Hunt, George: To Boas. 1920 June 7

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TITLE INFORMATION
TitleHunt, George: To Boas. 1920 June 7
ASSOCIATED NAMES
recipientBoas, Franz, 1858-1942
creatorHunt, George
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
AbstractReceived letters of May 17 and 21. Sending pages 1789-1834 about a "full-blooded chief" who has seats Walas Kwagu'ł, MamalelegEm, Mamalilikula, LelEwagela, and Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w. Writing now about his sister, WālāsLālā. Notes that "in the book with the many illustrations ['The Social Organization and Secret Societies of the Kwakiutl Indians'] there are so many mistakes in the names of the masks and dishes." Mentions Curtis' photo of his wife. Mentions name of a seat.
LanguageEnglish language (eng)
Subject (lcsh) Kwakwaka'wakw
Subject (lcsh) Kwakiutl Indians
Subject (lcsh) Kwagu'ł
Subject (lcsh) Mamalilikala
Subject (lcsh) Dzawada'enuxw
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
TypeText
GenreCorrespondence
Formatelectronic resource
Extent1p
Digital Originreformatted digital
Reformatting Qualitypreservation
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Date Issued1920 June 7
PARENT COLLECTION
TitleFranz Boas Papers
Call NumberMss.B.B61
URLhttp://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
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