History Of The Indians Of Connecticut, From The Earliest Known Period To 1850

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Description: 

Bereaved relatives received condolences of friends prior to a wise man preparing a corpse according to tradition and conducting funeral cérémonies. Custom dictated the deceased's position in the grave, artifacts buried with the deceased, the behavior of relatives. Excerpts only.

People: 
American Indian, Narragansett
Location Description: 

Massachusetts MA

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Death, Traditional Treatment, Tribal Actions
Original Date Description: 
1851-1853
Original Date: 
1851
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
Washington City: Thompson And Homans; DeForest, JW. History of the Indians of Connecticut, from the earliest known period to 1850. Conn Hist Soc, 1851-53;20-23.
Identifier: 
9900063
Subject: 
Grief, Mortuary Practices, Traditional Medicine
Type: 
Monograph