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I have read and in my opinion think the answer is "feeds whale to the Wampanoag" and wanted to get a second opinion to see if I am right.
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4 INDIGENOUS ORAL AND VISUAL LITERATURE
[MOSHUP STORY]
as recorded by William Baylies, Description of Gay Head
(1793)
JEW IN
this
Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard.
Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard.
pipe, and turned out the ashes of it in to the sea, which
formed the island of Nantucket. Upon the coming of the
Europeans into America, Manshop retired in disgust, and
won
now brisebnis!
has never since been seen.
gronsqmi grizoqo
algooq grorisqiris
ing ni
[MOSHUP STORY]gorikan
no sonsueta
Ia
in former times, the Indian God, Moiship, resided in
part of the island.... To keep up his fires, he pulled
up the largest trees by the roots; on which, to satisfy his
hunger, he broiled the whale, and the great fish of the sea,
throwing out the refuse sufficient to cover several acres.
He did not consume all himself; but with a benevolent
unde
hand, often supplied them with food ready cooked. To
facilitate the catching these fish, he threw many large
HORTA DE
wildstes
The following fabulous Traditions and Customs of the
DU
b
ondo Indians of Martha's Vineyard, were communicated
to BENJAMIN BASSET, Esq. of Chilmark, by Thomas
stones, at proper distances, into the sea, on which he bgn Cooper, a half blooded Indian, of Gay Head, aged
about sixty years; and which, he says, he obtained of
sigen A
wond
inolo
use
might walk with greater ease to himself. This is now
called the devil's bridge. On a time, an offering was made
to him of all the tobacco on Martha's Vineyard, which
having smoked, he knocked the snuff out of this pipe,
which formed Nantucket.' When the Christian religion
took place in the island, he told them, as light had come
his grandmother, who, to use his own expression, was a
stout girl, when the English came to the island.
zizimolos es všem holgib
Th
among them, and he belonged to the kingdom of dark-be first Indian who came to the Vineyard, was
unagibal or
te siti 01
brought thither with his dog on a cake of ice. When
ness, he must take his leave; which to their great sorrow,
dark-ngibal he came to Gay Head, he found a very large man, whose
he accordingly did; and has never been heard of since.
sorrow, dinostor name was Moshup. He had a wife and five children, four
sons and one daughter; and lived in the Den. He used
[MOSHUP STORY]
sono quileoM dennispA is brebt sib to
binala sily boiss only indig lihtswog'orb qurol to catch whales, and then pluck up trees, and make a
as recorded by anonymous, "Origin of the Island of
ch miesnil go
fire, and roast them. The coals of the tree, and the bones
in ba
Nantucket"2 (1787)
Late STB ETDA JE UND DOT lifholos sdf 3.1
Debiy
qudrol bas
of the whales, are now to be seen. After he was tired
losdin
modi gniwe
omioi
212201
BY
door
O n the west end of Martha's Vineyard, are high cliffs
of staying here, he told his children to go and play ball
on a beach that joined Noman's Land to Gay Head. He
of variegated coloured earths, known by the name of
then made a mark with his toe across the beach at each
Gayhead. On the top of the hill is a large cavity, which has
end, and so deep, that the water followed, and cut away
the appearance of the crater of an extinguished volcano, ne
the beach; so that his children were in fear of drown-
ing. They took their sister up, and held her out of the
and there are evident marks of former subterraneous fires.yowater. He told them to act as if they were going to kill
into America, that his name was Manshop; that he used
The Indians who live about this spot have a tradition that
take up
to step out on a ledge of rocks which ran into the sea, and
a certain deity resided there before the Europeans came in
a whale, which he broiled for his own eating on
par noloo digo
the coals of the aforesaid volcano, and often invited the
gave
whales; and they were all turned into killers (a fish so
called). The sister was dressed in large stripes. He
them a strict charge always to be kind to her. His wife
mourned the loss of her children so exceedingly, that he
THOODR 98
PIS 24 ST
mant
DEUTS
2911
Indians to dine with him, or gave them the relicks of his
his
meal. That once to shew their gratitude to Manshop for
very great kindness to them, they made an offering to
him of all the tobacco which grew upon the island in one
season. This was scarcely sufficient to fill his great pipe,
but he received the present very graciously, smoked his
21
or shemoqmi hadd
bhes
threw her
8.mp
er away.
bras recorded by Benjamin Bassett, Fabulous Traditions and
Customs of the Indians of Martha's Vineyard (1806)
w stol
volos datomy
Sr
2005
away. She fell upon Seconet, near the rocks,
Couco
BOLLENTIL
where she lived some time, exacting contribution of all
who passed by water. After a while she was changed into
a stone. The entire shape remained for many years. But
after the English came, some of them broke off the arms,
head, etc. but the most of the body remains to this day.
Moshup went away nobody knows whither. He had no
conversation with the Indians, but was kind to them, by
sending whales, etc. ashore to them to eat. But after they
grew thick around him he left them.](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/e139e458-0b76-4101-a88d-32a124e24010/38ffc9f9-aad6-48a9-b815-56b10b148454/b2632e3_processed.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:I
2
4 INDIGENOUS ORAL AND VISUAL LITERATURE
[MOSHUP STORY]
as recorded by William Baylies, Description of Gay Head
(1793)
JEW IN
this
Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard.
Nantucket Island near Martha's Vineyard.
pipe, and turned out the ashes of it in to the sea, which
formed the island of Nantucket. Upon the coming of the
Europeans into America, Manshop retired in disgust, and
won
now brisebnis!
has never since been seen.
gronsqmi grizoqo
algooq grorisqiris
ing ni
[MOSHUP STORY]gorikan
no sonsueta
Ia
in former times, the Indian God, Moiship, resided in
part of the island.... To keep up his fires, he pulled
up the largest trees by the roots; on which, to satisfy his
hunger, he broiled the whale, and the great fish of the sea,
throwing out the refuse sufficient to cover several acres.
He did not consume all himself; but with a benevolent
unde
hand, often supplied them with food ready cooked. To
facilitate the catching these fish, he threw many large
HORTA DE
wildstes
The following fabulous Traditions and Customs of the
DU
b
ondo Indians of Martha's Vineyard, were communicated
to BENJAMIN BASSET, Esq. of Chilmark, by Thomas
stones, at proper distances, into the sea, on which he bgn Cooper, a half blooded Indian, of Gay Head, aged
about sixty years; and which, he says, he obtained of
sigen A
wond
inolo
use
might walk with greater ease to himself. This is now
called the devil's bridge. On a time, an offering was made
to him of all the tobacco on Martha's Vineyard, which
having smoked, he knocked the snuff out of this pipe,
which formed Nantucket.' When the Christian religion
took place in the island, he told them, as light had come
his grandmother, who, to use his own expression, was a
stout girl, when the English came to the island.
zizimolos es všem holgib
Th
among them, and he belonged to the kingdom of dark-be first Indian who came to the Vineyard, was
unagibal or
te siti 01
brought thither with his dog on a cake of ice. When
ness, he must take his leave; which to their great sorrow,
dark-ngibal he came to Gay Head, he found a very large man, whose
he accordingly did; and has never been heard of since.
sorrow, dinostor name was Moshup. He had a wife and five children, four
sons and one daughter; and lived in the Den. He used
[MOSHUP STORY]
sono quileoM dennispA is brebt sib to
binala sily boiss only indig lihtswog'orb qurol to catch whales, and then pluck up trees, and make a
as recorded by anonymous, "Origin of the Island of
ch miesnil go
fire, and roast them. The coals of the tree, and the bones
in ba
Nantucket"2 (1787)
Late STB ETDA JE UND DOT lifholos sdf 3.1
Debiy
qudrol bas
of the whales, are now to be seen. After he was tired
losdin
modi gniwe
omioi
212201
BY
door
O n the west end of Martha's Vineyard, are high cliffs
of staying here, he told his children to go and play ball
on a beach that joined Noman's Land to Gay Head. He
of variegated coloured earths, known by the name of
then made a mark with his toe across the beach at each
Gayhead. On the top of the hill is a large cavity, which has
end, and so deep, that the water followed, and cut away
the appearance of the crater of an extinguished volcano, ne
the beach; so that his children were in fear of drown-
ing. They took their sister up, and held her out of the
and there are evident marks of former subterraneous fires.yowater. He told them to act as if they were going to kill
into America, that his name was Manshop; that he used
The Indians who live about this spot have a tradition that
take up
to step out on a ledge of rocks which ran into the sea, and
a certain deity resided there before the Europeans came in
a whale, which he broiled for his own eating on
par noloo digo
the coals of the aforesaid volcano, and often invited the
gave
whales; and they were all turned into killers (a fish so
called). The sister was dressed in large stripes. He
them a strict charge always to be kind to her. His wife
mourned the loss of her children so exceedingly, that he
THOODR 98
PIS 24 ST
mant
DEUTS
2911
Indians to dine with him, or gave them the relicks of his
his
meal. That once to shew their gratitude to Manshop for
very great kindness to them, they made an offering to
him of all the tobacco which grew upon the island in one
season. This was scarcely sufficient to fill his great pipe,
but he received the present very graciously, smoked his
21
or shemoqmi hadd
bhes
threw her
8.mp
er away.
bras recorded by Benjamin Bassett, Fabulous Traditions and
Customs of the Indians of Martha's Vineyard (1806)
w stol
volos datomy
Sr
2005
away. She fell upon Seconet, near the rocks,
Couco
BOLLENTIL
where she lived some time, exacting contribution of all
who passed by water. After a while she was changed into
a stone. The entire shape remained for many years. But
after the English came, some of them broke off the arms,
head, etc. but the most of the body remains to this day.
Moshup went away nobody knows whither. He had no
conversation with the Indians, but was kind to them, by
sending whales, etc. ashore to them to eat. But after they
grew thick around him he left them.
Transcribed Image Text:In the Moshup stories, Moshup is represented as a benevolent god who
feeds whale to the Wampanoag
grows corn in lush fields
rains shellfish down on the Wampanoag
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