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Four Omaha myths

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

sova.naa.ms4800_ref2070
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw330ee3f70-6c76-4cf5-8ac4-138851351d35
Local Numbers
NAA MS.4800: (3.2.1.1) [207]
Local Note
Old number 3708
typescript and autograph document
Other Title
The Brother, sister, and the Red bird
The Chief's son, Snake-woman, and the Thunders
Two-faces and the Brothers...told by Pacin-nanpaji
The adventures of Haxige: Pacin-nanpaji's version
Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Informant
Pacin-nanpaji
Collection Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Topic
Omaha Indians
Folklore
Language and languages -- Documentation
Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Informant
Pacin-nanpaji
Culture
Omaha
Indians of North America -- Great Plains
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MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers
MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers / Series 1: Siouan-Catawban / 1.3: Dhegiha / Four Omaha myths, in English
Sponsor
Creation of this finding aid was funded through support from the Arcadia Fund. Digitization and preparation of additional materials for online access has been funded also by the National Science Foundation under BCS Grant No. 1561167 and the Recovering Voices initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Extent
24 Pages
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Type
Archival materials
Pages
Collection Citation
Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Bibliography
Texts of these stories are printed in "The Cegiha Language," CNAE VI, Washington, D. C., 1890.
Scope and Contents
Contents: "The Brother, sister, and the Red Bird;" "The Chief's son, Snake-woman, and the Thunders;" "Two-faces and the Brothers...told by Pacin-nanpaji;" and "The adventures of Haxige: Pacin-nanpaji's version."
Collection Restrictions
The James O. Dorsey Papers are open for research. Access to the James O. Dorsey Papers requires an appointment
NAA.MS4800_ref2070
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw330ee3f70-6c76-4cf5-8ac4-138851351d35
NAA.MS4800
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1629288015215-1629288015703-0

  • MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers

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