- Anishinabe masinaigas / by Soloman James, Sound of Thunder Ravens Chief of Shawanagaw Band of Ojibway Indians.
- Collections:
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- Cotsen Children's Library
- Digitized Manuscripts
- Indigenous Cultures
- Lloyd E. Cotsen
- View in catalog:
- Language:
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- Ojibwa
- Call number:
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- Manuscripts 9670
- Extent:
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- [16] p. on birch bark : color painted ; 11 cm. 1 signed letter
- Format:
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- Manuscript
- Book
- Description:
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- Illustrated manuscript in Ojibwa, written as gift to the author/artist's son.
- Page [1] inscription, translated into English, reads: "This little book - a gift, given to my little son. - Little Talking Bird - from his Father, Soloman James - Sound of Thunder Ravens - Chief of Shawahnegaw Village".
- Page [16] inscription, translated into English, reads: "My own little Picture [Painted] Book Louis James - Shawahnegaw. Day of Mutual Greeting [New Year's Day] 1858. I am Twelve Years [Winters] old."
- [2] page letter includes a translation of the manuscript into English signed by Reverend Allan Salt. Wahsaukewahssn. Parry Island. Ont. Sept. the Seventh, 1871. To Captain Charles Skean, Indian Agent, Parry Sound, Ont.
- Publisher:
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- [Shawahnegaw Village, Ontario, Canada], 1858.
- Subject:
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- Ojibwa language—Texts
- Ojibwa Indians
- Indigenous peoples of North America
- Indigenous Studies
- Alternative:
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- Little book of animals
- Created:
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- 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z/1871-12-31T23:59:59Z
- Date:
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- 1858-1871
- Identifier:
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- ark:/88435/dchd76sb14x
- Location:
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- Special Collections Manuscripts 9670
- Edm rights:
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Creator:
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- James, Soloman
- Binding note:
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- Birch-bark covers decorated with colored porcupine quills, edges and spine oversewn. Laid in chemise and clamshell case, red morocco top label, laid with folder containing letter and translation in larger fitted clamshell case.
- Author:
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- James, Soloman