Field notebook 1886 #1

This is the first of four field notebooks Boas used on his first trip to British Columbia in 1886. This notebook covers September 18 to October 3, 1886. Includes vocabularies, texts, notes in German shorthand, and some sketches, relating to Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw (Kwagu'ł, ʼNa̱mǥis, Tłatła̱siḵwa̱...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
German
Tsimshian
Tlingit
Published: 1886
Subjects:
Kwakiutl Indians
Tlingit Indians
Heiltsuk Indians
Nuxalk Indians
Tsimshian Indians
Oowekeeno Indians
Wuikinuxv
Kwakwaka'wakw
British Columbia
tlingit
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/field-notebook-1886-1
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Summary:This is the first of four field notebooks Boas used on his first trip to British Columbia in 1886. This notebook covers September 18 to October 3, 1886. Includes vocabularies, texts, notes in German shorthand, and some sketches, relating to Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw (Kwagu'ł, ʼNa̱mǥis, Tłatła̱siḵwa̱la), Tsimshian, Bella Coola (Nuxalk), Oowekeeno (Wuikinuxv, "Wikano"), Tlingit, and Bella Bella (Heiltsuk) peoples. Recorded in part at Victoria, Nahwitti ("Newettee," Xwa̱mdasbeʼ), and elsewhere on Vancouver Island. This notebook contains Boas's very first notes on visiting Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw communities.

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