﻿Vol. 
  2] 
  TRIBES 
  OF 
  SIERRA 
  NEVADA 
  — 
  PARK 
  883 
  

  

  locked 
  in 
  stocks 
  (cepo) 
  in 
  a 
  dark 
  hut. 
  Confession 
  and 
  such 
  penance 
  as 
  

   spinning 
  yarn 
  in 
  a 
  darkened 
  room 
  are 
  also 
  exacted. 
  Offenses 
  involving 
  

   theft 
  and 
  violence 
  appear 
  to 
  be 
  extremely 
  rare, 
  and 
  the 
  Cdgaba 
  in 
  

   particular 
  exhibit 
  a 
  deep-rooted 
  aversion 
  to 
  these 
  forms 
  of 
  behavior. 
  

  

  Women 
  may 
  own 
  and 
  inherit 
  secular 
  property, 
  but 
  only 
  men 
  who 
  

   are 
  novices 
  or 
  trained 
  priests 
  may 
  succeed 
  to 
  the 
  possession 
  of 
  a 
  temple, 
  

   its 
  masks, 
  and 
  other 
  sacred 
  paraphernalia. 
  Women 
  inherit 
  lands, 
  

   houses, 
  and 
  livestock 
  from 
  husbands 
  and 
  fathers. 
  

  

  Widows 
  may 
  remarry 
  and 
  retain 
  rights 
  to 
  property 
  inherited 
  from 
  

   the 
  deceased 
  husband. 
  If 
  a 
  widow 
  is 
  too 
  old 
  for 
  marriage, 
  she 
  may 
  

   attach 
  herself 
  to 
  the 
  household 
  of 
  a 
  wealthy 
  man, 
  where 
  she 
  assists 
  

   the 
  other 
  women. 
  

  

  LIFE 
  CYCLE 
  

  

  Birth. 
  — 
  Birth 
  takes 
  place 
  usually 
  in 
  a 
  small 
  hut 
  especially 
  con- 
  

   structed 
  for 
  the 
  occasion. 
  An 
  experienced 
  woman 
  is 
  in 
  attendance, 
  

   and 
  a 
  priest 
  is 
  at 
  hand 
  with 
  charm 
  stones 
  and 
  incantations. 
  The 
  

   baby 
  is 
  bathed 
  shortly 
  after 
  birth 
  and 
  again 
  9 
  days 
  later, 
  when 
  both 
  

   the 
  mother 
  and 
  child 
  go 
  to 
  the 
  river. 
  The 
  mother 
  remains 
  in 
  seclusion 
  

   for 
  9 
  days, 
  during 
  which 
  time 
  she 
  may 
  eat 
  no 
  salt. 
  At 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  

   period 
  of 
  seclusion, 
  the 
  priest 
  confers 
  a 
  name 
  on 
  the 
  child 
  and 
  the 
  

   mother 
  resumes 
  her 
  normal 
  life. 
  

  

  Girls' 
  puberty. 
  — 
  At 
  the 
  onset 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  menstruation, 
  a 
  girl 
  is 
  

   secluded 
  in 
  the 
  regular 
  dwelling 
  house 
  for 
  9 
  days, 
  during 
  which 
  time 
  

   no 
  salt 
  can 
  be 
  eaten 
  and 
  certain 
  foods 
  are 
  prohibited. 
  Formerly, 
  at 
  

   the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  period 
  of 
  seclusion, 
  Cdgaba 
  and 
  lea 
  girls 
  were 
  initiated 
  

   into 
  the 
  sexual 
  act 
  by 
  older, 
  experienced 
  men. 
  It 
  is 
  said 
  that 
  this 
  

   practice 
  is 
  no 
  longer 
  followed. 
  Seclusion 
  at 
  subsequent 
  menstrua- 
  

   tions 
  is 
  not 
  required, 
  and 
  apparently 
  no 
  particular 
  restrictions 
  are 
  

   placed 
  on 
  the 
  menstruating 
  women. 
  

  

  Boys' 
  puberty. 
  — 
  Boys 
  are 
  given 
  a 
  lime 
  container 
  (poporo) 
  at 
  puberty 
  

   and 
  initiated 
  into 
  the 
  sexual 
  act 
  by 
  older 
  women, 
  usually 
  widows. 
  No 
  

   other 
  observation 
  of 
  boys' 
  passage 
  into 
  manhood 
  has 
  been 
  reported. 
  

  

  Death 
  observances. 
  — 
  At 
  death, 
  the 
  Cdgaba 
  prepare 
  the 
  corpse 
  for 
  

   burial 
  by 
  flexing 
  it. 
  The 
  body 
  is 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  grave 
  with 
  the 
  de- 
  

   ceased's 
  personal 
  possessions 
  and 
  a 
  container 
  of 
  food. 
  A 
  string 
  is 
  

   attached 
  to 
  the 
  septum 
  of 
  the 
  nose 
  and 
  extended 
  to 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  

   grave. 
  This 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  permit 
  the 
  soul 
  of 
  the 
  deceased 
  to 
  escape. 
  The 
  

   lea 
  bury 
  only 
  the 
  priests 
  in 
  a 
  flexed 
  position. 
  The 
  spouse 
  mourns 
  for 
  

   9 
  days, 
  but 
  remarriage 
  is 
  not 
  permitted 
  until 
  9 
  months 
  have 
  passed. 
  

   There 
  is 
  a 
  mourning 
  ceremony, 
  the 
  principal 
  purpose 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  said 
  

   to 
  be 
  to 
  prevail 
  upon 
  the 
  soul 
  of 
  the 
  deceased 
  to 
  proceed 
  without 
  delay 
  

   to 
  the 
  afterworld. 
  The 
  ceremony 
  consists 
  of 
  the 
  priests' 
  burning 
  

   maize 
  husks 
  and 
  cotton 
  thread 
  and 
  reciting 
  incantations. 
  

  

  