Walam olum ; or, Red score, the migration legend of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians / A new translation, interpreted by linguistic, historical, archaeological, ethnological, and physical anthropological studies.
| Other author | Voegelin, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1906-1986 translator. |
| Other author | Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society, 1954. |
| Description | xiv, 379 pages : color portraits, color maps, facsimiles ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Wallam olum. |
| Contents | Introduction.--Walam olum: Pictographs and Lenape text, after C. Rafinesque. Translation, by C.F. Voegelin. Interpretation of the pictographs, by E. Lilly. Ethnological observations, by E. Voegelin.--Validity of translations of the Walam olum, by C.F. Voegelin and J.E. Pierce.--Pictograph concordance with bibliography, by E. Lilly.--History of the Walam olum manuscript and painted records, by P. Weer.--Speculations on the chronology of the Walam olum and migration of the Lenape, by E. Lilly.--Parallels to the Delaware Walam olum, by E.W. Voegelin.--An archaeological consideration of the Walam olum, by G.A. Black.--The Walam olum in light of physical anthropological data on the Lenape, by G.K. Neumann.--Additional Walam olum references, compiled by F. Weer. |
| General note | Maps on lining papers. |
| General note | Includes facsim, reproduction of the Rafinesque ms. of the Walam olum in the Brinton Memorial Library in the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies. |
| LCCN | 54004884 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PM1034 .W34 1954 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |