Ceremonial Songs of the Creek and Yuchi Indians. Vol. 1, No. 2
Philadelphia: University Museum, 1911. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. Pages 158 -245. Original blue stiff wrappers with black lettering on cover. Frontispiece photograph with tissue guard. With music transcribed by Jacob D. Sapir. "The investigation described in the introduction to the first part of this volume included the work of collecting dance and medicine songs. The greater part of these same from the Creeks of Taskigi town, one of the tribal subdivisions of the Creek Nation. A smaller number of songs were obtained from the Yuchi. Frequent references will be made in the following pages to the account of the Yuchi in Part I of this volume. Reference will also be made to an account of the Creeks by the author, published in the Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association, Vol. 2, No. 2. The last named paper will be designated M. A. A. A." (Introduction). illustrated with few drawings of musical instruments and extensive scores of transcribed Indian music. Wrappers with wear along edges, including small chips, light abrasions and creasing. Spine with larger chips, 2 1/2" at tail and smaller chips and tear at head. Book block lightly age-toned. Wrappers in overall fair, interior in good+ condition. g. Item #35478
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