350 ■ ETHNOLOGY. 



112. Pestle, on shell-heaps. Point Sal. 



113. Black paint, (?) found in pots, and often strewn about the skulls. 



114. Knives, arrow-heads, &c., as found on surface near mouth of Santa 



Maria Kiver and other places, with indications of a formerly- 

 permanent camp. 



115. Red paint, 

 lie. Coin. 



liEMAKK. — The name of the grave was attached to the article when 

 exhumed, and the place described when it was found on the surface. 



ACCOUNT OF THE BIRIAL OF AX INDIAN SQFAW, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, 

 CALIFORNIA, MAY, 18U. 



By W. M. King. 



The body, cleanly washed, was dressed in its best clothing. Outside 

 of thp clothing, and confining it to the body, was a bandage, apparently 

 a sheet, torn in half. The feet were covered and bound together, the arms 

 confined to the side, and the face covered by a bandage. The body 

 thas prepared was laid upon the ground, while the men of the party dug 

 the grave. While the grave was being dug, an old squaw danced slowly 

 once round the body, singing in a wailing tone, then seated herself at 

 its head, and continued her singing and wailing, sometimes breaking oft' 

 and addressing the corpse, at the same time patting its head with her 

 hand. The grave being completed, the body was lowered into it, its head 

 toward the south. The personal eftects of the deceased were placed be- 

 side her. These consisted of a bundle of bed-clothing, several small 

 bundles of calico, various tin cups and pans, a table-knife and spoon, a 

 frying-pan, and, lastly, a small quantity of live ashes was thrown in 

 and the grave filled up. A fire was then lighted on top of the grave, 

 the squaw who acted as chief mourner gathering the sticks. She also 

 threw on the pile a number of platter-shaped dishes or baskets of plaited 

 grass, which were burned. When the fire had burned itself out, the 

 squaw above mentioned advanced and broke an o?/rt, or water-cooler, 

 on the grave, by violently dashing it on the ground. The party then 

 dispersed. 



A day or two afterward the house in which the woman died was pur- 

 Ijosely burned. The dishes and oya that were destroyed showed signs 

 of long use, but were still perfectly serviceable. During the burial, no 

 signs of emotion were shown by any of the party, either men or women, 

 except by the squaw alluded to. " 



