michael B. Williams Papers, of Personal Collection of the Williams/Daugherty Family (Personal Collection of the Williams/Daugherty Family, Dowagiac, Michigan) (Dowagiac, MI) (Dowagiac, MI: Privately Published, 1990), 1 page(s)
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written by Doloros F. Meisterheim, fl. 1990, in Michael B. Williams Papers, of Personal Collection of the Williams/Daugherty Family (Personal Collection of the Williams/Daugherty Family, Dowagiac, Michigan) (Dowagiac, MI) (Dowagiac, MI: Privately Published, 1990), 1 page(s)
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Brochure/Advertisement
Author / Creator
Doloros F. Meisterheim, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Indigenous Women, Social Movements and Indigenous Women, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Baskets by Agnes Rapp
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in Personal Collection of John Low, of Private Collection; photographed by John N. Low, fl. 2010 (2010) (Ann Arbor, MI: Privately Published), 1 page(s)
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in Personal Collection of John Low, of Private Collection; photographed by John N. Low, fl. 2010 (2010) (Ann Arbor, MI: Privately Published), 1 page(s)
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
John N. Low, fl. 2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Agnes Rapp, 1920-
Topic / Theme
Women, Colonization, Empire, and Post Coloniality, Indigenous Women, Women in Post-Colonial Society, Social Movements and Indigenous Women, Ottawa, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Bat -- Descent by Aid of Bat
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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)
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
Copyright Message
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Bat Gets Intercourse
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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)
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
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Bat --- loses the feather
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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)
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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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
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Bat Transp.
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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)
Handwritten notes cite Western Mono Tale 8 and include references to Owl's Widow story and Skunk's niece. 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 cite Western Mono Tale 8 and include references to Owl's Widow story and Skunk's niece. 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
Mono
Copyright Message
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A Beaked Quetzalcoatl: The Supreme God of Ancient Mexico
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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) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a…
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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) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
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Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a photo essay on the Spanish Civil War.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Periodical article
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Date Published / Released
1938-06-11, 1938
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Sculpture, Aztecs
Copyright Message
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Bear and Dear [Deer]
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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)
Handwritten citations - 'HBA's [H.B. Alexander?] list':

Nishinam - Stephen Powers, 'Tribes of California' in 'Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 3, p. 342.

Maidu - Roland B. Dixon, 'Maidu Myths' in 'Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 27, No. 9.

Kato - Pliny…

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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 citations - 'HBA's [H.B. Alexander?] list':

Nishinam - Stephen Powers, 'Tribes of California' in 'Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 3, p. 342.

Maidu - Roland B. Dixon, 'Maidu Myths' in 'Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 27, No. 9.

Kato - Pliny Earle Goddard, 'Kato Texts' in 'University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology,' Vol. 5, No. 17.

Handwritten citations - 'HBA's [H.B. Alexander?] list':

Nishinam - Stephen Powers, 'Tribes of California' in 'Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 3, p. 342.

Maidu - Roland B. Dixon, 'Maidu Myths' in 'Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 27, No. 9.

Kato - Pliny Earle Goddard, 'Kato Texts' in 'University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology,' Vol. 5, No. 17.

Miwok - C. Hart Merriam, 'The Dawn of the World,' pp. 103, 111.

Achomawi - A.L. Kroeber, 'Indian Myths of South Central California' in 'University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology,' Vol. 4, p. 180.

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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
Person Discussed
Alfred L. Kroeber, 1876-1960, C. Hart Merriam, 1855-1942, Pliny Earle Goddard, 1869-1928, Roland Burrage Dixon, 1875-1934, Stephen Powers, 1840-1904
Topic / Theme
Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, Kato, Nisenan
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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