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MS 1149 Copy of a letter to Professor Baird and Major Powell

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Creator:
Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900  Search this
Addressee:
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887  Search this
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this
Annotator:
Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895  Search this
Extent:
23 Pages
Culture:
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Drawings
Maps
Date:
January 13, 1881
Scope and Contents:
Report on exploration of caves containing ceremonial paraphernalia, and request for assistance in further exploration and collecting. Refers to map and drawings which are not present with this copy. Map is in "Bureau of American Ethnology Correspondence-Letters Received 1/25/81" KTB, 1/30/85. [copy negative #83-112]. Added cover page carries title, "The Zunis." Pencil notation on cover in J.C. Pilling's hand reads, "Duplicate with drawings given Cushing, Oct. 25, '84."
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1149
Topic:
Archeology -- United States -- New Mexico  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Maps
Citation:
Manuscript 1149, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1149
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35dc0bcb1-b305-4a6d-baa7-a43d7855f882
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1149