Bella Bella Texts / Franz Boas
1969, Facsimile Edition. New York : AMS Press. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #433273
Contents; Frontmatter -- EXPLANATION OF ALPHABET USED IN RENDERING INDIAN SOUNDS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE MINK -- MINK AND THE CRAB-WOMEN -- THE DEER OBTAINS THE FIRE -- THE RAVEN AND THE FISHERMAN -- RAVEN AND THE THUNDERBIRD -- RAVEN AND HIS SISTERS -- RAVEN CREATES THE SALMON -- THE WORLD IS BURNT -- RAVEN AND SQUIRREL -- RAVEN AND SQUIRREL -- Tsl mq l qs -- Ts! mq l qs -- Bax. akw 'lanuxus w -- Bax.bakw 'lanuxus wa -- Baxubakwa'lanuxus wa y -- WREN AND GRIZZLY BEAR -- A'sdas -- Kuna' -- W 'walis -- The Jealous Brother -- Ts! n -- G. 'loyak n -- Q! ' q! -- War between the w 'k.! noxu and Hë' dzaqu -- War with the w 'k.! noxu -- An Attack by the Haida -- A Fight with the Haida -- Another Fight with the Haida -- A Hunting Trip -- A Fire in an Indian Camp -- Cat's Cradle -- H 'n ! k nas (Rivers Inlet and Kwakiutl) -- Vocabulary. Subjects; Indians of North America ; Folklore. Kwakiutl language ; Texts. Anthologies. Mythology. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Native American Languages. Kwakiutl Indians. Folklore North America.
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