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Kokopeill - "Coincidence", 1982

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 20

Scope and Contents

Short typed paper, 9 pp on the humpback image comparing the flute and shape to the cicada as cures for lightning shock, arrow wounds and associated with fecundity, hunting and rain making. Describes distribution – Olmec to Poverty Point, Miss., New Guinea, Chou China, the various "nesia" – argues diffusion through Bering Strait.

Dates

  • 1982

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 5 boxes (5 cu. ft.), plus 1 extra oversized folder

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451