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SERI CHIEFTAIN and his girl 

 bride are shown above in an 

 unusual pose. Indians seldom 

 display affection. The bride's 

 facial clan markings are al- 

 tered from the previous year 

 (see page 156) denoting her 

 marriage. At right, one of the 

 elder Seri matrons of the clan. 

 Seri types are shown on the op- 

 posite page, each with pro- 

 nounced Mongolian character- 

 istics. Though the men are ex- 

 traordinarily fond of hats, the 

 only ones they have are the 

 gifts of infrequent visitors. The 

 Seris do not spin or weave. Un- 

 like most other primitive tribes 

 they do not even create Crude 

 pottery. Tools and implements 

 are practically unknown. They 

 do not build save for the crude 

 windbreaks of brush and sticks 

 which they sometimes erect on 

 the sands of Tiburon. In earlier 

 times the Seris fashioned mar- 

 velous robes of pelican skins, 

 wearing them feather side out. 



