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[BuU. 178 



Birth customs 



of the California Indians, 78: 44, 



180, 299, 402, 403. 498, 747 

 of the Cherokee, 99 : 116-127 

 of the Chinook, 20 : 241 ff. 

 of the Fuegians, 63 : 155 

 Birth rate of tribes investigated, 42: 



20 

 Birthstone of Kauai Island, 76: 192 

 Bis, mention of, by Cabrillo narrator, 



78:553 

 Biscuit ware 



characteristic of decoration on, 



81:38 

 chronology of, 81 : 37, 40, 41 

 decoration of, 81: 41, 42, 43, 44, 



45fif. 

 early types of, 81 : 42 

 explanation of name, 81: 40 f. 

 forerunners of, 81 : 38 

 late types of, 81 : 44-47 

 middle types of, 81 : 42 fif. 

 Bishop, George 



cave on ranch of, 82 : 61 

 information furnished by, 82 : 60 f . 

 Bishop, burial among Mono about, 78: 



589 

 Bishop Museum, value of, to students, 



76:174 

 Bishop (Oliver) Ranch, ruin near, 35: 



77 f. 

 Bison 



account of, 43: 17 f., 304 

 among the Tewa, 56 : 3, 4, 13 

 Natchez story of a, 88 : 261 

 tug of war engineered by Rabbit 

 between two, Creek story, 88: 

 50 f. 

 See also Buffalo. 

 Bison hison, among the Tewa, 56: 13 

 Bison helper, Natchez story of, 88: 



261 f . 

 Bissell, G. P., in bibliography, 34: 408 

 Bitadanek, a Northern Poma village 



site, 78:230 

 Bi'tawagi'jigo'kwe, see Gauthier. 

 "Bitlarouge" 



Chitimacha dance house, 43: 352 



site of Chitimacha village, 43: 344 



Bixby, William K., acknowledgment to, 



37: IV 

 Biznaga, food plant, 34:257,262 

 Bizygomatic breadth, below the aver- 

 age, 62:26 

 Blachly, Arthur T., on pathological con- 

 ditions at Hayward Training School, 

 Wash., 34: table 9 (facing p. 406) 

 Black 



and white pottery, where found, 



41: 36 

 and white ware, late, 81: 38, 39 

 interior wares, classes of, 100: 



117 f. 

 making the face, among the Fox, 



72: 35 

 on red ware, coloring of, 96: 78 



Black — Continued 



on red ware, decoration of, 96: 138 



f. 

 on red ware, designs of, 100: 146 



f. 

 on white designs, elaborate patterns 



of, 96:135 

 on white ware, designs on, 100: 



145 f . 

 on white ware, mention of, 96: 77 



f. 

 on white ware, variations in, 100: 



117 

 ware with straight sides and three 

 short legs, 74: 47 

 Black Bear, Chief, 85: 128 

 Black Bear, a division of the Bear gens, 



89:5 

 Blackberry among the Tewa, 55 : 116 



See also Ruhus. 

 Blackbird, Chief, sketch of grave of, 



83: 52 

 Blackbird 



among the Tewa, 56 : 5, 41, 46 

 red-winged, mention of origin of, 



43: 359 

 red-winged, story of, 47 : 67 ff . 

 song connected with, 80 : 54 

 Black Boy, horned toad signs in stom- 

 ach of, Cochiti tale, 98: 156 f. 

 Black Butte 



common name of, 90 : 130 

 ruins near, 35 : 87 f . 

 Black Chief, Chakchiuma, 43: 293 

 Black Cloud, George 



member of organization, 89: 4 

 mention of, 85 : 102, 146 

 Black Cloud, John, a singer, 89 : 3 

 Black crabs, climbing, Hawaiian, 38: 



214 

 Black Dog, Mrs., member of organiza- 

 tion, 89: 4 

 Black drink 



brewing of, 73. 394 f . 

 ceremony of, 73: 313 

 See also Cas.sine. 

 Black Elk 



addressed, 11: 94 

 See also Heqaga-sabe. 

 Black-eyed Susan, among the Tewa, 



55: 60 

 Black Falls 



pottery of, black and white, 50: 11 

 ruin.s, 50: 7 

 Blackfeet, see Blackfoot Confederacy. 

 Blaekfeet Agency, Mont. [Piegan] 



albinism at, 34: 199, table 9 (fac- 

 ing p. 406) 

 deaf and dumb at, 34: 207, table 9 

 epilepsy at, 34: 203, table 9 

 goiter at, 34 : 200, table 9 

 idiocy at, 34 : 205, table 9 

 insanity at, 34: 202, table 9 

 morbidity at, from tuberculosis, 



42:4 

 pathological conditions at, 34: 

 table 9 



