CONTENTS 



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Introductiou 9 



Salient features 9 



Recent explorations and snrveys 12 



Ackiiowleclgments 20 



Habitat 22 



Location and area 22 



Physical characteristics 22 



Flora 31 



Fauna 36 



Local features 39 



Summary history 51 



Tribal features 123 



Definition and nomenclature 123 



External relations 130 



Population 134 



Somatic characters 136 



Demotic chaiacters lOl 



Symbolism and decoration 164 



Face- jiain ting 1G4 



Decoration in general 169 



The significance of decoration 176 



Industries and industrial products 180 



Food and food-getting 180 



Navigation 215 



Habitations 221 



Appareling 224 



Tools and their uses 232 



Warfare : 254 



Nascent industrial development 265 



Social organization 269 



Clans and totems 269 



Chiefship 275 



Adoption 277 



Marriage 279 



Mortuary customs 287 



Serial place of Seri socialry 293 



Language 296 



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