BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



BULLETIN 43 PLATE 10 



a Ceremonial ground or " Stomp gronnd" in theGreeiileaf Mountains between Braggs 

 and Illinois stations, Okla. Although in the territory of the former Cherokee 

 Nation, it is arranged like the great squares of the Cret-k In<iians. It is used bv 

 Creeks, Cherokee, and a few Natchez. The four cabins shown correspond to the 

 four of the Creeks, and like the Creek cabins, each has four benches, but instead 

 of two transverse partitions there is only one, poorly marked. The tirtMii the cen- 

 ter was made by means of four logs, oiie end of eac'h pointing inward. Unlike 

 theusualCreek assignment, the south bench here is said to be t lie out- occupied by 

 the chiefs. The three others are assigned to male visitors indiscriininatelv, while 

 the women sit on other .seats on the edge of the s(iuare 



6 The ball ground back of the wc^i i abin >.l lii.- ui.ai -.|UiU.-. 1 in- .•.niiai iM,li_. lias 

 a tish at the top which rival bodies of players try to hit with the ball. Just back 

 of this ball ground, on the opposite side from the .siiuare, is where the feast is 

 prepared 



FESTIVAL GROUNDS 



