George Hunt Kwak'wala ethnographic manuscripts, 1890s-1930s

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Volume 4



Volume 4(1) Volume 4, No. 1, 1903-1904

Manuscripts in library case, 270 pages.

This Volume mainly contains information about foodways and fishing.

Note on Numerations: There are four numerations present throughout the Volume. Numeration 1 is the continuous manuscript page number, written in pencil in the top right corner of a given page. Numeration 2 is the publication reference, written in colored pencil (blue) or ink (red, black), in the top margin of the page. Numeration 3 is Volume 4's continuous page number, beginning at 1. Made in blue pencil. Numeration 4 is the second publication reference (referring to V). Made in pencil (grey, red), top margin of the page.

Content from this Volume was published in (1) Boas, F. (Ed.) and Hunt, G. 1909. The Kwakiutlf of Vancouver Island - Memoirs of the AMNH, Vol.V, Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, V.5 Pt.2. Leiden: Brill, New York: G.E. Stechert. Shorthand to reference publication: V (2) Boas, F. (Ed.) Ethnology of the Kwakiutl. In: 35th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1913-1914. 1921. Part 1./ Part 2. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Shorthand to reference publication: 35th Annual Report



Volume 4(2) Volume 4, No. 2, 1903-1904

Manuscripts in library case, 333 pages.

This Volume contains information related to foodways, craft practices, and fishing.

Note on Numerations: There are four numerations present throughout the Volume. Numeration 1 is the continuous manuscript page number, written in pencil in the top right corner of a given page (begins with 719). Numeration 2 is the publication reference, written in colored pencil (blue) or ink (red, black), in the top margin of the page. Numeration 3 is Volume 4's continuous page number. Made in blue pencil. Numeration 4 is the second publication reference (referring to V). Made in pencil (grey, red), top margin of the page.

Content from this Volume was published in (1) Boas, F. (Ed.) and Hunt, G. 1909. The Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island - Memoirs of the AMNH, Vol.V, Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, V.5 Pt.2. Leiden: Brill, New York: G.E. Stechert. Shorthand to reference publication: V (2) Boas, F. (Ed.) Ethnology of the Kwakiutl. In: 35th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1913-1914. 1921. Part 1./ Part 2. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Shorthand to reference publication: 35th Annual Report. Some parts of this Volume are not currently known to have been published.