CONTENTS 



I'age 



Preface -17 



Part I 



Chapter I. — History 49 



General remarks 49 



TheTaleof TcapVsgaga 59 



How the Winnebago first came into contact with the French and the 



origin of the Decora family 65 



^^^lat the Shawnee prophet told the Winnebago 69 



Winnebago names of other tribes and peoples 75 



Chapter II. — Winnebago archeology 76 



General problems 76 



Implements of stone and other materials 87 



Copper implements 87 



Earthworks and mounds 88 



Intaglio mounds 90 



Conical mounds 90 



Linear mounds 92 



Effigy mounds 98 



Description of Lake Koshkonong mounds 100 



The conical mounds 100 



^ Combinations of conical and linear forms 100 



Linear mounds 101 



Effigies 101 



Bird efligies 101 



Mammal effigies 101 



Turtle and allied forms 101 



The grouping 102 



The man mound 102 



Miscellaneous structures 103 



Chapter III. — Material culture 104 



Habitations 104 



( 'lothing and adornment .109 



Hunting 109 



Fishing and agriculture 114 



Games and amusements 120 



Travel and transportation 123 



Musical instruments 123 



Iiivisions of time 124 



Chapter IV. — General social customs 126 



Male terms of address 128 



Female terms of address 131 



Joking relationship 133 



Mother-in-law and father-in-law taboo 135 



Puberty customs 135 



Marriage 138 



Adoption 139 



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