Kwakwaka'wakw materials, Franz Boas Professional Papers
Culture:
Nuu-chah-nulth includes: Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Westcoast
Nak'waxda'xw includes: Nakoaktok, Nakwoktak, Nakwaxda'xw
Kwakwaka'wakw includes: Kwakiutl
Haida includes: X̱aayda, X̱aadas, X̱aad, X̱aat
Gusgimukw includes: Koskimo
Date: undated, and 1920-1942
Contributor: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 | Cranmer, Dan | Hunt, George | Hunt, George, Mrs. | Gi'galas
Subject: Botany | British Columbia--History | Linguistics | Music | Personal names | Rites and ceremonies | Social life and customs
Type: Text
Extent: 12+ folders; 4 notebooks
Description: The Kwakwaka'wakw materials in the Franz Boas Professional Papers consist of numerous folders containing Kwakwaka'wakw stories (some by George Hunt), notes on songs (much of it by the Namgis chief, Dan Cranmer), ethnographic and historical information, and linguistic notes on the Kwak'wala language. See items listed under "Boas, Franz -- Kwakiutl," for some materials, including those by Dan Cranmer. Under "Hunt, George - Kwakiutl," there are notebooks and texts, including 6 texts in Boas's hand in Kwak'wala with English interlinear translation. These includes "Host Speech for great great feast," two texts on "Supernatural Experience" and marriage told by Mrs. George Hunt, and Hë'mănis told by Gi'galas (Gwawa'enuxw), with revised version written by George Hunt. Finally, see the folder labeled "Kwakiutl material (on names)," which contains lists of names of plants, birds, specific people, positions, coppers, and other matters, primarily provided by Dan Cranmer.
Collection: Franz Boas Personal and Professional Papers Mss.B.B61p