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Seven Mohave Myths

by Kroeber A L (Alfred Louis)

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SEVEN MOHAVE MYTHS

BY

A. L. KROEBER

ANTHROPOLOGICAL RECORDS
Vol. 11, No. 1

ANTHROPOLOGICAL RECORDS
Editors: A. L. Kroeber, E. W. Gifford, R. H. Lowie, R. L. Olson
Volume 11, No. 1, pp. 1-70, frontispiece
Submitted by editors August 17, 1945
Issued August 6, 1948
Price, $1.25

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
BERKELEY AND LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA
——
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON, ENGLAND

MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

KWATNIALKA OR JACK JONES, INTERPRETER

BLUEBIRD, NARRATOR OF CANE STORY

JO NELSON, NARRATOR OF MASTAMHO STORY

CONTENTS

    Page Introduction 1 I. Cane 4   The narrator 4   The Cane narrative 4   Song scheme and narrative outline 19   The Cane song scheme
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@46336@[email protected]#chap01s3ss1" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">19   Movement of the narrative 20   Apparent inconsistencies 20   Handling of the plot 21   Supplementary 23 II. Vinimulye-pātše 24   The tale 24 III. Nyohaiva 27   Circumstances and nature of the story 27   The Nyohaiva tale 28   The song scheme 35 IV. Raven 37   Narrator's statements 37   Outline of song scheme 37   The Raven story 38 V. Deer 41   Discussion
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@46336@[email protected]#chap05s1" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">41   Variations in song scheme 42   Words of songs 42   The Deer story 42 VI. Coyote 46   Circumstances of the recording 46   The tales 46   A: Dreamed 46   B: Dreamed 48   Children's stories: C, D, E 48   More stories for children: F, G, H 48 VII. Mastamho 50   The informant 50   Content of the myth 50   Schematic outline 51   Quality of the narrative 52   Main narrative: Mastamho's instituting
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@46336@[email protected]#chap07s5" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">52   Supplement: Thrasher and Mockingbird institute sex life 64   The lists of manufactured words 67 Appendix I. Mohave Directional Circuits 69 Appendix II. Mohave Names 70 ILLUSTRATION Interpreter and narrators frontispiece, facing v