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Ichthyophobiabook chapter 1898 • Matthews, Washington
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
An interesting article on the Navaho fish taboo and its origin....The study of ethics among the lower racesbook chapter 1899 • Matthews, Washington
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This paper was read before the Tenth Annual Meeting of the American Folk-Lore Society at Columbia University, New York in 1898. The author believes that the safest way to discover the ethical notions of savages is by the study of their myths and trad...Serpent worship among the Navajosbook chapter 1898 • Matthews, Washington
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is a brief source on Navaho attitudes towards serpents and an analysis of an altar sand painting....Mythic dry-paintings of the Navajosbook chapter 1885 • Matthews, Washington
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is a brief description of some paintings and a valuable account of how the paintings are made....Navajo silversmithsbook chapter 1883 • Matthews, Washington
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is the earliest account on the Navajo silverwork craft. The author, an ethnologist who did many meticulous studies on various aspects of Navajo life, served as an assistant surgeon in the Army at Fort Wingate in Navajo country. In the course of ...