Name/Title
Ishi's Tale of LizardEntry/Object ID
L9999.999.1669Description
Ishi's Tale of Lizard is the translation of stories told by Ishi, the last member of the Yahi tribe of California, who came out of hiding in August 1911. He recited these stories in his own language to the anthropologists he worked with in San Francisco. The tale in this book about Lizard, the hero, is as true as is possible to the words Ishi used.
It tells of the daily life as he had lived it with his tribe.
29/Softbound/IllustrationsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Legends, StorytellingSearch Terms
Ethnology, Native American, IshiBook Details
Author
Hinton, Leanne,TranslatorPlace Published
City
New York CityState/Province
New YorkDate Published
1992Call No.
Ethnology HIISBN
1-890771-32-5LCCN
92-6744Notes
Copy No.: 1