Image: Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society V - Fig. 3. Jake the Silversmith

Description: Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society V - Fig. 3. Jake the Silversmith. Fig. 3 shows a very intelligent and trustworthy Indian, a silversmith, known as Jake among the whites, but called by the Navahoes Náltsos Nigéhani, or Paper-carrier, because in his youth he was employed as a mail-carrier between Forts Wingate and Defiance. He it was who communicated to the author version B of the Origin Legend. He practised a short medicine rite, was an adept in singing sacred songs, and often led in song in the great rites. His silver-work was in great demand, and he worked hard at his trade. In 1894 he accompanied a circus through the Eastern States, with his workshop as a side-show; but the journey proved too much for him—he died of heart disease on his return to New Mexico.
Title: Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society V - Fig. 3. Jake the Silversmith
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Author: Collected and translated by Washington Matthews, published by the American Folklore Society
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