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Huntington box 9 - folder 1

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Four Arawak Indian songs

 Collection — huntington box: 9 - folder 1
Identifier: 9215
Scope and content

Five songs written out in English and Native language as told to Thomas E and Arthur P. Penard by an Arawak indian in Dutch Guiana or Suriname. Three songs are about love and drink; the fourth is about leaving for England. Two of the pages are notes regarding the songs, including information about Indians leaving for England.

Dates: [ca. 1911]