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REPORT ON NATIONAL MIJSHUM, 1666. 



Kthnological Ojukcts, etc. — Coiitinuc<l. 



No. tiC. A {jir'lle of woven grass; woru by woiiiou. 



No. 87. Seine needle. 



No. 88-'J3. Caps for ^Yonlen ; woven of orass, (see No. 81), except the black, 

 wbieh is woven of the stems uf the niaiileu-bair fern. 



No. 94-y7. Salmou dishes. (See No. 33-34.) 



No. yS-99. Dishes for serving sow-how (acorn mash) at feasts. 



No. 100-10-i. Fancy baskets. 



No. 103. Mat of woven grass. 



No. 104. Paddle ; nscd to ceremoniously stir the dish of sow-Low while cooking 

 for a feast. 



No. lOG. Basket in which sow-how is cooked with heated stones. 



No. 107. Common hunting bow. 



No. 108. Large hamjier for storing acorns, clothing, etc. 



No. 109-110. Two marmot skins. 



No. 111. Hand adze with stone handle, very old; formerly used in hollowing 

 out log canoes and other wood-work ; still retained in use by the old men. 



No. 112-114. Pestles of stone; in common use. (See Nos. 31-32.) 



No. llo. Hand-spear used in killing salmon in shallow water, in the rapids. 



No. 116. Hair pins, obsolete; formerly worn by the men in the braid of hair at 

 the back of the head, the point projecting to prevent the braid being grasped by 

 an enemy. Chinese. 



No. 117. Indian money. Skins of the woodpecker arranged to be worn at a 

 dance ; current value, $25 to $40 in trade. 



No. 118. Basket for cooking sow-how. (See No. 106.) 



No. 119. Panier in which infants are packed and carried. 



No. 120. Elk-skin armor; native name " Cue-it-vvul." Worn by warriors in 

 battle as protection from arrows; now nearly obsolete. This suit has been worn 

 by several generations, and has been worn in some of the modern battles with 

 the whites. The cusks and triangular figures are intended to denote the number 

 of enemies slain and captives taken. It is worn so as to cover the left side, with 

 the left arm through the slot and the head through the opening and the tie on the 

 right shoulder, and it is also tied below the right arm. The arrow-cuts and 

 bullet marks were received in battle. 



No. 121. Suit of armor. Wattles and twine woven and bound Avith buckskin ; 

 native name " Klnig-klicyst-e-cue-it-wul."' Woru in battle to protect the body; 

 it is tied across the breast from left to right ; the red lines denote the number of 

 enemies slain or captives taken, also the rank of the wearer. This class of armor 

 was in common use among the Natauo and Keunck Indians belore the introduc- 

 tion of fire-arms, but is now nearly obsolete. This is the only complete suit I 

 have been able to obtain. 



No. 122. Native name, " Mik-klikt-okt." Tool for chipping flint, used in mak- 

 ing stone arrow-heads. The work is held in the palm of the hand, which is pro- 

 tected by a buckskin pad, and the chips are flaked off by pressing on the edge of 

 the flint with this tool held in the right hand, the hall of the handle resting in 

 the palm. 



No. 123. Arrow straightener ; native name, " Mitchi-nat-kea-kus." This tool 

 is used to straighten arrow-shafts. The shaft is passed through the slot and the 

 workman looks along it with his eye and nips it with the tool where it is crooked. 

 They go over the arrows with the straightener several times while working them 

 down with a knife, and they also carry a straightener to straighten their arrows 

 that become warped in use. 



No. 124. Gambling tools (.^sticks), Kenuck (Klamath) ; native name, "Kin-nah- 

 e-lah." Abunch of small wands, one of wliicli has a black band around the center. 

 The game is played by any uuniber that wish to engage in betting. It is plajfe(I 



