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Washington Matthews
Studies of Navajo Culture, 1880-1894
Edited by Katherine Spencer Halpern and Susan Brown McGreevy
Published in cooperation with the Wheelright Museum of the American Indian
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(c)1997 by Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian All rights reserved. First Edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Washington Matthews: studies of Navajo culture, 1880-1894/ edited by Katherine Spencer Halpern and Susan Brown McGreevy. 1st ed. p. cm. "Published in cooperation with the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian." Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8263-1631-x (hardcover) 1. Navajo Indians. 2. Matthews, Washington, 1843-1905. 3. AnthropologistsSouthwest, NewBiography. I. Halpern, Katherine Spencer, 1913- . II. McGreevy, Susan Brown, 1934- . III. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. E99.N3M448 1997 305.8972-dc21 97-13901 CIP
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To the generations of hataaliipast, present and future whose wisdom and ceremonial knowledge have enriched generations of scholars.
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CONTENTS
Foreword
Garrick Bailey
ix
Preface
xiii
List of Contributors
xvii
Part One Essays
Washington Matthews: Army Surgeon and Field Anthropologist in the American West, 1843-1905 /
Katherine Spencer Halpern
3
Matthews' Studies of Navajo Arts /
Susan Brown McGreevy
16
Washington Matthews' Contributions to the Study of Navajo Ceremonialism and Mythology /
Charlotte J. Frisbie
28
Washington Matthews and Navajo Music /
David P. McAllester
42
Matthews and the Discovery of Navajo Drypaintings /
Nancy J. Parezo
53
Some Observations on the Ethical Integrity of Washington Matthews in Navajo Research /
James C. Faris
79
Washington Matthews' Folklore Studies /
Katherine Spencer Halpern
89
Washington Matthews Writes a Ballad: The Anthropologist as Poet and Literary Scholar /
Paul G. Zolbrod
103
Afterword /
Gloria Emerson
125
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Part Two Selections from the Papers of Washington Matthews
Unpublished Papers
1. List of Navajo Healing Dances
133
2. Correspondence with Powell and Cushing Concerning the Discovery of Drypaintings, October and November 1884
141
3. Transcriptions of Matthews' Handwritten Correspondence with Goddard about His Proposed Trip to Navajo Country
145
4. The Suppressed Part of the Mountain Chant (1892c)
151
5. Inventory of Matthews' Wax Cylinder Song Recordings
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