Kwakwaka'wakw materials, Elsie Clews Parsons papers
Culture: Kwakwaka'wakw
Alternate forms: Kwakiutl
Language(s): English
Date: Undated
Contributor: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Subject: British Columbia--History | Material culture
Type: Text
Extent: 3 folders
Description: The Kwakwaka'wakw materials in the Elsie Clews Parsons papers consist of several folders containing stencils of Kwakwaka'wakw copper with handwritten notes on them in the hand of Franz Boas. These materials are found in Subcollection I, Series II, "Notes, manuscripts, etc." as items 66 and 66-A. These may be related to copper written about in George Hunt's "History of twenty coppers from Alert Bay", item 44 in the ACLS collection (Mss.497.3.B63c) - see the guide entry for Kwakwaka'wakw materials, ACLS collection. Additional relevant material may appear in correspondence folders.
Collection: Elsie Clews Parsons papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.29)