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Long ago told (Huh-kew ah-kah) legends of the Papago Indians, arranged by Harold Bell Wright; illustrated by Mrs. Katherine F. Kitt.

Summary:

Presents tales and legends popular among the Tohono O'Odham Indians of southern Arizona.

Record details

  • Physical Description: xvii, [1], 289, [1] p. front., illus. 22 cm.
  • Publisher: London, D. Appleton & Co., 1929.

Content descriptions

General Note:
The legends were collected by Mrs. Kitt. cf. Foreword.
Formatted Contents Note:
Long Ago Told (Huh-kew Ah-kah) -- The Beginning of All Things (Mah-Tahm Ae Saw-shawn-o-wah) -- The Desert People (Taw-haw-no Aw'-o-tahm) -- Fire (Tie) -- The Four Brothers (Kee-eek E-wuh-pahn-eh-kahm) -- The Whirlwind (See-vuh-lick) -- A Cruel Old Woman (Haw-aw Aux) -- Little-White-Feather (Ah-lee-choom Stoah Ah-ahn) -- A Friendly Gift (Nah'-wawch) -- The Giant Cactus (Hah-shahn) -- Eye Mountain (Weh Toahk) -- The Fields (Aw-oi-tuck) -- Morning Star (See-erlee-kook Hoo-ooh) -- Old-Mother-White-Head (Aux Chooh Stoah Mawh) -- The Contest (Uh-chee-choo-ve) -- Cradles (Nah-nah-keuh) -- The Rainbow (Kee-aw-hawt) -- Butterflies (Hah-haw-kee-mah-lee) -- Run Lightly (Muh-leen Sowah-kahm) -- The Flowers (Hy-cho-huh-o-sick) -- Dragon-Fly (Vahah-kee-muh-lee) -- The Owls (Choo-choo-kutt) -- The Yellow Hand (Soahm Nawfe).
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Also issued online.
Subject:
Tohono O'odham Indians > Folklore.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library E 99 .P25 W94 1929 248606 Stacks Reshelving -