MS 3860 Copies and originals of Seneca myths
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- NAA MS 3860
- Local Note
- Examined 1971 by Urszula Chodowiec (student of W. N. Fenton and Claude Levi-Strauss) and left with her notes attached in the 5 boxes.
- Other Title
- The Boy Cared for by a Bear
- The Man with the Panther-skin Coat
- Hi'-non' Ho-ha-waqk, i.e., The Son of Thunder
- The Vampire
- The Uncle and his Nephew
- A Hunter Persued by a Stone-Coat
- The Orphan
- The Potent Boy
- The Seven Maidens Making Wampum
- The Man who was aided by Ga-cyen-de-tha' (Fire-dragon)
- An Uncle and his Nephew
- Hi'-non' (Thunder) and the Rattlesnakes
- Hagowanen and O-the-gwen'-da' (Flint)
- Two Boys Carried Off by the Cheroki
- Uncle and Nephew
- Netyogwesuk
- A Woman's Bear Lover
- The Two Brothers
- Ga-na, The Seneca War CHief
- Twelve Brothers and their Uncle (Great-Head)
- The Woman who married the Great Snake
- Hat-hon-das (The Listener)
- On-gweq i-as (Man he eats) and his Brother
- The Man-eating Wife, the Old Woman and the Morning-Star
- Dhadyoendzadases and the Old Woman's Grandson
- Ga-no-gwi-o-eon, a war-chief
- Bloody-Hand Offered Food to the Animals
- The Horned-Snake and the Young Woman
- The Great Worm and Grandfather, Thunder
- The Senecas at War with the Cheroki
- An Owl Story
- A Young Man pursued by his Sister-in-law
- The Dry Village in the Flood
- Ha-tci-non-don, a Chief
- The Daughters of Owee Ye-gen-djiq (Swan Mother) and the Son of Doen-djo-wens
- The Woman turned into a Snake from eating too much Fish
- The Two Sisters Captured by the Cheroki
- The Man killed by three Hunters
- Grandmother and Grandson
- The Race between the Turtle and the Fox
- A Dead Man speaks out of the Fire, whereat his mother becomes a bear and pursues his murderer
- Da-gwa-no-en-yent and her husband
- Ho-da-den-on (Hodadeion)
- Bald eagle Sends Mud-turtle around the World
- The Grandmother and her Granddaughter
- Dzogeon and his Uncle
- Porcupine's Grandson and the Bear
- The Hatiwen-non-da-dye's (Thunders) rescue a woman from Antropophagi
- Sha-go-dyo-weq-go-wa
- The Murderous Crow
- Seneka Superstitions
- The Man who became a fish and a Nya-gwai-e-he'
- Charm broken by eating an Otter's heart
- The Squeezed heart and the Naked Dance
- The Poor Hunter and the Little Man
- The Owl and the Two Sisters
- The Battle With the Great Snake
- The Fox and the Rabbit
- Da-gwa-no-en-yent
- Ongwe i-as and his Brother Dagwano-en-yent
- Gen-non' sgwa' (Stone Coat)
- The Gen-non' s-gwa (Stone Coat)
- Medicine Men
- The Snake with two heads
- The Turtle and his forces on the warpath
- The Red people and the Senekas
- Seneka Ghost Story
- Seneka Witch Story
- Seneka Witchcraft
- The Two Brothers
- Hotho' (Cold)
- The Story of the Boy and the Chestnuts
- Gaq-ga and Sga-ge-diq
- The Man who married a Buffalo Woman
- Wishakon and his Grandfather Visit Plethoak
- Ha-den-the-ni and Ha'-ni-gon-gen-da-tha'
- Ho-di-on-skon'
- The Creation of Man
- The Great Bear and the Six Hunters, or the Great Dipper (Constellation).
- Collector
- Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906
- Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
- Topic
- Folklore -- Iroquois -- Seneca
- Language and languages -- Documentation
- Indians of North America -- Northeast
- Collector
- Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906
- Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
- Culture
- Iroquois
- Seneca
- Sponsor
- Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
- Extent
- 713 Pages
- Date
- undated
- Archival Repository
- National Anthropological Archives
- Identifier
- NAA.MS3860
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Pages
- Citation
- Manuscript 3860, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Existence and Location of Copies
- Digital surrogates are available online.
- Bibliography
- Probably mostly published in 32nd Annual Report, Bureau of American Ethnology.
- Scope and Contents
- Contents: Box 1 Unpublished material (pink slips show parts xeroxed for U. Chodowiec). Box 2 Published and unpublished material. Box 3 Published material (32 AR Bureau of American Ethnology). Box 4 Non Iroquois and miscellaneous material. Box 5 Material identified by Chodowiec: "mostly Curtin's myths rewritten and corrected by Hewitt."
- Seneka historical legends and mythic tales in English only, collected on the Cattaraugus Reservation, N. Y., during the summer of 1883 and 1886. 1. The Boy Cared for by a Bear. 18 pages. 2. The Man with the Panther-skin Coat. 10 pages. 3. Hi'-non' Ho-ha-waqk, i. e., The Son of Thunder. 7 pages. 4. The Vampire. 3 pages. 5. The Uncle and his Nephew. 27 pages. 6. A Hunter Persued by a Stone-Coat. 6 pages. 7. The Orphan. 5 pages. 8. The Potent Boy. 8 pages. 9. The Seven Maidens Making Wampum. 7 pages. 10. The Man who was aided by Ga-cyen-de-tha' (Fire-dragon). 15 pages. 11. An Uncle and his Nephew (Second Story). 9 pages. 12. Hi'-non' (Thunder) and the Rattlesnakes. 4 pages. 13. Hagowanen and O-the-gwen'-da' (Flint). 33 pages. 14. Two Boys Carried Off by the Cheroki. 1 1/2 pages. 15. Uncle and Nephew. 7 pages. 16. Netyogwesuk. (? Delaware Story). 5 pages. 17. A Woman's Bear Lover. 7 pages. 18. The Two Brothers. 9 pages. 19. Ga-na, The Seneca War Chief. 7 pages. 20. Twelve Brothers and their Uncle (Great-Head). 6 pages. 21. The Woman who married the Great Snake. 5 pages. 22. Hat-hon-das (The Listener). 13 pages. 23. On-gweq i-as (Man he eats) and his Brother. 7 pages. 24. The Man-eating Wife, the Old Woman and the Morning-Star. 8 pages. 25. Dhadyoendzadases and the Old Woman's Grandson. 7 pages. 26. Ga-no-gwi-o-eon, a War-chief. 6 pages.
- 27. Bloody-Hand Offered Food to the Animals. 3 pages. 28. The Horned-Snake and the Young Woman. 6 pages. 29. The Great Worm and Grandfather, Thunder. 3 pages. 30. The Senecas at War with the Cheroki. 3 pages. 31. An Owl Story. 5 pages. 32. A Young Man pursued by his Sister-in-law. 5 pages. 33. The Dry Village in the Flood. 7 pages. 34. Ha-tci-non-don, a Chief. 35. The Daughters of Owee Ye-gen-djiq (Swan Mother) and the Son of Doen-djo-wens. 5 pages. 36. The Woman turned into a Snake from eating too much Fish. 2 pages. 37. The Two Sisters Captured by the Cheroki. 3 pages. 38. The Man killed by three Hunters. 4 pages. 39. Grandmother and Grandson. 11 pages. 40. The Race between the Turtle and the Fox. 3 pages. 41. A Dead Man speaks out of the Fire, whereat his mother becomes a bear and pursues his murderer. 8 pages. 42. Da-gwa-no-en-yent and her husband. 7 pages. 43. Ho-da-den-on (Hodadeion). 55 pages. 44. Bald Eagle Sends Mud-turtle around the World. 4 pages. 45. The Grandmother and her Granddaughter. 1 page. 46. Dzogeon and his Uncle. 4 pages. 47. Porcupine's Grandson and the Bear. 11 pages. 48. The Hatiwen-non-da-dye's (Thunders) rescue a woman from Antropophagi. 6 pages. 49. Sha-go-dyo-weq-go-wa. No 1. 3 pages. 50. The Murderous Crow. 4 pages.
- 74. Seneka Superstitions. 1 page. 75. The Man who became a fish and a Nya-gwai-e-he'. 76. Charm broken by eating an Otter's heart. 4 pages. 77. The Squeezed heart and the Naked Dance. 3 pages. 78. The Poor Hunter and the Little Man. 3 pages. 79. The Owl and the Two Sisters. 3 pages. 80. The Battle With the Great Snake. 2 pages. 81. The Fox and the Rabbit. 2 pages. 82. Da-gwa-no-en-yent. 2 pages. 83. Ongwe i-as and his Brother Dagwano-en-yent. 5 pages. 84. Gen-non' sgwa' (Stone Coat). 1 page. 85. The Gen-non' s-gwa' (Stone Coat) 2 pages. 86. The Gen-non' s-gwa' (Stone Coat). 3 pages. 87. Medicine Men. 2 pages. 88. The Snake with two heads. 2 pages. 89. The Turtle and his forces on the warpath. 5 pages. 90. The Red people and the Senekas. 1 page. 91. Seneka Ghost Story. 1 page. 92. Seneka Witch Story. 1 page. 93. Seneka Witchcraft. 1 page. 94. The Two Brothers. 3 pages. 95. Hotho' (Cold). 1 page. 96. The Story of the Boy and the Chestnuts. 5 pages. 97. Gaq-ga and Sga-ge-diq. 4 pages. 98. The Man who married a Buffalo Woman. 8 pages. 99. Wishakon and his Grandfather Visit Plethoak. 8 pages. 100. Ha-den-the-ni and Ha'-ni-gon-gen-da-tha'. 21 pages. 101. Ho-di-on-skon. 102. The Creation of Man. 2 pages. 103. The Great Bear and the Six Hunters, or the Great Dipper (Constellation).
- Record ID
- ebl-1538059886681-1538059886684-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
