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Plate I. Seiiland 9 



II. Pasciuil Kucinas, conqueror of the 8eri 13 



Illtt. Seri frontier 40 



III6. Sierra Seri, from Entinas desert 40 



IVa. Sierri Seri, from Tiburon island 42 



IVb. Punta Ygnacio, Tiburon bay 42 



Va. Western shore of Tiburon bay 44 



V6. Eastern shore of Tiburon bay 44 



VI«.. Recently occupied rancheria, Tiburon island 80 



Vlh. Typical house interior, Tiburon island 80 



VII«. House framework, Tiburon island 110 



VII6. House covering, Tiburon island 110 



VIII. Sponge used for house covering, Tiburon island 112 



IX«. House skeleton, Tiburon island 114 



IXb. Interior house structure, Tiburon island 114 



X. Typical Seri house on the frontier 117 



XI. Occupied rancheria on the frontier 119 



XII. Group of Seri Indians on trading excursion 121 



XIII. Group of Seri Indians on the frontier 137 



XIV. Seri family group 139 



XV. Seri mother and child 142 



XVI. Group of Seri boys 144 



XVII. JIashcm, Seri interpreter 146 



XV^III. ''.Tuana Maria", Seri elderwomau , 150 



XIX. Typical Seri warrior 154 



XX. Typical Seri matron 156 



XXI. Seri runner 158 



XXII. Seri matron 160 



XXIII. Youthful Seri warrior 162 



XXIV. Seri belle 164 



XXV. Seri maiden 166 



XXVI. Characteristic face-painting - 168 



XXVII. Face-painting paraphernalia 170 



XXVIII. Seri archer at rest 200 



XXIX. Seri archer at attention 202 



XXX. Seri bow, arrow, and quiver 204 



XXXI. Seri balsa in the National Museum 217 



XXXII. Painted olla, with olla ring (Museum number 155373) 222 



XXXIII. Plain olla ( Museum number 155373) 226 



XXXIV. Domestic anvil, side (Museum number 178858) 234 



XXXV. Domestic anvil, top (Museum number (178858) 234 



XXXVI. Domestic anvil, bottom (Museum number 178858) 234 



XXXVII. Domestic anvil (reduced), top and side (Museum number 178838) . 237 



XXXVUI. Metate (reduced), top and edge (Museum number 178839) 237 



XXXIX. Long-used metate (reduced), top (Museum number 178840) 238 



