Tewa tales
By: Elsie Clews Parsons ; with a new foreword by Barbara A. Babcock.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Tewa Indians -- Folklore; Tewa mythology
Description: "This collection of more than one hundred tales from both New Mexico and Arizona Tewa, first published in 1926, bears witness to the rich cultural history of this Puebloan people. In addition to emergence and animal stories, the tales also provide an account of many social customs such as wedding ceremonials and relay racing that show marked differences between the two tribal groups."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-304).
Originally published: New York : American Folk-lore Society, 1926, in series: Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society ; v. 19.