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Mortars — Continued 

 pestles and, 60: 



from auriferous gravels, 65 

 from Georgia-Florida area, 



104 

 of California, 115, 116 

 stone, 60: 65, 109 

 stone, in the Ozark country, 77: 



107, 108 

 use of, Kamia, 97 : 24 

 wooden, 60: 104 



wooden, of the Arikara, 77: 177 



See also Metate; Mortar; Pestle. 



Mortar stones found near Gala, 23: 17 



Morton, — , work of, regarding antiquity 



of man, 33: 14 

 Morton, C. V., acknowledgment to, 94 : 



13 

 Morton, Mrs. I. W., acknowledgment to, 



37: iv 

 Mortuary customs 



folding of bodies, 37:2 



in Chama Valley, New Mexico, 81: 



73 fe. 

 in Piedra district, Southwestern 



Colorado, 96: 154 

 of Gila-Salt region, 35: 10 f, 

 of historic tribes, 23: 71 

 of Mesa Verde region, 41: 28 

 of Shabik'eshchee village, 92: 149 

 of the Chippewa, 86 : 73-78 

 of the Creek Indians, 73: 48, 80, 



147 

 of the Fox, 72: 29; 85: 19, 75, 



153 ; 95 : 129, 154 

 of the Fuegians, 63: 130, 161 

 of the Guiana Indians, 91 : 104 

 of the Kamia, 97: 20, 48, 56 f£. 

 of the Karuk, 94: 6 f., 164 f. 

 of the Pima, 34:53 

 of the Santee, 22: 79 

 of the Southern tribes, 22: 33 

 sprinkling of soil on graves, 37: 



50 

 See also Burials ; Cremation ; Mor- 

 tuary objects ; Mourning cus- 

 toms. 

 Mortuary objects found with calcined 

 human bones at Step House, 51: 39 

 Mortuary offerings 



in pit-house graves, 100 : 169 

 in Pueblo burials, 100: 170 

 mention of, 60: 107; 92: 143 f. 

 with burials, 96: 158, 160 ft". 

 Mortuary pottery, 71: 57, 148 

 Mortuary room, description of, 41: 24 

 Mortuary vessels from Cliff Palace, 

 51: 68 



Mosaics of stone, 92 : 142 



Mosaic work, turquoise used for, 60: 

 114 



Moscoso, Luis de, of De Soto's expedi- 

 tion, 73: 152, 153, 155, 156 



Moses 



stories told by, 27: 7, 25, 36, 72, 



73, 86, 94, 102, 108, 116, 117, 137, 



169, 188, 200, 211 



Tsimshian texts obtained from, 



27: 5 



Moskoky, a band of Creeks, 73: 404, 



406 

 Mosopella chief, residence of, with 



Taensa, 43 : 262 f . 

 Mosquito 



Kutenai tale of, 59 : 25 



Natchez story of, 88: 262 



story, proper for children not for 



adults, 59: v 

 See also Mosquitoes. 

 Mosquito Creek, communal burial on, 



76: 153 

 Mosquitoes 



among the Tewa, 56: 60 

 ashes transformed into, 39: 278 

 carriers of malaria, 64 : 36 

 See also Mosquito. 

 Mosquito Indian, 44: 79, 80, 94, 96 

 Mosses among the Tewa, 55: 68 

 Most (Bruex) skull, 33: 99 

 Mot, a Huchnom village, 78: 203 

 Motecuhzoma 



glyphic designation of elder and 



younger, 28: 156, 668 

 origin of name of, 28: 157 

 the elder, Mexican domination ex- 

 tended by, 28: 61 

 the younger, estate of, 28: 155 f. 

 the younger, picture of, 28: 155 

 the younger, war dress of, 28: 62, 

 64, 69 

 Mother Corn 



guides the deserted child to her 



people, Cochiti tale, 98: 77 f. 

 mention of, 80 : 41 

 references to, 93: 5, 23, 92 

 Mother-in-law 



communicated with, through wife, 



29: 188 

 Koasati story of the wicked, 88: 



177 f. 

 taboo, absence of, Kamia, 97: 55 

 taboo among the Kutenai, 59 : 278, 

 279 

 Mother-of-all-the-Earth, 85: 91, 130; 



95: 160, 163 

 Mother-of-pearl, pieces of, found at 



Santiago Ahuitzotla, 74: 164 

 Mother who mourned for her daughter, 



Cochiti tale, 98: 131 f. 

 Mo't-huyup, location of, 78: 164 

 Motion 



characteristic of certain songs, 



53:100 

 illustrated by gesture, 38: 178 

 Motive of song, connection of, with 



form of song, 53 : 34 

 Mot-kuyuk, a Huchnom' settlement, 

 78: 203 



