article

Skokomish and other Coast Salish tales: part I

Research studies : a quarterly publication of Washington State University29 (1)Published In 1961 • Pages: 1-37

By: Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is part one of a three part classification and analysis of 38 myths and folktales collected through interviews with two Skokomish informants, Frank and Henry Allen (attribution: [FA], [HA]). It contains the introduction to the series, and stories number 1-5.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Mythology
Verbal arts
Ethnozoology
Ethnopsychology
General character of religion
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Southern Coast Salish
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
article
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
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1939-1940
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1939-1940
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
central-western Washington state, United States
NotesAdditional notes
William W. Elmendorf
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
88646854
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Southern Coast Salish Indians