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Traditions of the Quinault Indians

[American Museum of Natural History]4Published In 1902 • Pages: 77-132

By: Farrand, Livingston, Kahnweiler, W. S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is a compilation of 17 Quinault folk stories and myths as related to Farrand by Bob Pope, a reknowm shaman and tribal leader. The translation is rendered in vivid prose and very entertaining.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Texts translated into english
Verbal arts
Humor
Mythology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Quinault
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
Northwest Coast and California
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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
Ian Skoggard; 1999
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1898
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1898
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Quinault Reservation, Washington, United States
NotesAdditional notes
By Livingston Farrand, assisted by W.S. Kahnweiler
Cover title
Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, vol. 2, pt.3.
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
11014263
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Quinault Indians/ Quinault Indians--Legends