Part I. SUBJECT INDEX (continued 3)

clay, occurrence of, Florida Peninsula 20: 119, 124.

clay, occurrence of, Middle Mississippi Valley province 20: 83.

columella, specimens obtained 44: 158.

copper, found in graves 44: 461, 462.

discoidal in form 2: 221.

disk, specimens obtained 44: 163.

Eskimo 9: 149.

Eskimo fishing apparatus made of 18: 177 sqq.

Eskimo ornamentation by 18: 33-36, 38, 45-49, 52, 58, 84, 105, 228, 285, 344.

Eskimo, and earrings 18: 52-57.

European, worn by Mission Indians 44: 147.

found in graves at Sikyatki 14: 519.

found in shell-heap burials 44: 445.

from Awatobi 17: 628.

glass, taken from mound 44: 167.

hinge 44: 160.

in Sikyatki graves 17: 733.

mention of 25: 108 sq., 192; 34: 231 sq.

miscellaneous stone 44: 104.

of different materials 2: 219, 232, 235.

Pismo clamshell 44: 155.

pottery 41: 521, 522.

recovered from child’s grave 41: 529.

resemblance of spindle whorls to clay 20: 33.

rock-oyster shell 44: 160.

Russian glass 46: 61, 136, 173, 363.

steatite disk 44: 103.

South Appalachian group, occurrence of, in burial vase 20: 136.

use of 42: 685; 46: 590.

use of, in imprinting textile patterns 20: 79.

use of, in initiation 47: 315.

used for necklaces 45: 81.

used in embroidery 13: 28.

Venetian, occurrence of, in Florida mounds 20: 720.

See also Bead; Beads, Shell; Beads, Stone; Nodes; Wampum.

Beads, Shell

from ruined Pueblo on Little Colorado River, description of 22, i: 92 sq.

kinds of, used in belts 2: 247.

manner of stringing 2: 234, 236, 244, 248.

manufacture of 2: 236.

manufacture of, by whites 2: 238.

massive in form 2: 223.

mention of 2: 219.

mnemonic use of 2: 240, 254.

or “runtees” 2: 228.

perforated 2: 219.

tubular in form 2: 226.

use of, as money 2: 219, 233.

use of, as ornaments 2: 219, 230, 234.

Beads, Stone

from Casa Grande 28: 131.

mention of 44: 103 sqq.

Beadwork

mention of 45: 47.

of the Menomini 14: 264, 265, 269-272.

on clothing 45: 78 sq., 337 sqq.

patterns for 44: 390.

taught to girls 40: 309.

Beak, appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 67, 78, 80.

Beale, ——, location of land by 18: 789.

Beale Wagon Road 4: 30.

Beams

Chaco pueblos, how squared 8: 184.

construction of steps upon 8: 162.

for supporting passageway wall 8: 181.

for supporting upper walls 8: 144.

modern finish of 8: 149.

of missions in Walpi houses 17: 586.

of Palatki ruin 17: 557.

Tusayan kivas, taken from Spanish church at Shumopavi 8: 76.

Bean, Lieutenant ——, part taken by, at Horseshoe Bend 19: 95.

Bean, Mrs. ——, rescue of, by Nancy Ward 19: 48, 204, 490.

Bean, T. H., ethnologic specimens collected by 18: 80, 87, 171.

Bean, a female man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 174.

Bean

garden 33: 96.

in Cherokee lore 19: 424, 471.

probable place of origin 33: 59.

See also Beans; Wild Bean.

Bean, Ground 33: 95.

Bean Katcina. See Muzribi.

Bean Planting

mention of 21: 22.

See also Powamû.

Bean-planting Ceremony of the Hopi 17: 702.

Beans

appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 68, 101.

as food among the Omahas 3: 308.

aversion to, by Egyptians and Abyssinians 9: 517.

celebration of new crop of 42: 550, 568.

ceremonially grown 15: 276, 279.

colors of, importance of 30: 69.

how prepared 30: 69 sq.

in Hopi ceremonies 21: 31, 39, 70, 81.

in Pima song 26: 326.

mention of 33: 136.

stores of, kept by Indians 14: 584.

string of, used as a signal by Tecumseh 9: 555.

traded by Pima 26: 94.

used in folklore 30: 85.

varieties of, raised by the Pima 26: 76, 92.

wild, found by Coronado 14: 507.

See also Bean; Wild Bean.

Bean Shooter

used by 24:

Hopi 760.

Makah 761.

Mono 760.

Opitchesaht 761.

Southwest tribes 760.

Zuñi 761.

Bean Vines in Tusayan ceremony 16: 280, 283.

Bear

among the Eskimo—

arrows for killing 9: 202.

belief in supernatural powers of 18: 438.

encounters with 18: 120.

lance for hunting 9: 240.

legends of red 18: 467-471.

methods of hunting and trapping 18: 120-123.

uses of intestine of 18: 118.

among the Pima—

diseases caused by 26: 262.

in song 26: 318 sq.

among the Tlingit—

as a charm 26: 454.

chief’s name 26: 407.

in calendar 26: 426.

in mythology 26: 451.

mask of 26: 436.

name of gaming stick 26: 444.

treatment of head 26: 451.

association of, with curing 47: 528, 531 sq., 784, 794.

associations, with Tha´tada gens 27: 42.

beliefs concerning 44: 324; 45: 184, 289.

bones of, to give magic power 32: 343.

claws of, worn as necklace 46: 553.

connection with Moⁿchu´ithaethe 27: 486 sq.

dead, invocation to 46: 499 sqq.

flayed, ceremony over 23: 126.

hunting of 27: 275; 44: 241 sq.

in Tewa conception 29: 43.

invoked in medicine 30: 60.

killed by shooting in forefoot 32: 343.

killing of 46: 537 sq.

meat of 46: 105.

modeled representation of, Iroquoian pipes 20: 174.

myths and lore concerning 19: 250, 264, 268, 273 sq., 286 sq., 325-329, 411, 436, 446 sq., 450 sqq., 472 sqq., 504.

myths concerning 11: 39, 47, 477.

nurses and cares for boy 32: 442.

of the Ungava district 11: 174.

polar 46: 104, 105.

signs for 1: 412.

songs of 19: 400, 401.

symbol of fire 45: 644.

See also Black Bear; Grizzly Bear.

Bear

a man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 173, 303.

See also Honau.

“Bear, The,” revenue cutter 46: 30, 86, 88, 90, 91, 104, 112, 117, 119, 120, 123, 172.

Bear and Eagle

folk tale of 14: 217.

in Menomini mythology 14: 91, 131, 169, 175, 200, 254.

in pueblo region 14: 518, 560.

totem, Menomini, importance of 14: 45.

Bear Butte, myths concerning 11: 449.

Bear Clan

associated with Snake-Antelope societies at Walpi 19: 624.

associations of 42: 149.

costume worn by members of 23: 473.

customs of 37: 227 sq., 148-153.

dance for benefit of 37: 386.

early arrival of, at Tusayan 17: 582.

feast of 37: 321.

functions of 37: 200, 226.

importance of 37: 226.

insignia of 37: 226.

introduction of katcina by member of 2: 111.

known as Soldier Clan 37: 218.

lodge of 37: 226, 229.

native names for 42: 115.

origin myths of 37: 225.

performance of members of 23: 473.

personal names of 37: 236 sq.

relations of, with Wolf Clan 37: 227.

same as Ke Clan 19: 615, 618.

size of 47: 35.

songs of 37: 235.

story concerning 42: 110.

story of origin of 42: 113.

symbol of 37: 203.

war-bundle feast of 37: 547-550.

See also Honau Clan.

Bear Claws, used for necklaces 45: 82.

Bear Creek Chippewa, reservation for 18: 810.

Bear Dance

description of 42: 527.

mention of 42: 523, 524.

Bear Designs, on food-bowl from Four-mile ruins, description and figure of 22, i: 153, 154.

Bear Disease, description of 42: 640.

Bear Family of Hano, mask owned by 21: 112.

Bear Family of Walpi, similarity of mask of, to that of Ke Towa Bisena 21: 112.

Bear Feast, origin myth of 37: 301 sq.

Bear Fetish, White, Zuñi 2: 40.

Bear Gens, reference to 40: 358, 515.

Bear Grass, in Cherokee lore 19: 420.

Bear Hunt, description of 37: 111 sq.

Bear Katcinas

personation of, in Hopi festivals 21: 41.

similarity of symbolism of, to those of the badger 21: 95.

Bear Lodge, Kiowa mythic origin of 17: 160.

Bear-lying-down. See Set-emâ´-i.

Bear Man, myth of 19: 262, 327 sqq.

Bear Medicine of the Chippewa 44: 324.

Bear or Effigy Mound, examination of 44: 494.

Bear-on-trees. See Set-ägyaí.

Bear Paws, appearance of, in picture of Hopi katcinas 21: 95, 112.

Bear People

movements of 8: 27, 30, 31, 38.

removal to Walpi of the 8: 21, 27.

settlement in Tusayan of the 8: 20, 26.

Bear Point, Ala., pottery from 20: 106 sq.

Bear Sign, on Eskimo implements 18: 326 sq.

Bear Songs and Dances, origin of 32: 658.

Bear-Track, a noted shaman 45: 384 sq.

Bearberry

mention of 33: 108.

use of 44: 287, 318, 377; 45: 457, 458, 486, 493, 494, 514.

See also Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi.

Bearberry Honeysuckle

belief concerning 45: 511.

use of 45: 489.

Beard, John, killing of Indians by 19: 74.

Beard, a Broken Arrow chief 42: 322.

Beards

appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 72, 84, 86, 88, 99, 110, 112.

extraction of 46: 593.

of Eskimo men 18: 26 sq.

removal of 45: 83, 241.

Western Eskimo 46: 213-227, 249.

Beardslee, Commander L. A. (U. S. N.), material collected by 24: 243.

Beard-tongue

rabbit sticks made from 30: 96.

used in ceremonies 30: 95 sq.

Bears

guarding pathway to chestnuts 32: 505.

hunting of 42: 693.

taboo of, to the taíme 17: 323.

used to convey boy 32: 284.

Bear’s Gall, use of 44: 330.

Bear’s Oil, use of, at busk 42: 598 sq.

Bear’s Paw Design, on pottery from Pueblo ruins, figures showing 22, i: 73, 155.

Bearskin, John, songs recorded from 48: 16.

Bearskin

appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 112.

Eskimo clothing made of 18: 31, 35, 38, 39, 40.

Eskimo house-fittings made of 18: 243, 246.

Bearskin-rope People, settlement in Tusayan of the 8: 26, 27.

Beasley, Maj. Daniel, commander of Fort Mims 19: 216.

Beast Fable, development of 19: XXXII sq.

Beast God Societies, activities of 47: 528.

Beast Gods

creation of 23: 49, 409.

cult of 47: 528-534.

definition of 21: 135.

food deposited for 23: 492.

medicine of, collection of 23: 552 sq.

name given to 23: 409.

offering of game to 23: 440.

one selected for each region 23: 49.

reference to 29: 43.

singing of songs to 23: 515.

Beasts

change of men into 30: 149, 150 sq., 182, 184.

mythic, believed in by the Eskimos 18: 394.

See also Animals.

Beatty, Charles, describes wampum belts 2: 250.

Beauchamp, Rev. William M.

acknowledgments to 20: 17; 29: 12.

beads sketched by 2: 228.

chapter written by 12: 540-550.

engaged as special aid 12: 19.

exploration of Iroquoian province by 20: 159.

indebtedness to, acknowledged 12: 25.

information furnished by 12: 503.

on ancient Micmac village 24: 77.

on belts of wampum 2: 252.

on dice games of the Onondaga 24: 111.

on hidden ball of the Onondaga 24: 349.

on strings of wampum 2: 248.

studies in Iroquoian pottery by 20: 167.

Beaulieu, G. H.

information furnished by 24: 401.

material collected by 24: 64, 65, 401.

on dice games of the Chippewa 24: 65.

on snow-snake of the Chippewa 24: 401 sq.

Beauty

appreciation of 33: 32, 328, 617, 630, 646.

Eskimo 46: 107, 213.

Indian 46: 151.

native children 46: 59.

test of 33: 657.

Beaux Banter, Tukabahchee chief 42: 322.

Beaver, —— on Ohio Cherokee 19: 79.

Beaver

a life symbol 36: 99, 100.

a man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 174, 202, 287, 315.

chase of 11: 316.

Cherokee myths and lore concerning 19: 266, 314 sq., 465 sq., 474.

eaten by the Pima 26: 81.

Eskimo belief in supernatural powers of 18: 438.

Eskimo methods of trapping 18: 123, 125.

Eskimo use of skin of, as unit of value 18: 232.

illness caused by 42: 644.

in Menomini myth 14: 134.

in Pima song 26: 320.

in Tlingit mythology 26: 452.

modeled representation of, Middle Mississippi Valley pottery 20: 107.

myths concerning 11: 339, 439.

name of Tlingit gaming stick 26: 444.

Tlingit crest animal 26: 416, 420.

Tlingit house-group name 26: 401.

trapping of 46: 411, 538.

value of skin of, among the Eskimo 18: 225.

Beaver, The, reservation for 18: 716.

Beaver Clan

native names for 42: 115.

origin of 42: 111, 113.

position of 42: 148 sq.

story concerning 42: 108.

Beaver Creek, Nebr.

cliff ruin, description of 13: 186.

pictographs on 4: 27.

pottery from 20: 199 sq.

reference to 27: 100, 101.

Beaver Dance, mention of 42: 523, 534.

Beaver Dish, mention of 35: 736, 806, 811, 814, 815, 816, 840, 962, 1040, 1349.

Beaver Hat, explanation of 31: 270 sqq.

“Beaver Hat,” Pima account of 26: 81.

Beaver Hunter and his Sister, folk-tale of 14: 222.

Beaver Hunting Ground, cession of 18: 552 sqq., 580 sq.

Beaver Island Chippewa, reservations for 18: 756, 810.

Beaver Root 33: 107.

Beaver-tooth Tools, Eskimo 18: 89 sq.

Beavers

belief concerning 45: 184, 291.

called upon to destroy enemy 32: 120.

See also Beaver.

Becancour

Indians residing at 43: 169.

native name for 43: 169.

origin of Indians at 43: 171.

Becerillo 25: 40.

Bechamel, F. See Grillet and Bechamel.

Bechtler, coining of gold by 19: 220.

Bechuana of Africa

burial of the 1: 126.

perforated stones of the 13: 98.

Beck, Lewis C., cited 12: 629, 658.

Becker, G. F., on Southern gold fields 19: 221.

Beckham, Henry, grant of land to 18: 580.

Beckley, W. Va., trail passing 42: 767.

Beckwith, ——, on Pit River stone-chipping 13: 141.

Beckwith, Dr. Martha Warren

contributor to Bureau 48: 1189.

note on accompanying paper of 33: 40.

paper by 39: 24; 40: 17.

Beckwith, Paul, material collected by 24: 185.

Beckwourth, James, on Crow mourning 1: 183.

Bed

in square ground, sketch of 42: 187.

of Prairie tribes 14: 963.

See also Beds.

Bed Dance

mention of 42: 524.

no details known of 42: 529.

Be´dalpago, Kiowa name of the whites 14: 978.

Bedding

of child, hidden in cave 35: 671, 673.

toy, of Eskimo children 18: 345.

See also Beds; etc.

Bede, The Venerable, treatise on gestures 1: 287.

Beds

and bedding 45: 63 sq., 229.

and bedding of the Omaha 13: 275.

construction of 42: 689.

discussion of position of 42: 199 sq.

erection of, for new ground 42: 545.

names given to 42: 191 sq.

number of 42: 187.

of the Menomini 14: 272.

of the Tsimshian, location of 31: 395.

orientation of 42: 18.

position of, in various towns 42: 197-200.

surrounding square ground 42: 181-187.

See also Bed; Bedding.

Bedsteads, not used by the Pueblos 8: 214.

Bedstraw, fragrant 33: 115.

Bee

imitation of, by Hopi katcinas 21: 81.

mention of 11: 54.

See also Bees; Honey.

Bee Plant used for food 30: 69.

Beechey, Capt. Frederick W.

cited on Eskimo seal dart 9: 252.

cited on Eskimo superstitions 9: 434.

description of Eskimo bracer by 9: 210.

description of Eskimo seal dart by 9: 218.

description of Eskimo umiak by 9: 343.

mention of 46: 168, 205, 214, 219, 228.

on lodge burial 1: 154.

work consulted 9: 21.

Beede, A. McG., specimen presented by 36: 34.

Beef

dried, chemical composition of 19: 1082.

first issued to Dakotas 4: 125.

Beekman, Dora, founder of the Beekmanites 14: 945.

Been. See Ben.

“Beer” Chicha 38: § 256.

Bees

among the Cherokee 19: 82, 214.

and excreta 38: § 721, 935.

and wasps eaten 38: § 226.

controlled by medicine men 30: 341.

domestic 38: § 726.

effect of water on 30: 201.

in Cherokee lore 19: 309.

legends concerning 30: 199 sqq., 204 sq., 305.

presage from 30: 276 sq.

See also Bee.

Beeswax 38: § 5, 24.

Beetle, Sawyer, talismans from 30: 289.

Beetle-wing Cases, music 38: § 575.

Beetles

eaten by the Guiana Indians 38: § 224.

in Mohave mythology 26: 252.

in Pima mythology 26: 232, 248.

myths and lore concerning 19: 239, 308, 314, 430, 463.

string figures 38: § 665.

used by the Eskimo 18: 88.

whistling, omen from 30: 272.

See also Water Beetle.

Before, pictographs for 10: 589.

Beggary, among the Point Barrow Eskimo 9: 42.

Begging, among the Eskimo 18: 295, 300.

Begging Ceremony 37: 387; 45: 389.

Begging Dance 3: 355; 35: 856.

Behavior, Western Eskimo 46: 92, 94, 107, 134, 213-228, 240, 250.

Beheaders, term applied to the Dakota 17: 281.

Behechio, a Haitian cacique 25: 49, 70, 81.

Behersda Tree, for tinder 38: § 1.

Behne, K. A., specimens purchased from 37: 30.

Behrendt, Dr. Carl Hermann, on Maya numeral system 19: 892.

Beille O’Beille, authority for Iroquoian myth 2: 59.

Beings

not called katcinas, description of 21: 118, 121.

primal, in Iroquoian thought 21: 135.

Bejarano, Servan, testimony of 14: 598.

Belcher, mound at 44: 407.

Belden, George

on dice games, Yankton Dakota 24: 184 sq.

on shinny, Yankton Dakota 24: 639 sqq.

Belden, John purchase of land by 18: 618.

Beliefs

and customs, Kwakiutl 35: 603-748.

character of primitive 11: XLIV, 67.

concerning animal food 41: 608.

concerning animals 46: 487.

concerning astronomy 46: 414-418.

conserning birds 47: 639.

concerning buffalo 11: 475.

concerning charms 45: 118 sq., 196 sq., 394 sq., 505 sq.

concerning crime 46: 479-483.

concerning future life 46: 418.

concerning Great Spirit 46: 397.

concerning plants 45: 507-510.

concerning pregnancy 47: 213.

concerning prehistoric animals 46: 412.

concerning remedies 43: 267-270.

concerning source of life 45: 631.

concerning terrestrial rights 46: 476 sqq.

concerning the earth 46: 406.

concerning witchcraft 47: 204, 205, 242 sq.

in future state 45: 596.

in Great Spirit 11: 365, 431.

mortuary 11: 143, 192.

of the Eskimo 11: 196.

of the Flathead 45: 394 sq.

of the Okanagon 45: 294.

of the Southern Indians 41: 544.

primitive, definition of 16: 22.

regarding birth 35: 651-657.

regarding coffins 35: 687.

regarding cripples 35: 696.

regarding currants 35: 575.

regarding fern roots 35: 524.

regarding food caught by a deceased person 35: 1330.

regarding hearing of game animals 35: 637.

regarding maturing girls 35: 700.

regarding stones in stomach of halibut 35: 1324.

regarding twins of opposite sexes 35: 713.

relating to devil-fish 35: 614.

relating to first halibut of season 35: 247.

Siouan peoples, not found among 11: 371.

Belkofski 46: 189.

Bell, ——, a wilderness worshipper 14: 946.

Bell, Prof. A. Graham, on vocal articulation of dogs 1: 275.

Bell, Charles N., on influence of wild rice on geographic nomenclature 19: 1121.

Bell, E. 46: 219.

Bell, James, cited 12: 673.

Bell, John, flight of 19: 134.

Bell, R., sale of interest in certain lands by 18: 671.

Bell

appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 89.

clay, from Awatobi 17: 628.

copper fragments of, from Awatobi 17: 609, 631.

ringing of, in Hopi festival 21: 37.

use of, by Hopi katcinas 21: 77.

used in Hopi ceremony 17: 628.

Bell Clapper, recovered from mound 44: 166.

Bell County, Ky., image found in 41: 565.

Bell Shell Ornament for lip 38: § 74.

Bellabella

divided into matrilineal groups 31: 480.

exogamic groups of the 31: 481.

of Millbank Sound 31: 480.

recorded tribes of 31: 481.

stick games of the 24: 263.

Bellabella and Nootka Tales 31: 883-935.

Bellacoola Indians

ceremonial dress of the 10: 431.

games of the 24:

dice games 155.

hand game 299.

hoop and pole 421, 489 sq.

shuttlecock 717.

stick games 249.

population of 7: 105, 131.

Bellevue, Nebr., references to 27: 100, 626, 632, 633.

Bellevue College, reference to 27: 627.

Bellevue, Treaty of 18: 762; 27: 623.

Bellomont, Earl of cited on the Tutelo 7: 114.

instructions on Indian affairs to 18: 580.

Bellows used by Navaho silversmiths 3: 172.

Bells

Ahouai seeds used as 38: § 574.

copper, from Pueblo ruins 22, i: 50, 111, 162 sq.

used in Shaker ceremony 14: 749, 755.

used in Smohalla worship 14: 730.

Bellucia Aubleti

for paint 38: § 28.

for pottery 38: § 94.

Belly Basket 38: § 439.

Belmar, Francisco

on formation of Mazateca numbers above ten 19: 888 sq.

on Mazateca method of counting 19: 879.

on Trike numerals 19: 908.

on Zapotecan number names 19: 872.

Belmont County, Ohio, rock carvings in 4: 21.

Beloved Men

a class of officials 42: 301-304.

part taken by, in the busk 42: 302.

position of, in the beds 42: 302 sq.

rulers of Creek Nation 42: 303 sq.

Belt

amulet, Eskimo 18: 435.

mention of 35: 143.

of the Guiana Indians 38: § 543 sqq.

worn by Eskimo during ceremonies 18: 421.

See also Belts.

Belt fasteners, of the Eskimo 9: 138.

Belt Frame

figures showing 22, i: 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 115, 116, 117, 118, 132, 146, 147, 148, 154.

stone used in, from Pueblo ruins, description of 22, i: 73-81, 115-118, 146 sqq.

Beltrami, J. C.

on burial feast 1: 190.

on burial posts 1: 197.

on Dakota wild-rice moon 19: 1090.

on Dakotas 4: 104 sq.

on influence of wild rice on geographic nomenclature 19: 1121, 1122.

on population of the Fox 19: 1051.

Beltran, ——.

on Maya numerals 19: 897.

on Maya numerals above ten 19: 890-893.

Belts

and belt buttons, Eskimo 18: 59-63.

description of 45: 69.

events recorded in 42: 455.

instructions in making 40: 303.

materials used for 42: 681.

of the Eskimo 9: 135-138.

of the Menomini 14: 272.

See also Belt; Belts, Wampum.

Belts, Wampum

Brice (W. A.) on use and repudiation of 2: 242, 246.

character of the patterns woven into 2: 240, 246, 248.

dimensions of 2: 250, 253.

keeper of the Iroquois 2: 241, 244.

made by Indian women 2: 249.

manufacture of 2: 248.

method of handling, in councils 2: 241, 246.

number of beads in 2: 233, 251.

profuse use of 2: 242.

rarity of, in collections 2: 249.

the Penn belt 2: 253.

use of, as mnemonic devices 2: 240, 254.

Beluga. See Whale, white.

Ben symbol in Maya hieroglyphs 16: 218, 245.

Benabides, Dominga

exaggerated statistics of 47: 24.

mention of 47: 258.

Benavides, Alonso de

on Acoma 29: 543.

on Chilili 29: 531.

on Isleta 29: 529, 530.

on Jemez 29: 402.

on methods of building pueblos 14: 520.

on Pecos 29: 476.

on San Ildefonso 29: 305.

on Sandia 29: 526, 527.

on Santa Clara 29: 241.

on Taos 29: 182.

on use of dogs by Plains Indians 14: 527.

Southwestern missions founded by 13: 327.

Bench

around cliff kivas 16: 121, 136, 137, 138, 177.

domestic 38: § 328, 331.

for acouri, etc. 38: § 164.

in cliff outlook 16: 151.

wooden, of the Oyana 38: § 328.

See also Alligator Stools; Benches; Medicine-men, bench.

Benches

in Eskimo houses 18: 245, 246.

in Navaho houses 17: 496.

Mashongnavi mungkiva 8: 127.

Pueblo houses, around rooms of 8: 213.

Tusayan kivas 8: 121, 123, 125.

Zuñi rooms 8: 110.

Benchlike Recess in cliff kiva 16: 124.

Bending-Post-Oak House Group, story of 44: 207.

Bendire, Capt. Charles

on petrographs 4: 26.

petroglyphs reported by 10: 122.

stone relics from Oregon sent by 3: 492.

Benel, meaning of 16: 245.

Bengal, account sticks or strings used by natives of 10: 264.

Benham Collections of Gila Valley antiquities 28: 119.

Bĕni´nĕna, an Arapaho warrior society 14: 986.

Benitez, death of 14: 500.

Bennings, quartzite blades from 15: 79.

Bennett, ——, agreement concluded by 18: 847.

Bennett, L. E., on schools in Cherokee nation 19: 152.

Benoit, Felix, interpreter in Sioux outbreak 14: 865.

Benopi land cessions and reservations 18: 784.

Benson, H. C., on Choctaw burial 1: 186.

Bent, Charles, on Nambé Pueblo 29: 358.

Bent, George

acknowledgments to 14: 655.

on absence of clans among the Cheyenne 14: 956.

Bent, Jesse, acknowledgments to 14: 655.

Bent, William

an early Indian trader 17: 172.

at treaty of 1865 17: 180.

on Plains tribes of 1859 17: 182.

trading post of 17: 283.

Bent Horn, exhibition of shamanism by 11: 417.

Benta, monochord musical instrument 38: § 571.

Bentham, ——, on wild rice in eastern Russia 19: 1037.

Bentham and Hooker, on scientific synonym for wild rice 19: 1021.

Bentley, Mrs., information supplied by 42: 839, 848, 849 sq.

Bentley, Thomas, steatite quarries reported by 15: 125.

Bentley, William, quoted on Salem’s Indian policy 18: 605.

Benton, Dr. Elbert J., editorial work of 23: XXXVIII, XLII; 24: XXXIII; 25: XXIII.

Benton, Owen’s Valley, Calif.

petroglyphs at 4: 31, 32.

petroglyphs near 10: 58.

Bent’s Fort, account of 17: 382.

Benzoin æstivale, medicinal use of 42: 657.

Benzoni

as a historian 25: 19 sq.

on character of Antilleans 25: 31.

on grinding maize 25: 106.

on Haitian ceremony for crops 25: 67.

on Haitian zemis 25: 54.

on treatment of the sick 25: 61 sq.

stone mullers figured by 25: 99.

Benzoni, Girolami, cited on Indian medicine-men 9: 461.

Beothuk, games of the 24: 97.

Beothukan Family 7: 57 sq.

Bequia

kitchen middens of 34: 89.

number of specimens from 34: 49.

Berard, Father. See Haile, Rev. Berard.

Berberidaceae 33: 83.

Berberis Aquifolium 45: 490, 502.

Berberis Nervosa 45: 490.

Berdaches

beliefs concerning 11: 378.

description of 45: 384.

how detected 40: 257.

mention of 11: 467, 516.

reference to 42: 700.

See also Transvestites.

Berea, Ky., trail to 42: 802.

Berendt, C. H., Mayan studies of 21: XXVI.

Berg, H. 46: 31, 104, 108, 113, 118, 119, 120, 123, 172.

Bergamot, wild 33: 111.

Berger, aid rendered by 17: 13.

Berghaus, Heinrich, linguistic literature of 7: 16.

Bergmann, C. F. W., aid rendered by 17: XLVI.

Bering, Capt. I. I. or V. 46: 209.

Bering Sea

amphitheater of migrations from Asia 46: 93, 95, 96.

archeology of 46: 144, 168, 363, 366.

crania from 46: 260, 364, 365.

islands 46: 255.

Bering Sea Eskimo

home of the 46: 238.

mention of 46: 227, 359.

Bering Strait

character of people on 18: 301 sq.

crania from 46: 233.

Eskimo of 46: 225, 226, 227.

masks from 3: 135.

memoir on Eskimo about 18: 19-51.

umiaks used on 18: 217.

Berlin, Museum für Völkerkunde

celts in 34: 177 sq.

Guesde collection in 34: 128.

West Indian objects in 34: 50, 215, 218.

Berliner, Emile, acknowledgments to 14: 655.

Berliner Gesellschaft für Anthropologie etc., Verhandlungen der, cited 6: 409, 616.

Berkeley, Sir William

exploring expedition by 5: 138.

instructions to 18: 626, 627.

Berkeley, Lord, grant to 18: 530, 588.

Berks County, aboriginal quarries in 15: 78.

Bermejo. See Vermejo.

Bermuda Hundred, Va., trail from 42: 775.

Bernabe, Chrisástomo Gil de, establishment of mission by 17: 80 sqq.

Bernal, Capt. Cristóbal M., reference to 28: 16.

Bernaldez, Andros

on dress of Cuban cacique and wife 25: 35.

on second voyage of Columbus 25: 203.

on sentiments of Antilleans 25: 32.

on wearing of masks by Antilleans 25: 136.

Bernalillo, location of Tiguex at 14: 391, 491.

Bernard, Joe 46: 38, 167, 211.

Bernau, J. H., cited 30: 277, 302, 329, 343, 346, 356, 357, 358, 371.

Berra, Orozco y

on origin of Mexican number names 19: 875.

See also Orozco.

Berries

as food among Omahas 3: 306.

curing of, for food 45: 342.

eaten by the Eskimo 18: 268.

frame for drying 35: 167.

Indian names of 45: 238 sq.

in Sikyatki graves 17: 733.

lists of, used for food 45: 89 sq., 238 sq., 343, 485.

magic appearance of 32: 192.

mention of 46: 116.

preservation of 45: 93, 237, 240.

use of, by the Chippewa 44: 321.

use of, by the Menomini 14: 291.

Berry Baskets, set of 35: 211, 216.

Berry Cakes

as tribute to chief 35: 1337.

bundles of 35: 263, 268, 281.

making of 35: 271-274,279.

storing of 35: 274, 275.

Berry Dance of Northwestern Indians 14: 728.

Berry Pickers

hiring of 35: 211, 220.

payment of 35: 220.

Berryhill, William

dance description by 42: 527.

informant 42: 534.

Berryman, Thomas 46: 31, 98, 99, 167.

Berryville, Va., archeological material from 42: 18.

Berthond, Capt. E. L., on pictographs 4: 27.

Béshĭltcha, a Kiowa synonym 17: 148.

Be´shiltchă, a Kiowa synonym 14: 1078.

Bess, Peter

discovers stone coffins 12: 171.

mounds on land of, in Missouri 12: 170.

Bessels, Dr. Emil

acknowledgments to 7: 73; 9: 20.

cited 6: 412, 460, 486.

cited on Eskimo abduction 9: 411.

cited on Eskimo bows 9: 199.

cited on Eskimo children 9: 419.

cited on Eskimo dog sledges 9: 360.

cited on Eskimo mourning 9: 425.

cited on infanticide among the Eskimo 9: 417.

cited on fire-making by the Eskimo 9: 290.

description of Eskimo lamp by 9: 108.

mention of 46: 367.

on affinity of cliff-dwellers and Pueblos 17: 532.

on Eskimo superstitions 1: 198.

Bessey, Dr. Charles

on wild rice in Nebraska 19: 1031.

suggestions and encouragement given by 33: 46.

Bessey and Weber, on wild rice in Nebraska 19: 1022.

Bête-rouge, body vermin 38: § 512.

Bethel 46: 192.

Betidĕĕ, Kiowa Apache name of the Arapaho 14: 953.

Betoya, number names of 19: 877.

Betoye Indians

beliefs as to god 30: 117, 118.

beliefs as to spirits 30: 181.

Betrothals

among the Eskimo 18: 291,292.

among the Guiana Indians 38: § 868.

See also Marriage.

Betsch, C. 46: 31, 70 sqq., 170.

Betting

on races 46: 566; 47: 326.

on results of ball play 38: § 603.

Betula, used medicinally 42: 659.

Betula Nigra, use of 44: 287, 342.

Betula Papyrifera

mention of 33: 75.

use of 44: 288, 364, 369, 377.

Betulaceae 33: 74.

Bevan, Joseph Vallence, brief compiled by 42: 309.

Beveled Flints, notes on 13: 177.

Beverages, used by the Chippewa 44: 317.

Beverley, R., on Virginia Indian land clearing 13: 72.

Beverley, Roger, on stick games, Powhatan 24: 232.

Beverly, Robert

cited 12: 668, 685, 686; 30: 47.

describes shell beads 2: 229.

describes shell money 2: 237.

describes shell pendants 2: 256.

describes shell spoon 2: 201.

mentions shell knives 2: 202.

mentions shell tweezers 2: 212.

on Indian agriculture 12: 617.

on shell ornaments 5: 92.

on Virginia mummies 1: 131.

Bevill, Doctor ——, excavations made by 44: 465.

Beyer, George E., on wild rice in Louisiana 19: 1030.

Bíako, shooting of 17: 335.

Biañki

account of 14: 909 sq.

compared with other prophets 14: 930.

influence of, in Ghost-dance 14: 914.

Bible

on war symbols 4: 88.

Shaker regard for the 14: 750, 755.

story among the Cherokee 19: 235 sq.

translation of, into Cherokee 19: 108, 110 sq., 163.

use of, in Peyote religion 37: 394.

Bibliography

linguistic, work on 13: XLI.

of Coronado Expedition 14: 599.

of North American languages 3: XXVI.

of North American philology 1: XV; 2: XXI.

of the Bureau of American Ethnology 16: CI-CXIX.

of the languages of North American Indians 6: XXIV sqq.

of the Snake dance 16: 312.

select Fox 40: 30-36.

summary of work in 15: LXXXVII.

work in 14: XLIII; 15: XXIII, XXVI, XXXI, XXXV, XL, XLIX, LIV, LXI, LXV, LXVIII; 16: XXI, XXV, XXVIII, XXXII, XXXVII, XXXIX, XLI, XLV, XLIX, LXXVII; 17: LV; 18: XLVI; 19: XXX; 29: 585 sqq.; 30: 113-116; 31: 39; 44: 368.

Bice´waaⁿ. See Love Songs.

Bickales, duties of 47: 52 sq., 55.

Bickford, F. D., on cliff houses in Walnut Canyon 17: 532.

Bickford, F. T.

cliff ruins described by 16: 81.

field work of 6: XXVIII.

Bickmore, Albert S., allowed use of masks 3: 101.

Bidai, status of the 14: 1093.

Biddle, Maj. J., Indian operations under 17: 212.

Biddle, James W.

on duck in Green Bay 19: 1098.

on death of Tomau 14: 56.

on wild rice eaten with corn and fish 19: 1084.

quoted on Tomau 14: 54 sq.

Biedma, Luis Hernandez de

cited 12: 646, 648, 669, 685.

on De Soto’s expedition 19: 26, 191-201.

Bienville, ——, on Natchez among Cherokee 19: 386.

Bierce, L. V., cited 12: 658.

Bifa, a vegetable dye 25: 34.

Big, pictographs meaning 10: 586 sq.

Big Bear. See Yâne´gwa.

Big Blue Biver, remains of Pawnee villages on 20: 200.

Big Bone Creek, trail terminated at 42: 789.

Big Bone Lick

description of 42: 790 sq.

extinct animals buried at 42: 742.

importance of 42: 790.

salt making at 42: 741 sq.

trails to 42: 788, 789, 793.

Big Bow. See Zépko-eétte.

Big Burro Canyon, reference to 28: 209.

Big-Canoe, a subchief of the Pend d’Oreilles 45: 377.

Big Cook. See U´hoⁿtoⁿga.

Big Cove, purchase of 19: 161.

Big Cypress Swamp, Seminole settlement 5: 477, 478, 499, 507, 529.

Big Eagle

a Flathead chief 45: 376.

story of 45: 362.

Big Elk, name of three Omaha chiefs 27: 83 sq.

Big Elk, Omaha Chief

account of 27: 83 sq., 631, 632.

keeper of pack 27: 554 sq., 558 sq.

references to 27: 205, 405, 518, 562.

Big Elk, John

acknowledgments to 11: 362.

quoted on fetishes 11: 414.

Big Pace. See Tó`-édalte.

Big Foot

arrest of band of 14: 876.

complaints by bands of 14: 836.

excitement among band of 14: 848.

game-wheel carried by band of 14: 1075.

ghost dance at camp of 14: 847, 853.

illness of 14: 868.

joined by Sitting Bull’s warriors 14: 860.

killed at Wounded Knee 14: 870.

military movement against 14: 864.

participation of, in Sioux outbreak 14: 861.

second flight of 14: 865.

surrender of 14: 867.

Big Fox’s Village, location of 37: 51.

Big Goat. See Tlisso Tso.

Big Grizzly Bear, cited on jugglery 11: 417.

Big Harpeth Biver, Indian settlements on 41: 561.

Big Hawk, a Flathead chief 45: 376.

Big Hawk’s Village, location of 37: 51.

Big Head. See ´daltoñ-édal.

Big Heart

acknowledgment to 27: 58.

on groups of Osage 27: 62.

Big Horse Creek, rock carvings on 4: 22.

Big House. See Square Ground.

Big Indian Rock, Pa. 10: 106 sq.

Big Jack

Hilibi informant 42: 488.

information from 42: 111, 164, 256, 545, 546, 624.

Big Knife

a Kutenai chief 45: 378.

name applied to the English 27: 611 sq.

Big Lake

ceremonial objects from 18: 412, 413.

implements and utensils from 18: 65, 70 sq., 105, 106, 107, 112 sq., 134, 136, 147, 149, 157.

manufactures from 18: 199 sqq.

memorial images at 18: 318 sq.

ornaments from 18: 54, 58.

physical characteristics of people of 18: 27, 29.

toys from 18: 343, 346.

transportation apparatus from 18: 223, 225.

village near, description of 18: 248.

Yukon Delta, Eskimo 46: 227.

Big Lick

cession of reserve at 18: 764.

reservation at 18: 700.

Big-looking-glass. See Piänä´-vonĭt.

Big Man, portrait made of 34: 28.

Big Miami River, trail up 42: 840.

Big Mouth, reference to 40: 399.

Big Mush. See Hard Mush.

Big Pawnee, flutes made by 13: 282.

Big Ribs. See Gúatoñ-Bain.

Big Road

as a peacemaker 14: 887.

delegate to Washington 14: 891.

emissary to Bad Land’s refugees 14: 867.

Oglala chief 10: 420.

Big Road’s Roster 4: 174 sqq.

Big Rock

cession of reserve at 18: 764.

reservation at 18: 700.

Big Sail, reservation for 18: 756.

Big Sandy, trail along the 42: 765, 766, 767, 768 sq.

Big Sioux Biver

location of village sites on 41: 64.

references to 27: 73, 74, 80.

works along 12: 35, 38.

Big Spring

cession of reserve at 18: 734.

reservation at 18: 690.

Big Thunder, material made by 24: 406.

Big Tree

reservation at 18: 658.

See Ä´do-eétte.

Big Turtle, myth of 11: 369.

Big Warrior

head chief of Upper towns 42: 315, 329.

speaker for Upper Creeks 42: 328.

Big-witch, death of 19: 179.

Bigamy among the Eskimo 18: 292.

Bigelovii, Pima medicinal plants 26: 79.

Bigelovia Douglasii, Sagebrush.

used as thatch to Navaho sweat house 8: 239.

used to produce smoke to sweat houses 8: 240, 244.

Bigelow, ——, cited 30: 41.

Bigness, greatness connoted by 30: 192 sq.

Bignonia Chica

a pigment 38: § 28.

for body painting 38: § 512.

for pottery 38: § 94.

hammock staining with 38: § 478.

species of, for basket weaving 38: § 100.

Bignonia Crucigera, used medicinally 42: 670.

Bigotes

captain of Cicuye Indians 14: 490.

See also Whiskers.

Bikúde, an Omaha village 13: 270.

Bilboquet. See Cup and Ball.

Bill, Nix (W. P. Matthews), Osage traditions dictated by 6: 377.

Bill Williams Biver, references to 28: 186, 208, 209.

Billegas, Francisco de

agent for De Soto in Mexico 14: 366.

correspondence of, with De Soto 14: 370.

Billings, Capt. J., map of 46: 176.

Billings, J. S., on statistics of trepanation 16: 16.

Billing’s Expedition, labrets and masks figured by 3: 90, 128, 136, 141.

Billy, brother of Key West Billy 5: 492 sqq., 499, 528.

Billy Hardjo. See Tah-Coo-San-Fixico.

Billy John. See Sha´awĕ.

Biloxi

affinity with the Siouan 15: 139.

a Siouan tribe 7: 112.

divisions of the 15: 164.

early habitat of the 7: 114.

in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 19: 143.

language, studies of 13: XL.

mortuary customs of the 13: 21.

population of the 7: 118.

present habitat of the 7: 116.

researches among the 28: 12.

sociology of the 15: 243.

studies among the 13: XXXIII; 15: XXII, XXX.

study of the language of the 14: LX.

taboo among the 15: 177.

tribe of Choctaw confederacy 19: 500.

See also Biloxi Indians.

Biloxi Dictionary, work on 29: 14.

Biloxi Indians

cultural distinctions of 42: 713.

descent among the 42: 696.

information regarding clans of 42: 118.

linguistic researches among the 8: XX.

responsibility of, for Gulf Coast pottery 20: 105.

See also Biloxi.

Bilqula Indians, tattooing of the 10: 407.

Bimitti, or humming-bird dance 38: § 587.

Bimiut 46: 198.

Binary Concept among primitive peoples 19: 836 sqq.

Binary-Ternary System among primitive, peoples 19: 842, 847 sq.

Binas

charm 38: § 162.

legends concerning 30: 286 sq.

nature of 30: 281-288.

nose string 38: § 63.

specific attractions of 30: 281 sq., 284.

use of 30: 282, 286 sq.

See also Charms.

Bingham Mounds. See Rufus Bingham Mounds; Ira Bingham Mounds.

Bins, for storage in Tusayan rooms 8: 109, 209, 210.

Biographic Pictographs 4: 208-218.

Biography

classification of 10: 571.

continuous record 10: 571-575.

particular events 10: 575-582.

pictographic forms of 10: 571-582.

Biological Survey, explorations of, in Alaska 46: 29.

Biology, defined 15: XVII.

Biotic Characters of the Seri 17: 133*.

Birch

Eskimo tobacco implements made of 18: 279.

used in basketry 41: 145,148.

See also Birch Bark; etc.

Birch, Black, use of 44: 287, 342.

Birch, White

use of 44: 288, 364, 369, 377.

used medicinally 42: 659.

Birch Bark

articles made of 44: 387-397.

baskets of 45: 222.

boxes, “mococks” used for storing and carrying wild rice 19: 1066, 1072.

canoe 46: 55.

canoes, Nenenot 11: 304.

canoes, used in wild-rice harvest 19: 1017, 1056-1070.

dishes 46: 37, 83, 136, 170.

Eskimo tobacco implements made of 18: 274.

fans and matting wigwam 19: 1017

fans, used in winnowing wild rice 19: 1071.

gathering of 44: 386.

in burials 46: 63, 70.

in houses 46: 82.

objects of 46: 142, 170, 173.

pietographs, Abnaki 10: 201, 213 sq., 468 sq.

pietographs, Amalecite 10: 334 sqq.

records and songs of the Midē´wiwin 7: 286-289.

songs recorded on 14: 107.

tools used by Eskimo in working 18: 90.

use of, for baskets 11: 301.

use of, in aboriginal industries 23: XIII, XXXI.

used for canoes 14: 293.

used for house building 14: 253.

used for utensils 14: 288.

used in juggler’s lodge 14: 146.

used in medicine lodge 14: 72.

winnowing tray for wild rice 19: 1070 sq.

See also Birch; etc.

Birch Tree

myth concerning 43: 189.

regarded as sacred 44: 381.

Bird

as a wind symbol 16: 219.

basketry pattern 38: § 444.

carving of eagle’s head 2: 285.

catching of 33: 635, 663.

catching song 33: 625.

converted into man 32: 181.

embodiment of the, in art 2: 280.

engraved on bone 2: 284.

engraved on shell gorgets 2: 284.

engraved on stone 2: 284.

examples of the, engraved on shell gorgets 2: 281.

figures on Hopi pottery 17: 660.

figures on Sikyatki pottery 17: 658, 682-698, 714.

gold ornament representing head of 2: 285.

idol in form of, Casa Grande 28: 121.

imitation of flight of, by Hopi katcinas 21: 78.

myths of the 2: 280.

ornaments from Awatobi 17: 628.

personation of, in Powamû 21: 32.

pictures of, in Hopi festivals 21: 41, 42

representation of, by Hopi katcinas 21: 79.

representation of, in Hopi festivals 21: 47.

representation of sun by 21: 122.

representation of sun god by 21: 24.

Serian and Yuman names for 17: 332* sq.

significant character of the, in engraved designs 2: 281, 284.

species of, represented 2: 282, 284.

superstitions in regard to the 2: 280.

symbols in Maya codices 16: 219, 220, 225, 226, 251.

the Dakota’s Thunder bird 2: 281.

totemic use of the 2: 284.

vessels from Awatobi 17: 624.

worship of the 21: 29.

See also Birds; etc.

Bird-appearing. See T’ené-badaí.

Bird Arrow, Eskimo 18: 159.

Bird Bone Artifacts 44: 133.

Bird Calls, imitation of, in Hopi festivals 21: 43, 49, 88.

Bird Cherry, used in basketry 41: 145.

Bird-cherry Bark 35: 157.

Bird Clans

feast of 37: 318-321.

native names for 42: 115.

of the Cherokee 42: 118.

origin of 42: 111, 113.

story concerning 42: 108; 44: 201.

Bird-claw Pendants 44: 136 sq.

Bird Dance

in Soyaluña festival 21: 25.

of the Eskimo 9: 210-214.

of the Kwakiutl Indians 35: 876, 877.

performance of, in Powamû festival 21: 25.

Bird Designs

mention of 41: 257, 334, 342.

See also Bird Form; Butterfly Design.

Bird Effigies

appearance of, in Hopi festivals 21: 49, 88.

at Mishongnovi Cakwaleñya altar 19: 992.

at Mishongnovi Flute altar 19: 991.

at Shipaulovi altar 19: 995.

clay, from Pueblo ruins 22, i: 109.

in Tusayan ceremony 15: 286.

Bird Eggs, finding of, in graves in Pueblo ruins in Arizona 22, i: 111.

Bird Fetish. See Su´tiᵗki.

Bird Form (and Designs).

Appalachee-Ohio pottery 20: 180, 181.

eastern United States pottery 20: 63, 65, 67.

eastern United States pottery, significance of 20: 100.

figures showing 22, i: 67, 68.

Florida Peninsula pottery 20: 123, 124, 126, 128, 129.

Gulf Coast pottery 20: 106 sq.

Iroquoian pipes 20: 174.

Lower Mississippi Valley pottery 20: 104.

Middle Mississippi Valley 20: 85, 87, 88, 92, 94, 95, 96.

Northwestern pottery 20: 193, 194.

South Appalachian pottery 20: 139-240.

vases and vessels from ruined pueblos of Arizona, features of 22, i: 66-69.

See also Animal; Bird Designs; Life.

Bird Gods, mention of 33: 301, 334, 619, 623, 636, 640, 655, 661.

Bird Lime, for stone-chip graters 38: § 335.

Bird-shape Stones described and figured 13: 135.

Bird-snake Vase from Chevlon 22, i: 68.

Bird Snares and Nets, Eskimo 18: 131.

Bird Societies, organization of 11: 70.

Bird Stones 34: 221.

Bird Tail King, Kasihta chief 42: 322.

Bird Town, purchase of 19: 161.

Bird Tracks in Hopi katcina’s pictures 21: 87.

Birds

associated with powers of air 27: 404.

associated with thunder 27: 415 sq. 426, 434, 437, 441.

beliefs concerning 30: 371; 47: 639.

breastbones of 38: § 669.

carved in ivory by the Eskimo 11: 260.

carvings of, by the Kwakiutl 35: 807, 810.

destructive to wild rice 19: 1027.

domestication of, by Indians 2: 138; 42: 694.

domestication, taming and in captivity 38: § 716, 724.

Eskimo account of creation of 18: 455.

Eskimo clothing made from the skins of 18: 30 sq.

Eskimo fishing implements made from skins of 18: 178.

Eskimo ideas for catching 9: 244 sqq.

Eskimo method of dressing skins of 18: 118.

Eskimo method of impounding 18: 135.

footprints of 38: § 696 sq.

game 46: 91, 94, 95, 110.

impersonation of, in dances 33: 274.

in Sacred War Pack 27: 411, 412.

in Tlingit calendar 26: 426.

list of, eaten by Indians 46: 583.

Mänäbush and the 14: 203.

methods of capturing 38: § 176.

myths and lore concerning 19: 241, 243, 251, 280-294, 300, 401, 442, 453, 454.

myths concerning 11: 153.

names 27: 104 sq.

nests of 38: § 667.

of prey, tabooed as food 42: 518.

of Pueblo region 14: 521.

of Seriland 17: 37, 38.

of the Point Barrow region, Alaska 9: 56 sqq.

of the Ungava district 11: 175.

omens from 30: 274 sq.

plants associated with 30: 38.

plumage of, origin of 30: 212, 225 sq.

regard for, in Hako ceremony 22, ii: 23.

sayings about 27: 335.

spirits incarnated in 30: 174 sq.

stone, from Woodruff Butte 22, i: 135.

string figures of 38: § 669.

stuffed, used in Ghost dance 14: 916.

supernatural 42: 498.

traps for catching 38: § 675.

treatment of 22, ii: 55.

use of, in making medicines 37: 262.

weather foretold by 30: 269.

with burials 46: 115.

See also Bird; Thunder-bird; etc.

Birds, Cardinal. See Cardinal Birds.

Bird’s Head

appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 77.

use of, in battle 14: 790.

Bird’s Nest, symbolism of 22, ii: 170.

Birdsall, W. R., cliff ruins described by 16: 81, 163.

Birgan, meaning of the word 1: 93.

Birket-Smith, K., mention of 46: 331.

Birth

gifts four days after 35: 841 sq.

of a child announced to its grandparents 35: 877.

Omaha ceremony on fifth day after 3: 245.

premature, production of, by Zuñi 23: 296.

See also Birth Customs; Childbirth.

Birth Customs

mention of 47: 132-135, 214, 537, 540.

and beliefs of the Kwakiutl Indians 35: 649-655.

of the Creek Indians 43: 389.

of the Omaha cognates 27: 115, 116.

of the Winnebago 37: 126.

of the Zuñi 23: 294-303.

practices after accouchement 23: 297.

See also Birth; Childbirth.

Birth Marks, cause of 30: 326.

Birth Names

Omaha 3: 227, 231, 232, 236, 237, 239, 240, 243, 244, 245, 248.

origin of 43: 32.

Bis, mentioned 44: 35.

Bishop, W. H., on wild rice in Delaware 19: 1029.

Bishop’s Rock 46: 52.

Bison

absence of bones of 41: 493, 608 sq.

Alvarado’s journey among 14: 576.

connection of Calako horns with 21: 110.

Coronado’s army supplied with meat of 14: 577, 581.

described by Cicuye Indians 14: 490.

described by Colorado River Indians 14: 405.

described by companion of Coronado 14: 570.

described by Coronado 14: 580.

described by Jaramillo 14: 587.

description of 14: 527, 541, 543.

early disappearance of 42: 693.

first printed reference to 41: 609.

first seen by Coronado’s force 14: 391.

imitation of hunt of, in Hopi festivals 21: 31.

influence of, on modern Dakota migrations 19: 1044.

in myth and religion of the Indians 41: 611.

killed by Plains Indians 14: 504.

late arrival of, in middle Tennessee 41: 555, 611.

pile of bones of 14: 542.

possible influence of, on early Siouan migrations 19: 1043.

skins of, found by Coronado at Cibola 14: 560.

stampede of 14: 505.

symbolic hair cut representing 43: 94 sq.

See also Buffalo; Muscaras.

Bison Clan

mentioned by Adair 42: 119.

native names for 42: 115.

Bison Dance

description of 42: 527.

mention of 42: 523, 524.

performance of 42: 573 sq.

See also Buffalo Dance.

Bison Disease, mention of 42: 640.

Bison Hair, used as a charm 42: 501.

Bison-like Figure on food bowl from Chevlon 22, i: 72.

Bison Medicine, use of 42: 658.

Bison Skin, used for legendary record 42: 33 sq.

Bissel, C. T., survey by 18: 833.

Bitahi´nĕna, an Arapaho warrior order 14: 988.

Bitäye, another name of Sitting Bull 14: 896.

Bitter Man, The, in Pima legend 28: 43 sq., 60 sq.

Bitter Boot Valley

establishment of reserve at 18: 810.

removal of Flatheads from 18: 858.

Bitter-sweet

medicinal use of 42: 661.

mention of 33: 102.

use of 44: 288.

See also Celastus Scandens.

Bittern, a man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 179, 285.

Bitterroot, use of 45: 478, 479, 480, 507.

Bitterweed, use of 45: 534.

Bi`´ᵗsiᵗsi

creation of 23: 408.

See also Mythology.

Bitumen, used by Indians in making rafts 14: 407.

Bixa Orellana

a pigment 38: § 28.

for artificial feather coloration 38: § 84.

for body painting 38: § 512.

for pottery 39: § 94.

timber for fire-sticks 38: § 1.

Black, William J., cited on magic knots and cords 9: 570, 572, 573, 575, 576, 577, 579, 580.

Black

and red ware from Pueblo ruins 22, i: XXXIV, XXXVI, XXXIX, 60.

and white ware from Pueblo ruins, reference to 22, i: 59 sq., 180.

incised group of Chiriquian pottery 6: 80.

or brown pottery from Santa Clara 2: 447.

pottery, manufacture of 2: 330.

pottery, polished, from Santa Clara 2: 443.

red, and white ware from Pueblo ruins 22, i: 60 sq., XXI-XXV, XXXIII-XXXVI, XXXVIII.

Serian and Yuman words meaning 17: 335* sq.

ware, from Pueblo ruins, reference to 22, i: 59, 179.

Black Bass, a man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 225.

Black Bear

a life symbol 36: 105, 108, 123, 130.

as a symbol 39: 193, 214, 238, 244, 327.

footprints of, a war symbol 36: 76.

sacred soil disclosed by 39: 186.

special connection with man 27: 512, 518.

symbolized in Shell society 27: 559.

Black Bear, or Mato Sapa’s chart 4: 94, 99-127.

Black Bear Gens

ceremonial rank of 36: 105 sqq.

Ni´-ki wi´-gi-e of 36: 219-236.

office of 39: 346.

personal names of 43: 133 sqq.

songs belonging to 39: 316.

symbolic hair-cut of 43: 92.

wi´-gi-e of 39: 154-164.

See also Wa-ça´-be Gens.

Black Bear Songs 39: 185-192, 344-347; 45: 644 sqq.

Black Bird. See Gúato-koñgya.

Black Bob’s Band, land cessions and reservations by 18: 792, 894.

Black Buffalo

a Ghost dance leader 14: 902.

See also Pa-kóñkya.

Black Chicken. See Siyo Sapa.

Black Chief, a Seneca informant 32: 52.

Black Cinnamon, timber for clubs 38: § 150.

Black Coal

an Arapaho chief 14: 956.

opposition of, to Ghost dance 14: 808.

Black Coyote

an Arapaho Ghost dance leader 14: 897, 898.

acknowledgment to 14: 655.

sacred plant obtained by 14: 1029.

song rehearsal in tipi of 14: 819.

visit of, to Wovoka 14: 774, 775, 894, 900, 903.

Black Creek, reference to 42: 38.

Black Deities of Maya codices 16: 208.

Black Dirt, home of, in Oklahoma, 42: 394.

Black Dog, Chief

list of gentes given by 36: 52.

on visions among the Osage 27: 132 sq.

Osage legends told by 27: 62.

Black Dog’s Band of the Osage 15: 193.

Black Drink

ceremonial and medicinal properties of 42: 666.

ceremony of 44: 262.

ceremonial drinking of 42: 537, 538-544.

ceremony connected with 42: 245.

ceremony of serving of 42: 537, 538, 544.

customs connected with 42: 182, 183.

effect of 42: 538, 541, 542.

mention of 42: 485, 503, 536.

mention of, by Adair 44: 265.

method of brewing 42: 536, 538, 541, 542, 543.

method of disgorging 42: 539, 541.

not taken by women 42: 540, 543.

precedence in serving 42: 544.

preparation at square 42: 185.

really “the white drink” 42: 548.

religious beliefs concerning 42: 538.

taken daily by Tukabahchee officials 42: 543.

See also Asi; Cassine; Ilex Vomitoria.

Black Dye, source of 30: 80.

Black Eagle. See Gúato-kóngya.

Black-earth Medicine Feast, mention of 37: 318.

Black Eye and White Eye, dice game of the Cherokee 24: 105.

Black-eyed Susan in Cherokee lore 19: 420.

Black Eyes, Isletan moiety 47: 261.

Black Eyes Ceremony, date of 47: 290.

Black Falls, reference to ruins near 42: 4.

Black Falls of Little Colorado River. See Little Colorado River.

Black Falls Ruin, reference to 28: 157.

Black Fish, a Shawnee chief 42: 788.

Black Fish

a life symbol 36: 99.

Eskimo implements for catching 18: 181, 184 sq.

Black Fox

a Cherokee chief 42: 839.

annuity for 19: 85.

enactment signed by 19: 86 sq.

firing at Wounded Knee begun by 14: 869.

Black Fox Spring, naming of 42: 839.

Black Fox Trail 42: 837 sq.

Black Hawk

characterization of 37: 441.

grave of 5: 33, 34; 12: 110, 111.

mention of 33: 115.

offering to 37: 429, 463.

scenes of battle by 12: 46.

Black Hawk’s Camp, location of 37: 99.

Black Hawk’s Island, camp site 37: 99.

Black Hide. See Gíaká-ite.

Black Hills (South Dakota)

Cheyenne possession of 17: 166.

Dakota discovery and possession of 17: 155, 157.

discovery of 4: 130.

former Indian occupancy of 15: 190.

formerly occupied by the Kiowa 14: 1079.

inhabited by the Cheyenne 14: 1024.

Kiowa expulsion from 17: 157.

Kiowa possession of 17: 155, 156.

mythic origin of 17: 160.

reference to 27: 102.

result of a settlement of 14: 825, 826, 1059.

Black Horse

death of 17: 297.

shooting of 17: 213.

Black Kettle

a Cheyenne chief 17: 324.

surprise of 17: 187.

Black Lake Valley, pictographs at 4: 31.

Black-leg People, a Kiowa warrior order 14: 989.

Black Legs, a Kiowa military order 17: 230.

Black Mountain

in Pima mythology 26: 213.

in Pima song 26: 298.

myths concerning 19: 432, 450.

Black People, of Zuñi tradition 13: 343, 424.

Black Pigments 38: § 30.

Black River, salt stream entering 20: 31.

Black River Chippewa

confederation of Munsee with 18: 821.

land cessions and reservations by 18: 758, 812, 820, 834.

Black Rock Springs (near Milford, Utah).

petroglyphs at 10: 117.

pictographs at 4: 27.

Black-root, medicinal use of 46: 425 sq.

Black Short Nose

acknowledgments to 14: 655.

an Arapaho chief 14: 956.

Wovoka’s message delivered 14: 780.

Black Shoulder Gens

birth names of 3: 231.

myth of creation of 3: 229.

mythical origin of 3: 229.

names of 3: 231.

of the Omahas 3: 228-233.

style of wearing the hair 3: 230.

subgentes of 3: 230.

taboo of 3: 230.

Black Skin, a Tlingit mythological being 26: 434.

Black Snake

a life symbol 36: 103.

myths concerning 19: 288 sq., 296, 431.

Black Tiger

legends connected with 30: 213 sq., 215 sq., 217 sq.

thunder due to roar of 30: 270.

Black Tripe. See Kóñabíñate.

“Black Vomit,” Pima attacked by 26: 43.

Black Walnut 30: 74.

Black-warbonnet-top. See Tä´n-kóñkya.

Black Water-spirit, cured of consumption 37: 392.

Black Weed, medicinal use of 42: 658.

Black Wolf. See Gúi-koñgya.

Black Wolf’s Village, location of 37: 51.

Blackberry

belief concerning 45: 508.

medicinal use of 43: 265; 45: 471.

myth concerning 19: 259.

use of 44: 292, 307, 340, 358.

use of, for food 45: 487, 488.

Blackbird

a prominent Osage 45: 534.

an Omaha chief 15: 192.

Indian chief, account of 27: 82.

Blackbird, A. J.

on Menomini totems 14: 44.

on signification of Mänäbush 14: 162.

on use and meaning of “min” 19: 1024.

Blackbird, customs concerning 11: 410.

Blackbird Clan, native name for 42: 117.

Blackbird Creeks, references to 27: 91, 630.

Blackbird Dance

mention of 42: 524.

reason for not dancing 42: 529.

Blackbird Hills, reference to 27: 83.

Blackbird’s Burial 1: 139.

Blackbird’s Town

cession of reserve at 18: 764.

reservation at 18: 700.

Blackburn, Rev. Gideon, establishment of school among Cherokee by 19: 84.

Blackburn, J. C. S., vase from mound presented by 3: 507.

Blackens Himself. See Koñpä´te.

Blacket, W. S., cited 4: 251.

Blackfeet

a Teton division 14: 1059.

absence of Ghost dance among 14: 816, 817.

account of the 15: 219.

baskets bought by 41: 135.

burial lodges of the 1: 154.

cairn burial of the 1: 161.

definition of 4: 97.

dog soldiers of the 14: 986.

eagle trapping by the 14: 993.

former union of, with the Cheyenne 14: 1025.

games of the 24:

dice games 56 sqq.

hand game 269, 276, 305, 317.

hoop and pole 443 sq., 502.

tops 734.

habitat of the 15: 160.

Kiowa hostility to 17: 241.

Kiowa name of the 17: 160.

mention of the 4: 102, 104, 106, 114, 121, 122, 227.

method of catching eagles practiced by the 19: 453.

migration of the 46: 405 sq.

myths of the 19: 432, 447, 451.

native name of the 14: 957.

name of the Gros Ventres by 14: 955.

Omaha name for the 27: 102.

poisoned arrows used by the 14: 285.

rock carvings of the 4: 24.

smallpox among the 17: 275.

Tenskwatawa religion among the 14: 680.

tree burial of the 1: 161.

tribal signs for 1: 412.

war customs of the 17: 259.

White Buffalo Hide among 27: 284.

See also Blackfoot; etc.

Blackfeet Indians, figures sketched by 10: 130.

Blackfoot

crania, work done on, by Michelson 44: 5.

data on scalp and war dances of 40: 548.

divisions of the 45: 304.

Flathead name for 45: 302.

land cessions and reservations 18: 812 sqq., 864, 874, 876, 880, 902, 924 sqq.

name of, in sign language 45: 148.

original territory of 45: 321.

southern movement of 45: 316-319.

story of battle of, with Salish 45: 125-128.

wars of, with Coeur d’Alêne 45: 125-128.

wars of, with Flathead 45: 361-365.

See also Blackfeet; etc.

Blackfoot Language

cluster st in 28: 234.

reference to 28: 186, 225.

relationship of 28: 22, 229-232, 235, 237, 289.

Blackmore, ——, on arrow chipping 13: 142.

Black’s Canyon, cliff-house at mouth of 28: 197 sq.

Black’s Ranch, reference to 28: 195, 196, 197.

Black’s Station, encounter at 19: 48.

Black Warrior River, reference to 42: 38.

Blackwater, William, information furnished by 26: 18.

Blackwater, Ariz.

pictographs near 28: 148.

Pima day schools 26: 34.

Pima dwellings 26: 153.

Puna sacred places 26: 255.

Pima village 26: 23.

references to 28: 37, 62, 115.

Blackwell, Thomas

appointment of 41: 95.

work of 41: 94, 115; 42: 18; 43: 17; 44: 17; 46: 15; 47: 12; 48: 19.

Bladder, the hero, offerings to 37: 441.

Bladder Feasts, of the Eskimo 18: 379-393.

Bladder Trouble, treatment of 42: 655 sq., 658, 659.

Bladders

enema made of animals’ 38: § 921.

Eskimo floats made of 18: 141, 188.

Eskimo musical instruments made of 18: 350.

used as receptacles 13: 280.

Blade

and celt making compared 15: 102.

experiments in, and celt making 15: 151.

Blade-grass Basketry patterns 38: § 444.

Blades

destiny of, from quarry shops 15: 148.

iron, recovered from mound 44: 166.

See also Leaf-shape Blades.

Blaeu, Jean

on Pecos 29: 476.

on Santa Ana 29: 521.

on Taos 29: 182.

Blagden, Thomas, on Piny Branch quarries 15: 35.

Blair, Miss Emma Helen, authority on writings of the Jesuits 19: 1113.

Blair, James, Georgia commissioner in treating with the Cherokee 5: 236.

Blake, Lady Edith

cited on Jamaican skull heaps 25: 87.

material collected by 24: 97.

petroglyphs described and sketched by 10: 137 sqq.

Blake, P., on Caliche 26: 87.

Blanchard’s Fork Ottawa, land cessions and reservations by 18: 686, 734, 826, 842, 858.

Blanchard’s Fork Wyandot, land cessions and reservations by 18: 690, 734.

Blanchets, two, first priests among the Flathead 45: 385.

Blanching Silver, Navaho method of 2: 175.

Blanco, Ruiz, cited 30: 139.

Bland, Edward, travels of 42: 779.

Bland, Dr. T. A., Red Cloud census loaned, by 4: 176, 177.

Blandina River. See Roanoke River.

Blankets

appearance of, in Hopi katcina representations 21: 60.

blessed, used at Zuñi feasts 9: 526.

counting of 35: 1055, 1067 sq.

designs on 41: 360.

formerly used to cover doorways 8: 182, 188, 189, 194.

given in feast 35: 1062.

materials used for 41: 355.

Navaho 3: 380-388.

of the native American cotton 14: 517.

pin for, made of yew-wood 35: 118.

rabbit-skin 45: 226.

use of, in Hopi festivals 21: 37, 40, 42, 46, 47.

weaving of 2: 434.

worn reversed by Hopi katcinas 21: 84.

Blankinship, J. W., on absence of wild rice in Montana 19: 1031.

Blankinstone, Mrs.

copper plate obtained by 12: 153.

silver articles in Minnesota mound found by 12: 715.

Blase, Father, ——, Menomini grammar and dictionary by 14: 295.

Blazing Star

mention of 33: 133.

use of 44: 290, 366.

Bledos, meaning of the term 9: 522.

Bledsoe, on French and Spanish encouragement of Cherokee hostility 19: 62, 67.

Bleeding

practice of, among the Cherokee 7: 334 sq.

practices of 46: 426.

See also Blood.

Blessings

act of, in medicine dance 37: 365.

evil, rejected 40: 555.

obtained by fasting 40: 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 545, 547, 551, 555.

passing of 37: 366.

special, for warfare 37: 157, 160, 168.

Blind, gestures of the 1: 278.

Blind Man who wanted a Girl, legend of 30: 382.

Blindman’s Buff, played by the Eskimo 18: 337.

Blind Men and the Raccoon, folktale of 14: 211.

Blind Savanna, a wrong clan interpretation 42: 118.

Blindness

among Indian medicine-men 9: 470.

assumption of, by Sumaikoli 21: 96.

belief concerning 37: 263.

caused by spirits 30: 182, 185.

Blish, A. H., vessel collected by 20: 166.

Blitum Capitatum 45: 502.

Blizzard

experienced by Coronado 14: 506.

See also Snow; Storm.

Block House

established by Capt. John Anderson 42: 794.

roads from 42: 794, 800.

Block-type Club 38: § 153.

Blocks

on Eskimo dog harness 18: 210 sq.

on Eskimo float-lines 18: 142 sq.

on rigging of Eskimo boats 18: 218.

Blodgett, James H., on pictographs 4: 33.

Bloedite, mineral, reference to 29: 579.

Blood

bleeding, etc. 38: § 752, 923, 924.

Eskimo 46: 366.

Eskimo paint made of 18: 198.

of seal 35: 456.

Serian and Yuman names for 17: 297*, 334* sq.

spirit in 30: 290.

talisman from 30: 290.

use of, in Sioux arrow ceremony 14: 823.

See also Bleeding; etc.

Blood-craze of the Seri 17: 188*, 203* sq., 262* sqq., 265*.

Blood Feuds of the Coeur d’Alêne 45: 129.

Blood Indians

dice games of the 24: 58.

Flathead name for 45: 302.

land cessions and reservations 18: 864, 874, 876, 880, 902, 924 sqq.

linguistic affinities of 28: 229.

name of, in sign language 45: 148.

Blood-letting

as a remedy for sickness 42: 625.

ceremonial 40: 41.

mention of 44: 332.

See also Blood; Bleeding; Scratching.

Blood Money of the Kwakiutl 35: 1362, 1378.

Blood Mountain, myth concerning 19: 330.

Blood-of-the-bear Disease, treatment for 42: 640.

Blood-revenge

among the Eskimo 18: 292 sq.

See also Retaliation.

Blood-soup of the Kwakiutl 35: 456 sq.

Blood Taboo 42: 520.

Bloodroot

medicinal use of 43: 264.

mention of 33: 83.

use of 44: 293.

See also Sanguinaria Canadensis.

Bloody Basin, cliff houses of 17: 549.

“Bloody Tanks,” fight at 26: 50.

“Blossom,” H. M. S. 46: 231.

Blount, ——, on Cherokee and Chickasaw habitat 7: 79.

Blount, Chief, ——, settlement of Tuscarora under 19: 498.

Blount, Thomas, cited on symbolic use of meal 9: 513, 514.

Blount, William

endeavor of, for peace 19: 78.

governor of Tennessee 19: 212.

instructed to treat with the Cherokee 5: 162.

life of 19: 212.

on attack of Buchanon’s station 19: 73.

on Chickamauga declaration of war in 1792 19: 71.

on origin of Chickamauga band 19: 54.

on Shaw’s mission 19: 71.

proposal of, to Cherokee in 1795 19: 81.

protest of, against Hopewell treaty 5: 155.

territorial governor 19: 68.

treats with the Cherokee 5: 158.

treaty and cession arranged by, in 1791 19: 68 sq.

Blowgun

Arecinea reed used for 38: § 117.

darts and dart poison for 38: § 120-123.

formerly used by Indians 14: 286.

of the Guiana Indians 38: § 117 sqq.

quivers for, darts 38: § 124.

use of 42: 693.

use of, as toys 38: § 616.

Blowing

in Shaker ceremonial 14: 761.

with the mouth, objects of 30: 164.

Blowpipe of the Navaho silversmiths 2: 175.

Blowsnake, Jasper

acknowledgment to 37: 48.

remarks by 37: 447.

Blow-tube Grass, spirits associated with 30: 228, 232.

Blubber

Eskimo manner of eating 18: 268.

of seal 35: 456, 458, 463.

Blubber-holder, for Eskimo lamp 9: 108 sq.

Blubber Hooks, of the Eskimo 9: 310 sq.; 18: 73.

Blubber Rooms of Point Barrow Eskimo 9: 76.

Blue

Serian and Yuman words meaning 17: 335* sq.

symbolism of, in Hako ceremony 22, ii: 20 sqq., 38, 44.

Blue Cohosh

mention of 33: 83.

See also Caolophyllum Thalictrides.

Blue Cloud, a name for Arapaho 4: 117, 118, 176.