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SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I917 



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eastern part of Terre Bonne. Dr. Swanton was accompanied and 

 his work ^reatl}- facilitated by J\Ir. Ernest Coycault, a Creole living 

 in Xew ( )rleans and married to one of these Indians. The brother- 



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Fic. 104. — Cut-off at sitL^ of old Houma village. Point vm L'hifii, La. 



Vic. 105. — Method oi con.structiiiK a palmetto root'. Imliaii lumsc at 

 Point au Chien, Terre Bonne, 1-a. 



in-law (jf Mr. L'oycaull acted as pilot, gnidiiii; I )r. ."^waiiidii to all of 

 the more imj)ortant fnclian settlements bclwccn .\'t\\ ( 'rlcans and 

 i'oint an ( hien wIumh' llu' oldest Monnia low 11 in the rr^imi is >aid 

 to lia\e bt'cn situated mitil d(.siro\ (■(] li\ iln'ci' liiiiji.' waxr^ tidni the 



