INDEX. 



Adolescence, special ceremonies for, 



87. 

 Age-societies, 92. 

 Agriculture, 16, 28-29; implements 



used in, 76. 

 Algonkin language, 128, 129. 

 Altars, 118. 

 Amulets, 105. 

 Animal tales, 99-100. 

 Armor, 77. 

 Art, decorative and religious, 120- 



126. 

 Arrows, poisoned, 78. 

 Athapascan language, 128-129. 

 Awls, 60. 

 Axes, 74. 



Backrests, 52. 



Bags, 63-69. 



Bands, 84; in the camp circle, 86. 



Basketry, 52, 69. 



Beaming tools, 58, 59. 



Blankets, of rabbitskins, 41, 52. 



Bodkins, 60. 



Bowdrill, 52. 



Bowls, of wood, 72. 



Bows, 23-25. 



Breech cloth, 41. 



Buffalo, calf pipe, 105; ceremony 

 for calling the, 79, 109; distri- 

 bution of, 14; hunting, 21-23. 



Bull-boat, 31, 35. 



Burial, methods of, 88. 



Caddoan language, 128. 

 Calumet, 107. 



Camp circle, 85, 86, 91. 

 Catlin, paintings, 3, 34. 

 Ceremonies, religious, origin of, 



103; tribal, 109-118. 

 Ceremonial procedure, 118-119. 

 Charms, received in visions, 103. 

 Children, care and rearing of, 87; 



growth of, 137. 

 Clans, 84. 



Clubs, stone-headed, 26, 60. 

 Combs, 50. 



Cooking, methods of, 71. 

 Costumed figure, of a Dakota 



woman, 47. 

 Coup, counting of, 95-96, 112. 

 Cree dance, 117. 

 Cradles, 87. 

 Cruppers, 34. 

 Culture, areas, 11; diffusion of, 



116, 141; heroes, mythical, 98- 



99. 

 Cultural characteristics, 16, 95, 140. 



Dancing, associations, 116-117; at 



sun pole, 112. 

 Death, 88. 



Decorations, on robes, 41. 

 Deluge myth, 97. 

 Designs, on moccasins, 120-123; 



on woman's robe, 124. 

 Digging stick, 75-76; in Sundance 



bundle, 110. 

 Doctors, 87-88. 

 Dog, as a pack animal, 33; society, 



90, 91. 

 Dress, 41-50. 



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