Chapter I: Front Matter

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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

CONTENTS

Page
Introduction 1

I. Cane 4
The narrator 4
The Cane narrative 4
Song scheme and narrative outline 19
The Cane song scheme 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 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 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

SEVEN MOHAVE MYTHS

BY

A. L. KROEBER