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Utah State University folklore collection

Western folklore18 • Published In 1959 • Pages: 107-120

By: Hendricks, King, Hansen, Ann, Dunn, Donald, Thompson, Grant, Reeves, Janis, Wright, Ila A., Tallsalt, Bert, Williams, Mary E..

Abstract
This is an uneven compendium of items collected by students in a folklore class. About half the text is devoted to oral traditions concerning folk medicine and cures. There are also two versions of a ghost story, instructions for weaving hair watch chains and making hair flowers, and three stories concerning Mormon-Indian relationships.
Subjects
Animal by-products
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Ornament
Verbal arts
Instigation of war
Bodily injuries
Medical therapy
culture
Mormons
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Types
Folklorist
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Eleanor C. Swanson ; Martin Malone ; 1978-1979
Field Date
1958
Coverage Date
1958
Coverage Place
Utah, United States
Notes
King Hendricks, Ann Hansen, Donald Dunn and Grant Thompson, Janis Reeves, Ila A. Wright, Bert Tallsalt, and Mary E. Williams
LCCN
44049420
LCSH
Mormons