TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 7 



1. Recent Studies in Ethno-Botany 7 



2. Plan of this Monograph 7 



3. Orthography of Coahuilla Words 8 



CHAPTER I. LINGUISTIC AND TRIBAL AFFINITIES OF THE COAHUILLA 



INDIANS 9 



4. Past Study of the California Tribes 9 



5. The Franciscan Missions 9 



6. Tribes of Southern California 10 



7. Review of the Linguistic Material Available for Classifying these Indians 1 1 



8. Conclusions as to Former Distribution, Migrations, and Linguistic Con 



nections of the Coahuillas 21 



9. Affiliation of the Coahuillas with the Desert Tribes 23 



CHAPTER II. THE HABITAT OF THE COAHUILLAS 25 



10. Geography of the American Desert 25 



11. The Cabeson Valley and Surrounding Ranges 26 



12. Peculiarities of Desert Life 28 



13. The Desert of the Colorado 29 



14. The Plora of the Colorado Desert 31 



15. Homes on the Desert and Mountain 32 



1 6. The Coyote Canon and Coahuilla Valley 34 



CHAPTER III. HOUSES AND HOUSE-BUILDING 35 



17. The Coahuilla Rancheria 35 



18. The Typical Jacal 36 



19. Materials Utilized for Houses in Various Villages 38 



20. Evolution of the Jacal 38 



21. Feast Booths 39 



22. Furnishings of a Home 40 



CHAPTER IV. BASKETS AND BASKET-MAKING 40 



23. Character and Description of Coahuilla Baskets 40 



24. Materials Used in Basket Manufacture 41 



25. Method of Weaving 43 



26. Different Shapes and Uses of Baskets 44 



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