Northern Paiute Stories

Mss.Rec.147

Date: 1986 | Size: 1 reel(s)

Abstract

Three stories ("Mama Bear and the Two Deer," "The Story of Coyote," and "The Story of Coyote and his Brother Wolf,") told in Northern Paiute only by Arthur Manning and Lina Black. Recorded by Violeta Ramsay at Owyhee, Nevada in the summer in 1986.

Digital objects note

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Collection Information

Physical description

1 sound tape reel (40 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, quarter track, stereo ; 7 in.

1 sound tape reel (40 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, quarter track, stereo ; 7 in.

Provenance

Donated by Violeta Ramsay in 1987. This material was recorded with the assistance of a Phillips Fund grant.

Processing information

Collection digitized and cataloged by Brian Carpenter during the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded audio digitization project, 2008-2014.

Related material

Transcripts and related manuscript material are available in the Phillips Fund Collection (Mss.497.3.Am4).

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Sound recordings

Subject(s)

  • Northern Paiute Indians -- Folklore
  • Northern Paiute language


Detailed Inventory

 Audio Recordings
  
 Tape 1
  1 tape(s)
01-01 Ramsay, Violeta. Manning, Arthur.
Mama Bear and the Two Deer
198600:14:15

General physical description: 00:14:15


Geographic Name(s): Owyhee (Nev.)

Subject(s): Deer -- Folklore; Bears -- Folklore; Northern Paiute Indians -- Folklore; Northern Paiute language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21251

01-02 Ramsay, Violeta. Black, Lina.
The Story of Coyote
1987-0900:08:22

General physical description: 00:08:22


Geographic Name(s): Owyhee (Nev.)

Subject(s): Northern Paiute Indians -- Folklore; Northern Paiute language; Coyote (Legendary character) -- Legends

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21252

01-03 Ramsay, Violeta. Black, Lina.
The Story of Coyote and his Brother Wolf
1987-0900:17:05

General physical description: 00:17:05


Geographic Name(s): Owyhee (Nev.)

Subject(s): Coyote (Legendary character) -- Legends; Northern Paiute Indians -- Folklore; Northern Paiute language

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:21253