Hunt, George: To Boas. 1916 Nov. 12
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Hunt, George: To Boas. 1916 Nov. 12 | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| recipient | Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 | ||
| creator | Hunt, George | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Received letter of October 30. Story sent by Boas for identification belongs to the "brother tribe" Nanaxula of the Ḵwikwa̱sutinuxw̱ , who used to live at Hada. The Me'mogg'ins brother tribe used to live at Gwadse. The brother tribe GEgElgem lived at XEkwekEm. And the brother tribe Ne!nElbaye lived at Xoxap!a. Explains the meaning of each villages' name. Story was told by Ts!oxts!aes. Gives background on his uncle who was a head chief, and that chief's wife who was taken slave for a period by the BellxwEla tribe to the north. Asks if Boas wants it translated into Kwak'wala. Sending translation of names found in story. | ||
| Language | English language (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Kwakwaka'wakw | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Kwakiutl Indians | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Kwikwasutinuxw | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Format | electronic resource | ||
| Extent | 1p | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1916 Nov. 12 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Franz Boas Papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.B61 | ||
| URL | http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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