Die Tule Indianer des Staates Panama (Columbia)

Alternate Title:

Indianer vom Panamá-Isthmus

Contributor:

Berendt, C. Hermann 1817-1878 (former owner); Brinton, Daniel G. 1837-1899 (former owner)

Name:

Schumacher, Hermann A. 1839-1890

Date:

1872

Description:

Manuscript of essay by Hermann A. Schumacher, evidently in his own hand, concerning the Tule Indians (also called the San Blas, or Cuna Indians) in the Darien region (eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia), dated Bogotá, 28 December 1872; the essay was occasioned by a visit in Bogotá, shortly before, of three emissaries of those Indians, namely, three chiefs, Pali-Cuá of Cuti; Guavia of Mordi; and Matchi-Gologua of Narganá (f. 2v). Schumacher discusses the history, culture, current circumstances, and political situation of the Tule Indians, with a focus on information and opinions imparted by, and complaints brought forth by the emissaries, including their attitude vis-à-vis the ruling government of Colombia. The manuscript corresponds in great part to the article published under the title Indianer vom Panamá-Isthmus, signed only with the initials H. A. S., in the journal Zeitschrift für Ethnologie, Berlin, in 1873 (vol. 5, p. 311-317). The same title as in the published version appears in the manuscript as a caption title (f. 1r), in the hand of Schumacher, while the title on the cover (Die Tule Indianer des Staates Panama) is in the hand of C. Hermann Berendt. Aside from some differences in the arrangement of material in comparison to the published article, the manuscript contains a few passages that do no not appear in the published version, for example, two paragraphs concerning the historical account of Oviedo (f. 1r), and a paragraph in the conclusion (f. 7v); on the other hand, the list of place names given by the visitors (f. 8r) is less complete compared to the comparable list found in a footnote of the published article. In the manuscript Schumacher mentions that a photograph of the visitors is enclosed (f. 2v).

Language:

German

Provenance:

From the collection of C. Hermann Berendt, later acquired by Daniel Garrison Brinton (ex libris stamp on front cover).

Subject:

Cuna Indians; Indians of South America -- Colombia -- History; Indians of South America -- Colombia -- Government relations; Indians of South America; Indians of Central America; History; Indians of Central America -- Panama -- History; Indians, Treatment of -- Colombia; Indians, Treatment of

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, German; Manuscripts, Latin American

Physical Description:

10 leaves : paper; 356-357 x 214-216 (310 x 107) mm

Geographic Subject:

Colombia; Darien (Panama and Colombia) -- History; San Blas Coast (Panama); Panama

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Attorney and historian from Bremen; took up his post as German diplomatic representative (Minister-Resident) in Colombia in 1872.; Title from cover (f. i recto).; Foliation: Paper, 10; i (paper cover) + 8 + i (paper cover); [1-8]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto. F. 8v is blank.; Layout: Written in 37 lines on paper with ruled lines (very faint); each page is arranged in two columns of equal width, with text filling the column on the outer side of page, while the inner column is blank.; Script: Written in the hand of Hermann A. Schumacher.; Binding: Gathering of 8 leaves (f. 2-8, i), sewn, with a bifolium (f. i, 1) appended at front and sewn in.; Origin: Written in Bogotá, 28 December 1872 (f. 1r).; German.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 700

Collection:

Berendt-Brinton Linguistic Collection