A bag of bones : the Wintu myths of a Trinity River Indian / [introductory notes and transcription] by Marcelle Masson ; preface by Adan E. Treganza ; illustrations by Charles E. Masson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Masson, Marcelle.

Towendolly, Grant, 1873-1963.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wintu Indians--Folklore.

Wintu Indians.

Folklore.

Genre:

Folklore.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x, 130 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: Legends of the Wintu Indians

Place of Publication:

[Oakland? Calif.] : [M. Masson], [©1966]

Summary:

-- Legends of the Wintu Indians of Northern California, by Marcelle Masson. These stories come from the Wintu Indians of the northern Sacramento Valley, where they dwelled for thousands of years. As Grant Towendolly, Wintu philosopher, mystic, and shaman, retells the legends we learn that streams, rocks, trees, canyons, cliffs, ordinary scenery to us, often held special significance.

Notes:

Traditional Wintu myths told by Grant Towendolly, primarily to Marcelle Masson, who transcribed them and wrote background material including a biographical sketch of the Towendolly family. Some myths were written down by Towendolly himself and some were dictated to other members of the Masson family.

"Grant Towendolly [was] a son of William Towendolly, former headman of a Trinity County group of the Wintu Indians. Grant had been trained by his father for leadership, a preparation which included learning the myths and legends of his people and ... the correct way to narrate these stories"--Page 1.

Other Format:

Online version: Bag of bones.

ISBN:

0911010262

9780911010268

0911010270

9780911010275

OCLC:

1169506