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Wavam, a Luiseno place name, 78 : 648 

 Wavering tone, use of, 53: 13 

 Wa'wiekfim'ig 



acknowledgment to, 45 : 25 

 reference to, 45 : 36 

 Waw-ka-sau-su, a Seminole town, 73: 



406 

 Waxaws 



at war with Tusearora, 73 : 18 

 See also Waxhaw. 

 Wax flower, among the Tewa, 55 : 46 

 Waxhaw 



dance of, 22:39 

 general description of, 22 : 74 

 habitat of, in 1701, 22:70 

 head-flattening among the, 22 : 71 

 tradition of extermination of, 22: 



69 

 See also Waxaws. 

 Waxsaw, village of, 69 : 92 

 Wayland mill, steatite quarry at, 23: 



36 

 Waynesville 



cairns in vicinity of, 76: 44 

 caves in vicinity of, 76: 43, 51, 52, 

 56 

 Wayondott, migration of band of, 77 : 



3 

 Wazamota, Mexico, a Cora village, 34 : 



12 

 Wead, Charles Kasson 



acknowledgment to, 53: 19; 61: 



110 

 work by, cited, 53:42 

 Weakaote village, description of, 83: 



20 

 Wea language, works in, 13 : 523 

 Wealth 



acquired by eating a plant, 29 : 412 

 acquired by fasting, 29 : 417 

 among the Karuk, 94 : 5 

 placing of chiefs at feasts regulated 



by, 29:428 

 See also Dentalium. 

 Weaning, among Fuegians, 63 : 171 

 Weanoc burial, 71 : 28 

 Weapemeoc, habitat of, 22 : 7 

 Weapons 



defensive, of ancient inhabitants, 



64:53 

 iron, mention of, 70 : 68 

 Maya, character of, 67 : 10 f . 

 mention of, 85 : 59 

 offensive, of ancient inhabitants, 



64:52 

 of the Basket Makers, 92: 3, 4, 



139; 100:3 

 of the Creek Indians, 73: .356 f. 

 of the Fuegians, 63 : 205-216 

 of the Jibaro Indians, 79: 6 f. 

 oftheMandan, 77:138 

 See also Arrowbe^ads; Arrows; 

 Atlatl ; Lance heads ; and names 

 of specific weapons. 



Weasel 



among the Tewa, 56 : 23 

 reference to, 53 : 63 

 Weasel Bear 



informant concerning Sun dancej 



61:89 

 narrative by, 61 : 74, 80 f., 83, 84 

 songs by, 61 : 73, 75, 190 

 Sun dance vow of, 61 : 89 

 Weather 



controlled by ceremonial runner, 



85: 19 

 fine, connected with clear sky and 



smooth weather, 29 : 361 

 good, singing for, 20 : 209 

 See also Fog (movement of) ; 

 Lightning ; Rainbow, Rainfall ; 

 Storm ; Thunder ; Wind. 

 Weather shamans (or Doctors) 



California Indian, 78: 427, 511, 



518, 549, 604, 777, 854 

 See also Medicine men. 

 Weaving 



among the more cultured American 



nations, 7: 5 

 bones used in, 81 : 31 

 by the Fuegians, 63 : 44, 194, 204 

 by the Kamia, 97: 32 ff. 

 by the Santee, 22 : 79 

 by the Saponi, 22 : 47 

 details of, in basketmaking, 91: 



32 ff.; 94: 107-126 

 done by men, Jibaro, 79: 62 

 mention of, 7:16 

 method of, Maya, 64 : 29 

 no longer practiced, 64 : 17 

 of bags, 86: 157 ff. 

 of bands, 86: 1.59 f. 

 of belts, 86 : 180 f . 

 of head ornament, 86 : 161 

 of mats, 86: 154-157 

 of rabbit-skin blankets, 86 : 161 

 process of, 7 : 14 

 varieties of, 7 : 14 f. 

 Weaving room, description of, 81: 10 

 Webb, De W., in bibliography, 34: 423 

 Webb, J. G. 



home site described by, 33: 60 f. 

 North Osprey bones discovered by, 



33: 54 

 on Osprey skull, 33 : 53 f . 

 on South Osprey remains, 33: 55 

 ff. 

 Webb, J. W., connection of, with North 



Osprey bones, 33: 54 

 Webstei", Mrs. A. W., obsidian blades 



discovered by, 82: 40 

 Webster, Clement L., on exploration of 



ancient Iowa mounds, 33: 92 f. 

 Wecharitl, a Wiyot place name, 78: 



116 

 Wechihit, location of the, 78: 483 

 We-cho-took-me, a Seminole town, 73 : 

 400, 403 



