Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Creator:

Leaf, Bill  Search this

Extent:

3 Pages

Culture:

Fox Indians  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Two partial English translations of Bill Leaf's Meskwaki (Fox) story of Wisahkeha (Wisakea). One is a free translation by Leo Walker, based on a reading of the syllabary by Austin Grant (Sauk). The translator of the second text is unidentified. The original Meskwaki text by Leaf is not present.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2767

Local Note:

Title changed from "Legend" 4/28/2014.

Topic:

Tricksters  Search this

Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this

Genre/Form:

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Citation:

Manuscript 2767, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2767

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2767