Book
Cherokee dance and drama
University of Oklahoma Press • 163 • Published In 1983 • Pages: xxiv, 112
By: Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), Broom, Leonard, West Long, Will.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document, a second edition of a work originally published in 1951, describes in detail the surviving forms of dance and ritual as practiced among the Big Cove Cherokee at the Qualla Indian Reservation in North Carolina during the 1930s and 1940s. The authors note the greater preservation of Cherokee traditions at the Big Cove settlement due to its marginal geographical position within the Eastern Cherokee culture region. The Foreword to the new edition includes a discussion of the role of Cherokee native Will West Long as an informant and collaborator in this work and other studies of the Eastern Cherokee. Among other matters, the Introduction to the document relates the Stone Coat myth and its account of the origin of Cherokee dances and song formulas. The main body of the document is devoted to the repertory of dances among the Big Cove Cherokee, including discussions of the dances, dance songs, dance masks, dance instruments and other dance paraphernalia. The categories of dances examined include winter and summer dances, war dances, friendship dances and animal dances. In addition, this document includes a discussion of hunting song formulas and associated beliefs and practices.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Hunting and trapping
- Animal by-products
- Tillage
- Representative art
- Music
- Dance
- Magic
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cherokee
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Gerald Reid ; John Beierle ; 1987
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1913-1944
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1944
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Big Cove, Qualla Indian Reservation, North Carolina, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Frank G. Speck and Leonard Broom in collaboration with Will West Long
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 105) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83047839
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians