A Study of Omaha Indian Music

by Alice C. Fletcher

Book Overview

"Among the Indians, music envelopes like an atmosphere every religious, tribal, and social ceremony as well as every personal experience. There is not a phase of life that does not find expression in song," wrote Alice C. Fletcher. The famous anthropologist published A Study of Omaha Indian Music in 1893. With the single exception of an 1882 dissertation, it was the first serious study ever made of American Indian music. And it was the largest collection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803268874
• ISBN13: 9780803268876
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Bison
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"