Creator:

Swan, James G., 1818-1900  Search this

Addressee:

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this

Extent:

18 Pages

2 Drawings

Culture:

Tlingit  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Drawings

Date:

January 15, 1881

Scope and Contents:

Description of mortuary customs of the Akaskan Indians on Prince of Wales Islands and Tongass, southwestern Alaska, and two drawings of which Swan was an eye witness during his cruise on the U. S. Revenue Steamer Oliver Wolcott in the summer of 1875.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2389

Topic:

Death and mortuary customs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Citation:

Manuscript 2389, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2389

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3133ea7a3-0a13-4a77-ba8d-c47177fd9d54

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2389