Cushing, Frank Hamilton

The Oxford Companion to American Literature | 1995 | 699 words | Copyright

Cushing, Frank Hamilton (1857–1900), ethnologist and archaeologist, in 1879 accompanied a scientific expedition to New Mexico and lived among the Zuñi Indians for several years. During his association with the Bureau of American Ethnology he made many explorations in the pueblo regions of the Southwest, locating the “Seven Cities of Cibola,” and making other important discoveries. His writings include a translation of the Zuñi epic, published as Myths of Creation (1882) and Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths (1896), as well as volumes on Zuñi Fetiches (1881), The Arrow (1895), Primitive Motherhood (1897), Zuñi Folk Tales (1901), and other subjects.

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