Papago Music

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Papago Music

Entry/Object ID

L9999.143.198

Description

Papago Music, Bulletin 90. Papago music filled many purposes. There were songs connected with legends, used in the treatment of the sick, songs connected with ceremonies, war songs, songs related to athletic activities, dream songs, and much more. Included are 19 plates to supplement the text. There are also tables comparing Papago songs with the songs of other tribes, such as the Chippewa, Sioux, Ute, Mandan and Hidatsas. 248/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs/Tables

Collection

Harry L. George Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Music, Legends, Myths

Search Terms

Smithsonian Institution, Native American, Papago, Ceremonials, Sioux, Ute, Mandan, Ethnology, Oceti Sakowin

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin
Native American

Notes

The word, Sioux, is referenced in this book. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Book Details

Author

Smithsonian Institution

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1929

Call No.

BAE

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good