Part I. SUBJECT INDEX (continued 31)
Reading edition
on Cimarrones-Migueletes war 17: 83.
on Seri character, physique, food, etc. 17: 92.
on Seri population 17: 92, 135*.
on Seri wars 17: 94, 116.
on Sonoran missions 17: 70.
Velasco, José M., work of, on plans of Cempoalan ruins 25: 234.
Velasquez, Sancho, on slavery in Porto Rico 25: 23.
Velie, J. W., shell pendants collected by 2: 208.
Venango County, Pa., rock carvings in 4: 20.
Venegas, Miguel
map by 17: 65 sq.
on Californian fishing devices 17: 194*.
on cultivation of kidney-bean 26: 76.
on education of medicine-men 26: 257 sq.
on Iturbi expedition 17: 56.
on Kino expedition 17: 57.
on Salvatierra expedition 17: 67.
on Seri conversion 17: 76 sq.
on “Straits of Anian” 17: 55.
on Urgate expedition 17: 68, 69.
on use of human hair by Lower Californians 26: 116.
quoting Salvatierra on California saguaro harvest 26: 72.
Venereal Diseases
among the Creeks 42: 636.
among the Western Eskimo 46: 362.
See also Syphilis.
Venetian Ware, occurrence of, in Florida mounds 20: 120.
Venezuela
antiquity of man in 25: 220.
as source of Antilleans 25: 215-220.
color stamps used by Piaroas of 10: 621.
cup sculptures in 10: 195.
investigation in 30: 107.
mythic pictographs in 10: 487.
petroglyphs in 10: 147-150.
petroglyphs in, compared with Ojibwa and Shoshonean types 10: 688.
pictographs in 4: 40.
Venezuelans
canoe building by the 25: 217.
culture of the 25: 214.
houses of the 25: 217.
language of the 25: 78.
mortuary customs of the 25: 217.
prehistoric implements of the 25: 216.
See also Arawak; Orinoco Tribes.
Vengeance
agent of 30: 357-361.
agent of, purification of 30: 360 sq.
discovery of object of 30: 356 sq.
execution of 30: 358-361.
incarnation of 30: 354 sq.
laws of 30: 354, 357-361.
See also Kanaima.
Veniaminof (f), Father Ivan
mention of 46: 177.
on the Aleuts 3: 137, 138.
Venison
preservation of 11: 277.
See also Deer.
Venus’s Fly-trap in Cherokee lore 19: 427.
Vera Cruz, Mexico
Cempoalan easily reached from 25: 231.
mention of 25: 231 sq.
port of New Spain 14: 348.
researches in 26: XIV sq.
Vera Cruz, Villa Rica de la, ruins near 26: XV.
Veratrum Californicum 45: 460, 510, 511, 512.
Verbal Compounds, Northern Blackfoot 28: 231.
Verbal Forms
Arapaho 28: 235.
Micmac 28: 280.
Verbal Stems, list of, not exhaustive 40: 27.
Verbena Hastata, use of 44: 294, 356.
Verbascum Thapsus
cedar used in, of recent introduction 33: 59.
medicinal use of 42: 660.
Verbena Hastia 33: 111.
Verbena, Wild 33: 111.
Verbenaceae 33: 111.
Verbs
in the English language 1: 14.
in the Indian languages 1: 10, 11.
See also Verbal ——.
Verde River, former name of 13: 186.
Verde Valley
aboriginal remains in 13: 185-261.
ancient migration route 28: 153, 158, 218.
and Tusayan ruins, comparison of 17: 573.
antiquities of, memoir on 28: 22.
archeology of 17: 530.
early inhabitants of 28: 211-219.
people of, relation of, to people of Casa Grande and Tempe 22, i: 34.
pottery from 28: 140.
pottery from, similarity of, to that from Chaves Pass and Gila-Salado basin 22, i: 34.
ruins of, discussion of 17: 536, 576; 28: 151, 187, 219 sq.
Verdigris River
Lower towns on 42: 333.
references to 27: 57, 92.
Verendrye, ——, Mandan visited by 15: 196.
Verification of death, Caribs 1: 146.
Verkinik, A., mention of 46: 48.
Vermejo, Hernando
companion of Coronado 14: 565.
See also Vermizzo.
Vermejo, Rio
crossing of, by Coronado 14: 586.
identified with Colorado Chiquito 14: 482.
Vermifuge, plants used as 42: 657, 668.
Vermillion Cliff, rock carvings on 4: 26, 29.
Vermillion Kickapoo, treaty with 18: 698.
Vermillion Lake, reservation of 18: 904.
Vermin
method of disposing of 46: 584.
See also Insects; and names of different insects.
Vermizzo, Hernando
companion of Coronado 14: 556 (name given as Ferrando V.).
with Coronado at Cibola 14: 388.
Vermont
aboriginal steatite quarrying in 15: 106, 107.
design from vase from 20: 171 sq.
pottery from 20: 169.
turtleback caches 13: 137.
Vernatti, Sir Philberto, cited 30: 41.
Vernon County, Wis.
mounds in 5: 14, 20.
pottery from 4: 428; 20: 192.
Vernonia, medicinal use of 42: 658.
Vernonia Fasciculata, reason for increase of 33: 61.
Vero, Fla., human remains of great antiquity at 38: p. 16.
Veronica Virginica, use of 44: 294.
Verrazano, ——, visit to America by 19: 191.
Vertebrae, mention of 46: 159.
Vertical Stripes
in decoration 41: 242-245, 273-287.
small designs on 41: 287-300.
Vervain, use of 44: 294, 356.
Verwyst, Father Chrysostom
manuscript presented by 41: 16.
on influence of wild rice on geographic nomenclature 19: 1119.
on meaning of Ojibwa words 19: 1061.
on Ojibwa eating wild rice 19: 1085.
on the Assiniboin 19: 1055.
Very, E., maskette collected by, on Wilkes’s expedition 3: 118.
Veserri or Vessiri
oil, mention of 38: § 25.
palm fruit 38: § 247.
Vessels
artificially shaped 2: 192.
canoe-shaped 44: 86 sq.
clay, for cooking 46: 581.
collection of condiment 3: 569.
earliness of, among pottery forms 20: 49.
engraved shell 2: 195.
in clay imitating shells 2: 198.
manufacture of shell 2: 194, 196.
natural shell 2: 190.
of the mound builders 2: 194, 196.
pottery, method of cooking in 41: 583-586.
pottery, practice of “killing” 41: 600.
pottery, restoration of 41: 593 sqq.
sacred, place of deposit of 42: 186.
use of, by Florida Indians 2: 193.
use of, by the Moki 2: 193.
use of, in Mexico 2: 192.
wooden, of the Winnebago 37: 118 sq.
See also Forms; Pottery; Uses.
Vessiri. See Vesserri.
Vests made of skins 45: 232.
Vetancurt, Agustin de
Awatobi mentioned by 17: 594.
cited on Apache commerce 9: 530.
Chronicles of, cited 13: 330.
on Aztec customs 9: 522.
on date of Padilla’s martyrdom 14: 401.
on destruction of Awatobi mission 17: 600.
Vetch, ——, acknowledgment to 25: 274.
Vetch
use of 45: 514, 515.
See also Beans.
Veterinary Practices
mention of 47: 266.
See also Animals; and specific names of animals.
Veytia, Mariano Fernandez d’Echeverria y
on early Toltec migration 19: 676.
on Mexican calendars 3: 42; 19: 935.
on symbols of cardinal points 3: 47, 49, 55.
Viability among Northern Indians 11: 269.
Viburnum Acerifolium
medicinal constituents of 44: 305.
medicinal properties of 44: 303.
use of 44: 294, 344, 346.
Viburnum Berries
feast of 35: 755.
picking of 35: 216.
preservation of, in oil 35: 300 sqq.
preservation of, in water 35: 281-285.
price of 35: 762.
ripe, sucking of 35: 585.
steaming of 35: 586.
with water and oil 35: 583.
Viburnum Lentago 33: 115.
Viburnum Opulus 33: 115.
Viburnum Pauciflorum
mention of 45: 487.
use of 44: 294.
Viburnum Trilobum 45: 487.
Vicarious Trephining, definition of 16: 18.
Viccis, sleeping dysentery 38: § 927.
Vices
Omaha social 3: 364.
See also Crimes; Social, vices.
Viceyta, number names of 19: 882, 931.
Vicia Americana 45: 515.
Vicia sp., mention of 45: 515.
Vicissi, duck 38: § 724.
Vicksburg, Miss., trail to 42: 822.
Victoria, name of a certain boat 46: 86.
Victoria Institute, pottery in 34: 68.
Victory
augury of 30: 271 sq.
pictographic record of 10: 557 sq.
Victory Dance
description of 27: 432.
Winnebago 37: 379-383.
Victory Songs
example of, Omaha 27: 432 sq.
of the Osage 45: 676 sq.
Victory Stones worn by the Scandinavians 13: 115.
Vicuris, same as Picuris 29: 193.
Viejo. See Pueblo Viejo.
Viele, Capt. C. D., Cheyenne pursued by 17: 211 sq.
Vienensis Codex, eagle symbol in 16: 251.
Vienna Museum, West Indian objects in 34: 50.
Vieques, island of 25: 26, 27 sq., 30, 40.
Vieux Desert Chippewa land cessions and reservations 18: 794, 874.
Vigesimal System
employment of, by Mexican and Mayan peoples 19: 921, 924.
geographic extent of 19: 859, 925.
origin and spread of 19: 926, 927, 928.
use of, in Mayan chronology 22, i: 217, 234 sqq.
Vigil
of the Tsi-zhu Wa-shta´-ge chief 36: 69.
of the Wa´-tse-tsi chief 36: 70.
to send courage 39: 193 sq.
Vigils, Songs of the 39: 106-110.
Vigliega, horse of, killed at Cibola 14: 557.
V´-ĭk I´alt Ma´kai, Pima chief 26: 24.
Villa-Señor, J. A. de
mention of Kiowa by 17: 156.
on horses among the Kiowa 17: 161.
on Seri conversion 17: 76.
on Seri habitat and life 17: 70, 77.
on Seri population 17: 135*.
on Seri tribal divisions 17: 77 sq.
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, ruins near 26: XV.
Villa y Sanchez, Señor ——, on slaves taken by the Pima 26: 197.
Village
deserted by inhabitants 41: 495, 553, 558.
groups, as social unit 37: 184 sq.
groups, present names of 37: 185.
Pueblo, method of building up 19: 644.
signs for 1: 386.
See also Town; Villages; Walled Towns.
Village Creek, reference to 27: 86.
Village des Picuris, Le, same as Picuris 29: 193.
Village Island, excavations at 43: 13.
Village Maker, Omaha chief 27: 100, 171 sq.
Village of the “Make-Belief” White Men, reference to 27: 633 sq.
Village Reserves, establishment of 18: 886.
Village Site Mound or tumulus 4: 287.
Village Sites
Arikara 27: 75.
character of pottery found on 20: 82.
in James Valley 15: 72.
near Clifton quarry 15: 116.
near Little Falls 15: 68, 69.
occurrence of pottery on 20: 23.
old Okanagon 45: 207 sq.
on the Potomac 15: 139.
See also Occurrence.
Villages
abandonment of 42: 332.
ancient, in Verde Valley 13: 192.
arrangement of Eskimo 9: 79.
changes in 46: 136.
Coeur d’Alêne 45: 38 sq.
Colville 45: 209 sq.
consisting of wooden houses 31: 46.
“dead” 46: 183.
Eskimo, description of 18: 241-263.
Eskimo, location of 18: 24, 241 sq., 266.
Eskimo, Lower Yukon 46: 67, 129, 132, 361.
Eskimo, provision for defense of 18: 327 sq.
general description of 27: 95-99.
historic 27: 99 sqq.
identification of sites of 27: 72 sq.
Indian 7: 40.
Indian, location of 19: 1117.
Indian, paper on 40: 18.
Indian, Tanana 46: 124, 125, 126.
inland 46: 182.
location of 27: 629 sq.
location of old 46: 182.
Maricopa 26: 20 sqq.
natives of the Yukon inhabiting 46: 59.
Nome, west of 46: 89.
of the Lake Indians 45: 210.
Okanagon 45: 206 sq.
old sites of 46: 89.
Osage map showing 36: 46.
Pima 26: 20-23.
reference to 27: 623.
Similkameen 45: 205 sq.
sites of, distinguishable 46: 183.
situation of, Missouri 27: 85-89.
size of 46: 182.
summer camps 46: 182.
superposition 46: 183.
term, meaning of 27: 135 sq.
Western Eskimo 46: 148, 176, 184.
Winnebago, division of 37: 188.
Winnebago, location of 37: 51, 77.
Winnebago, organization of 37: 188.
Winnebago, plans of 37: 188, 189.
Yukon 46: 130 sqq., 134.
Zuñi 47: 475.
See also Town; Village; Village Sites; Walled Towns.
Villagrá, G.
on Pueblo Indian marriages 14: 520.
on throwing meal by Indians 9: 510.
Villagrá, Gasper de, Acoma visited by 47: 26.
Villagutiere Soto Mayor, J., on oracle delivered to Guarionex 25: 65 sq.
Villalobos, Ruy Lopez de
expedition, reports of, to Council for the Indies 14: 370, 371, 373.
voyage of, across the Pacific 14: 412, 526, 539.
Villard, Henry, expedition due to 31: 18.
Villard, Mrs. ——, contribution of funds by 31: 18.
Vimont, Barthélemy
cited 12: 618.
record of Nicollet’s journey by 14: 15.
Viñaza, Conde de, bibliographic work of, cited 15: XXXV, LXXXVIII.
Vincennes, Lieutenant ——, burning of 19: 477.
Vincennes, Ind.
occurrence of salt-making vessels near 20: 28.
reservation by United States at 18: 656.
treaties of 18: 664, 666, 672, 678, 700.
Vincente Usera, acknowledgment to 25: 87.
Vinci, Leonardo da, on use of gestures 1: 292.
Vine Maple, use of 45: 498.
Vining, Edward P., cited on mnemonic knots of Tapaneac 9: 562.
Vioa sp., mention of 33: 103.
Viol of the Guiana Indians 38: § 372.
Violaceae 33: 103.
Violet in Cherokee lore 19: 420, 505.
Violin
of the Eskimo 11: 259.
of the Guiana Indians 38: § 572.
Viper’s Bugloss in Cherokee lore 19: 426.
Vĭ-pĭ-sĕt, designation of ancestors of Pima 28: 71.
Virchow, Dr. R., mention of 46: 301, 306, 307, 309, 311, 326, 330, 331, 333, 345, 373.
Virgin
mother of Deganawida 48: 13.
See also Conception; Virginity; Virgins.
Virginia
archeological work in 13: XXVI, XXVIII.
chipped flints from 13: 148.
copper breastplate from 13: 116.
discoidal stone from 13: 101.
expedition from, in 1776 19: 49, 50 sq.
field work in 22, i: IX, XII.
first conflict of Cherokee with 19: 29 sq.
former residence of Tuscarora in 20: 142.
Indian policy of 18: 563-569, 630.
modern pottery of 20: 152.
mounds in 5: 10, 87.
mummies in 1: 131, 132.
nets from 13: 45.
occurrence of pottery resembling that of East Tennessee in 20: 182.
occurrence of scroll decoration in 20: 44.
petroglyphs in 10: 121 sq.
pictographs in 4: 33.
pipes of 20: 157 sq.
pottery of 20: 146, 149 sq.
production of gold in 19: 221.
relation of pottery of, to that of Northwest 20: 194.
tempering material used in 20: 48.
trail through 42: 761 sqq.
treaty with Cherokee, Creeks, and Chickasaw by 19: 63.
tribes formerly occupying 20: 142.
work in 8: XXII.
See also Middle Atlantic; Potomac-Chesapeake; Piedmont Virginia; Virginia Indians.
Virginia Creeper, mention of 33: 102.
Virginia Indians
authorities on 42: 680.
canoes of 42: 689.
customs of 42: 682, 691, 692, 693, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 703, 704, 706, 707, 708.
dwellings of 42: 688.
medicine tubes of 13: 127.
method of bark-stripping of 13: 109.
method of clearing land of 13: 72.
tattooing among 4: 63; 10: 393; 42: 686.
See also Pamunkey Indians; Powhatan; Virginia.
Virginity
guarding of, of a girl of high rank 33: 309.
precautions to insure 46: 590.
violation of, of captives 46: 553.
See also Virgin; Virgins.
Virgins
among the Tahus 14: 514.
pool where bathing is possible only for 33: 623, 656.
treatment of, among Pueblo Indians 14: 522, 523.
weather ceremonial performed by 35: 636.
See also Virgin; Virginity.
Viroqua, account of 14: 893.
Virtue, conception of 30: 149-161, 162 sq.
Vĭsakikitoval(t), exploit of 26: 44.
Vision
of Biänk`i 14: 910.
of the aged pelican 36: 84-88.
relation of, to touch 19: LXII sq.
See also Dream; Hypnotism; Trance; Visions.
Visions
abode of 22, ii: 155, 156, 331.
association of, with wishing 30: 301.
beliefs concerning 11: 395, 467.
belief in 42: 515.
connected with societies 27: 459, 489 sq., 565.
in myths 40: 37.
invocation of 22, ii: 117-122, 317-320, 337.
Kiowa ideas regarding 17: 237.
Pawnee beliefs concerning 22, ii: 119, 318.
representation of 27: 353.
restrictions on 30: 292, 298-302, 311.
significance of 27: 130-133, 486, 487, 488, 591.
See also Eyes; Vision; and references.
Visiting
customs connected with, Omaha 3: 276-282.
intertribal 42: 735.
Visitors
arrival of, sign of 35: 605; 38: § 805.
ceremonial reception to 42: 575 sq.
invitation to 35: 847, 867, 879, 883.
mention of 31: 437 sq.; 35: 852.
omen of 30: 271, 275 sqq.
string figure of 38: § 654.
treatment of 42: 703.
See also Guest; Salutations.
Visitor’s Dance of relating exploits, Omaha 3: 352.
Visitor’s Day, observance of 42: 554.
Vismia Guianensis, gum 38: § 23.
Visnaga
absence of, from Seriland 17: 207* sq.
occurrence of, in Sonoran province 17: 34.
Visor
appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 95, 97, 98, 102, 103.
of the Eskimo 18: 167-170.
Vitaceae 33: 102.
Vítäpätúi, a Kiowa synonym 17: 149.
Vitis Cinerea, mention of 33: 102.
Vitis Cordifolia, use of 44: 294, 307, 362, 364.
Vitis sp., a source of water supply 38: § 254.
Vitis Vulpina, mention of 33: 102.
Vitrification
rarity of, in aboriginal American pottery 20: 52, 84.
See also Glaze.
Viu, Alejandro, acknowledgment to 25: 235, 251.
Vocable, definition of 20: CXLIX.
Vocables
classification of 17: 298*.
evolution of 20: CLIII-CLVII.
Seri and Yuman, comparative discussion of 17: 297*-344*.
Vocabularies, American, in archives of the Bureau 21: XXIII.
Vocabulary
Menomini 14: 294-328.
Menomini, reference to 14: LIV.
of Tusayan architectural terms 8: 220-223.
Omaha 27: 103-112, 113.
Pima 26: 269 sq.
recorded by Denig 46: 382 sq.
Seri 17: 95 sq., 97 sqq., 296*, 299*.
See also Dictionary; Glossary; Language.
Vocalic Mutation in language, process of 1: 5.
Vochisia Tetraphylla. See Iteballi.
Vogel, Henry, mounds on land of 12: 143.
Voice
and speech, pictographically illustrated 10: 717 sqq.
part played by, in development of music 19: LXXI sq.
Volcanic Eruptions, Eskimo tradition of 18: 449 sq.
Volcanic Glass, arrowheads of, from the Nantacks 22, i: 183.
Volcanic Bock, adaptability of, for pecking 15: 96.
Volcanoes, record of, in the Carolina Mountains 19: 471.
Volk, Ernst
exploration of Pocatquising Creek sites by 20: 176.
on occupation of Delaware Valley 20: 178.
Volusia, Fla., painted vessels from near 20: 125.
Volute
significance of 20: 100.
use of, in decoration, Lower Mississippi Valley pottery 20: 103.
use of, in decoration, Middle Mississippi Valley pottery 20: 88, 93, 94.
See also Whorl Designs.
Vomiting
as ceremonial act 25: 67.
belief concerning 47: 132.
induced, practice of 30: 53, 63, 295, 351.
See also Emesis.
Vomiting Bean, mention of 35: 812.
Vomiting Sticks of the Antilleans 25: 193.
Von Bayer, H.
drawings of Seri balsa by 17: 106, 219.
photograph of Seri archery posture by 17: 106, 200* sqq.
Von den Steinen, ——, illustrations made by 34: 128, 137.
Von den Steinen, Prof. Karl
cited 30: 149, 225.
President of the International Congress of Americanists 26: XI.
Von Linden, ——, International Congress of Americanists received by 26: XI.
Von Martius, ——, cited 30: 290, 362, 368.
Von Strahlenberg, ——, on pictographs in Liberia 4: 245, 246.
Voorhees, D. W., counsel for the Cherokee 5: 345.
Vo´pohiûm
Pima village 26: 23.
See also Santan.
Votan
day symbol, discussion of 16: 221.
significance of 16: 221.
Voth, Rev. H. R.
acknowledgments to 14: 655; 24: 29.
decorated bowl collected by 17: 665.
material collected by 24: 56, 160, 359, 360, 401, 425, 428, 437, 445, 496, 532, 620, 666, 678, 751, 758, 795.
on ancient pottery from Oraibi 17: 607.
on ball race, Hopi 24: 666, 678.
on ceremonial arrows, Hopi 24: 426.
on Cheyenne sacred paint 14: 1029.
on dice game, Hopi 24: 160, 161.
on European games, Hopi 24: 795.
on figurative use of shell 14: 1001.
on hidden ball, Hopi 24: 360 sq.
on hoop and pole, Hopi 24: 425, 496 sq.
on ring and pin, Cheyenne 24: 532.
on snow-snake, Cheyenne 24: 401.
on top spinning, Hopi 24: 743.
Oraibi rites studied by 16: 290, 296.
Voting, qualifications for 47: 251.
Vowels, Algonquian, elimination of 28: 284.
Vows, making of 47: 282.
Vroman, A. C., mention of 21: X.
Vsacus, same as Acoma 29: 543.
Vuich, significance of 16: 228.
Vulture
carrion crow governor 38: § 601.
disease caused by, Pima 26: 263.
in Pima mythology 26: 211, 225, 228 sq., 234, 248, 339.
in Pima song 26: 282, 295, 337.
legends concerning 30: 206 sqq., 212, 343 sqq., 371.
representation of, Florida Peninsula pottery 20: 123.
representation of, Middle Mississippi Valley pottery 20: 94, 95.
spirit incarnated in 30: 175.
See also Red People.
W
Wa-ai´-h, a Comanche band 14: 1045.
Waawaaikinaaupo 33: 663.
Wa´baçka
story of 27: 211, 406 sqq.
war pack of 27: 434.
Wabanaki Group
culture of 43: 221 sq.
present status of 43: 169.
relation of, with southern New England tribes 43: 216.
treaty of, with the English 43: 175.
tribes of 43: 221.
See also Abnaki.
Wabash River
cession of reserves made by treaty of 18: 152.
mention of 42: 44.
trail to settlements on 42: 805.
treaties of 18: 752, 772-776.
Wabashaw’s Tribe, land cessions and reservations by 18: 760.
Wâbeno or Wabeno
class of shamans, relative importance of 7: 156.
practices of 7: 156 sq.
shamans of the Menomini 14: 62, 66, 151-157.
Wâbeno Mitamu, genealogy of 14: 60.
Wabosso in Menomini myth 14: 207.
Wa-ça´be, a tribal division 39: 83, 205.
Wa-ça´be Gens
keepers of the Mystic House 39: 218.
mention of 27: 47; 39: 68, 77, 213.
office belonging to 39: 92.
personal names of 43: 133, 135.
Ponca, mention of 27: 41, 42, 47, 48, 52 sq.
symbol of 39: 50.
wi´-gi-e belonging to 39: 46, 154.
See also names of subgentes.
Waça´be Itazhi Subgens, Tha´tada
account of 27: 141, 160, 161, 162 sqq., 486 sq.
rites of 27: 142 sq., 159.
Wa-ça´be-ṭoⁿ Gens
life symbol of 36: 105.
wi´-gi-e of 36: 105 sqq., 219-237.
Waça´bezhiⁿga, story of 27: 50.
Wacaquon, Menomini treaty commissioner 14: 21.
Wachaet land cessions and reservations 18: 782.
Wachesa Trail
mention of 19: 87.
See also Unicoi Turnpike.
Wacicka Dance, mention of the 3: 342.
Wacksache land cessions and reservations 18: 892.
Waco
a Wichita subdivision 14: 1095.
population of the 7: 62.
Wadanem, leader of Sparrow society 35: 728.
Waddell, Hugh, treaty of 1756 with Cherokee and Catawba negotiated by 5: 145.
Wadi´yăhĭ´, death of 19: 179.
Wadkin’s Ferry on Potomac, trail through 42: 760, 761.
Wadleigh, F. A., mention of 41: 27.
Wa´-doⁿ-be
fees given to 39: 181 sq.
honors accorded to 39: 182.
military honors of 39: 67 sq.
office of 39: 67.
songs referring to 39: 147 sq.
valorous deeds recounted by 39: 172.
Wadsworth, Calif., reference to 28: 47.
Waeide
high god of Isleta 47: 341.
offerings to 47: 210, 276, 299.
Wae´gaxthoⁿ. See Buffalo Hunt, Annual.
Wafer Bread
appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 83.
making, passing of 47: 209, 212.
Wafford, Colonel ——, establishment of Wafford’s settlement by 19: 238.
Wafford, James D.
Cherokee story-teller 19: 237 sq.
compilation of Cherokee spelling book by 19: 108.
myths told by 19: 430, 431, 435, 438, 440, 444, 448-452, 454, 455, 461, 463, 466, 468, 471, 474 sqq., 482, 501.
on assassination of John Walker 19: 121.
on battle of Tali´wa 19: 385.
on Cherokee relations with Catawba 19: 381.
on Cherokee relations with Creeks 19: 89.
on discovery of gold in Cherokee country 19: 116.
on Iroquois peace embassy 19: 353-356, 485.
on Mexican grant to Cherokee 19: 143.
on myth concerning Tocwa 19: 418.
on Natchez among Cherokee 19: 357.
on Osage-Cherokee troubles 19: 137.
on patent to Texas lands 19: 146.
on Removal 19: 131.
on Sequoya’s birth date 19: 109.
on Shawano prophet among Cherokee 14: 676.
on Shawano wars 19: 494.
on spinning wheel among Cherokee 19: 214.
on war women 19: 419.
on White-Path’s rebellion 19: 114.
on wolf-killer 19: 448.
on Rev. S. A. Worcester 19: 108.
Wafford’s Settlement
cession of land at 18: 666.
mention of 5: 186, 187.
sale of 19: 85.
Wagers laid on games 42: 707.
Wagigō´. See War-bundle Feast.
Wagon, sign for 1: 322.
Wahanui 33: 625, 643.
Waha´xi, story of 27: 495, 496.
Wahclellah, a Kwikûlĭt synonym 14: 741.
Wah-he´ Muzza, an Assiniboin chief 46: 395.
Wahikwinema, description of 21: 30.
Wahkpakotoan, habitat of 7: 111.
Wahnenauhi Manuscript
on Cherokee myths 19: 284, 297, 431, 469, 475, 501.
on introduction of spinning wheel 19: 214.
Wahowpum, a Hăhau´pûm synonym 14: 739.
Wahpacoota, a Sioux division 14: 1058.
Wahpekuta Sioux. See Sioux, Wahpekuta.
Wahpeton
a Sioux division 14: 1058.
account of the 15: 216.
definition and habitat of the 15: 160.
See also Dakota, Wahpeton.
Wahpeton and Sisseton Sioux, inhumation among 1: 107-110.
Wahpeton Sioux. See Sioux, Wahpeton.
Wahuhu. See Sally Wahuhu.
Waiäm, sketch of the 14: 741.
Waiäm-lĕma, a Waiäm synonym 14: 741.
Waidepacan land cessions and reservations 18: 784.
Waiictu, the present cacique 47: 44.
Waiilatpuan Family, mention of 7: 127 sq.
Waikarapa Basket 38: § 413, 414.
Waikuri Language, classification of 17: 300*, 343* sq.
Wail of L!āl!aqōl, a Nāk!wax’daᵋxᵘ woman 35: 885-891.
Wail of L!al! eqwasila, a Gwaᵋsela woman 35: 836-885.
Wailaki. See Round Valley Reserve; Ylacca.
Wailakki
habitat of 7: 54.
relationship of, to Kulanapan tribes 7: 88.
Wailatpuan and Shahaptian affinity 15: XLV, XLIX, LIII, LXXXIV.
Wai´lĕtma, a Cayuse synonym 14: 743, 744.
Wailĕ´tpu, a Cayuse synonym 14: 743.
Wailing
as a ceremony 39: 54, 244.
for the dead 33: 312, 321.
object of 45: 614.
Wailing Ceremony 45: 715 sq.
Wailing Songs
mention of 45: 715 sq.
reference to 40: 358, 421.
Waiⁿ´. See Robe.
Waiⁿ´waxube
account of 27: 213, 404 sq.
See also Packs of War, Sacred.
Wainwright, mention of 46: 105, 112, 208.
Waiopuka 33: 338.
Waip-shwa. See Smohalla.
Wait, signs for 1: 291, 299.
Waiyari, knapsack 38: § 450.
Wajage, a division of the Ponca 37: 181.
Wajapa, assistance rendered by 33: 46.
Waje´pa
acknowledgment to 27: 631.
See also Wa’thisnade.
Wakac
derivation of 21: 126.
description of 21: 113.
Wakaina 33: 662.
Wakan, description of concept of 11: 494.
Wa-kaⁿ-da or Wakanda
definition of 11: 366, 431; 15: 182 sq.
of the Siouan Indians 15: XCIX.
worship of 11: 372.
See also Wakoⁿ´da.
Wakanta, the sun a 11: 423.
Wakarad, a generic name for baskets 38: § 413, 414.
Wakash, habitat of the 7: 129.
Wakashan Indians, pictographs by the 10: 215.
Wakashan Languages
bibliography of 13: XLI; 14: XLIII; 15: XL, XLI, XLV, XLVI, XLIX, LIV, LXII, LXV.
family of, mention of 7: 128-131.
Wakashan Stock
implements employed in stick games by 24: 227.
tribes of the 24:
Bellabella 263.
Clayoquot 196, 319, 558.
Hesquiaht 718, 748.
Kwakiutl 196, 263, 319, 370, 519, 559, 718, 725, 760, 784.
Makah 197, 263, 321, 395, 522, 559, 643, 718, 748, 761, 776.
Nimkish 719.
Nootka 198, 322, 523, 749.
Opitchesaht 719, 761.
Wake
description of 37: 140-146.
origin of, myth of 37: 154 sq.
Wake Game, a Seneca hidden ball game 24: 350 sq.
Wakea and Papa 33: 300, 314, 619, 634, 635, 652.
Wakefield, Jeanne, work of 29: 24.
Wake-robin, use of 44: 294, 362.
Wa-ke´-stse Gens
life symbol of 36: 93.
silent during ceremony 36: 94.
Wa-ḳe´-the-dse Gens, office of 39: 93.
Waki´dezhiⁿga
information from 27: 567.
ritual used by 27: 571.
Wakiⁿyaⁿ, Siouan belief in 11: 441.
Waklarok, mention of 46: 198.
Wakokai, a White town 42: 254.
Wakoⁿ´da or Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da; Wakoñda
approach to, through life symbols 36: 61.
assurance of, as to buffalo 27: 286, 295, 296.
belief in 39: 67.
belief in power of 36: 182.
dependence upon 36: 49.
explanation of 36: 48; 43: 30.
food offerings to 27: 335 sq.
general account of 27: 597 sqq.
in Hethu´shka 27: 465, 466.
in origin of Noⁿ´zhiⁿzhoⁿ rite 27: 128 sq.
in Pebble society ritual 27: 570, 571.
in Ponca legend 27: 49.
Omaha conception of 27: 128 sq., 130, 133, 134, 589.
origin of name 45: 530.
power of 39: 310.
prayer to, on annual buffalo hunt 27: 281.
references to 27: 143, 160, 208, 209, 212, 239, 240, 241, 278, 415, 445, 486, 560 sq., 582, 608, 634 sq.
supplications to 39: 41, 42, 58, 107, 109, 111-114, 188.
the Creator 39: 38; 46: 414.
the supernatural power 46: 486, 487 sq.
See also God; Wa-kaⁿ-da.
Wakoⁿ´moⁿthiⁿ
account of 27: 283 sq.
songs obtained from 27: 249 sq.
Wakoⁿ´ta Inikashiha Group, Quapaw 27: 68.
Wala
masking of katcinas at 21: 52.
shrine of 21: 33.
Wała Kålgi, a Creek clan 42: 116, 119.
Walam Olum. See Walum Olum.
Walapa, mention of 36: 208.
Walapai
ancestors of 28: 185, 216, 220.
and Havasupai affinity 13: 224.
derivation of Tsobuci from 21: 85.
effect of, on Pueblo tribes 13: 260.
games of the 24:
dice games 207.
hidden ball 371 sq.
hoop and pole 525 sq.
shinny 616, 645 sq.
Ghost dance among the 14: 785, 786, 805, 814, 921.
in Pima mythology 26: 215.
land cessions and reservations 18: 910, 922.
population of the 7: 138.
stone implements of the 14: 256, 283.
tradition of cavate lodges 13: 225.
ᵋwālas Kwāg·uł 35: 815.
Wâlâ´sĭ Frog, position of, in council 19: 231.
Walawaltz, a Wallawalla synonym 14: 744.
Walch, Johanes
on Jacoma 29: 330.
on Taos 29: 182.
Walcott, Hon. C. D., acknowledgment to 18: XXXI, XXXIII.
Walcott, Dr. Charles D.
collection received from 41: 73.
letter of transmittal to 34: 2.
report of F. W. Hodge to 34: 32.
Waldeck, ——
mention of 1: 210, 243.
on mounds 3: 104.
Waldron, ——, masks on Northwest coast collected by 3: 109.
Wales, Samuel A., instructed by Governor Forsyth to establish Cherokee boundary line 5: 269.
Wales
archeology of 46: 32, 88, 93, 166, 173, 197.
Eskimo 46: 227.
fossil ivory culture of 46: 174.
mention of 46: 176, 197, 201, 202.
trade of, aboriginal, with Kotzebue 46: 89.
trip to 46: 30, 93, 117, 121.
Wales Crania
dental arch 46: 276.
facial 46: 266.
mention of 46: 257, 260, 262, 263.
nose 46: 268, 270.
orbits 46: 271-274.
Walhalla Plateau, reconnaissance in 39: 21 sq.
Walhonding, flint quarrying near 44: 510 sqq.
Wali
Apalachicola war captain 42: 34.
name interpreted 42: 34.
Walishi, knapsack 38: § 450.
Walk, Western Eskimo 46: 249.
Walker, ——, leader of pioneer advance 19: 45.
Walker, Amos, assistance rendered by 33: 46.
Walker, Charles, elected elder of Shaker church 14: 758.
Walker, E. P., mention of 46: 172, 181, 184 sq.
Walker, Felix, employment of W. H. Thomas in store of 19: 160.
Walker, Frank, interpreter for Father Haile 24: 97.
Walker, Henry, cure of, by Shakers 14: 754.
Walker, James, elected elder of Shaker church 14: 758.
Walker, Jim, mention of 46: 31, 64.
Walker, John (1), assassination of 19: 121.
Walker, John (2)
agent for Pima 26: 33, 49.
on Papago salt traffic 26: 94.
Pima petition for arms noted by 26: 51.
Pima tradition furnished by 26: 25.
Walker, John (3), second chief of Alabama 42: 193.
Walker, Maj. John, part taken by, in Creek war 19: 97.
Walker, J. D.
Pima legend from 28: 45.
Pima mythological tale told by 26: 221.
Pima vocabulary by 26: 269.
reference to 28: 71.
Walker, Dr. J. R.
material collected by 24: 392, 417.
on archery, Teton Dakota 24: 392.
on hoop, Teton Dakota 24: 736.
on hoop and pole, Teton Dakota 24: 508.
on popgun, Teton Dakota 24: 759.
on ring and pin, Teton Dakota 24: 557.
on shinny, Teton Dakota 24: 638.
on shuffleboard, Teton Dakota 24: 728.
on snow-snake, Oglala Dakota 24: 415 sq., 417, 418.
suggestion of, concerning name of wild rice 33: 56.
Walker, J. W., on use of chisels on steatite working 13: 72.
Walker, Miss Mary P., banner stones found in farm of 42: 776.
Walker, Philip
acknowledgment to 17: 147.
on Kiowa Apache village of La Harpe 17: 251.
Walker, S. T., on Florida mounds 3: XXIV.
Walker, Dr. Thomas
cited 42: 741.
explorations by 19: 38 sq.
Walker, Winslow M.
appointment of 48: 14, 21.
work of 48: 14.
Walker Creek, travel on 42: 753.
Walker Lake, Nev.
petroglyphs near 10: 93.
rock carvings near 4: 24.
Walker River, establishment of reserve at 18: 872.
Walker’s Butte, reference to 28: 36.
Walking-above. See Mamä´nte.
Walking-Priest, conversion of 37: 392.
Wall, J. Sutton
on pictographs in Pennsylvania 4: 20 sq., 225.
pictographs copied by 10: 111.
pictographs described by 10: 110, 111.
Wallaba, Eperua sp.
as an emetic 38: § 920.
gum of 38: § 23.
juice of bark of, for hammock staining 37: § 478.
plaster of gum of, for wounds 38: § 929.
Wallbridge, T. C., mounds described by, Canada 12: 544.
Wallace, Capt.——, killed at Wounded Knee 14: 871.
Wallace, A. R.
cited 30: 118, 139, 157, 258, 270, 291, 295, 297, 311, 315, 320, 322, 325, 341, 367, 368, 369.
on Amazons 30: 365.
on Jurupari music 30: 138.
Wallace, C. M., archeologic collections of 15: 18, 72.
Wallace, Gov. Lew, settlement named for 29: 452.
Wallace, Susan E.
on Laguna 29: 541.
on Pojoaque 29: 335.
on Quivira 29: 566.
on Santo Domingo 29: 448, 449.
Wallawalla
and Cayuse intermarriage 14: 744.
caps worn by the 41: 354.
Flathead name for the 45: 301.
habitat of the, about 1892 14: 805.
land cessions and reservations 18: 804, 808, 838, 908, 918, 928.
mention of the 41: 136.
myth of the 19: 448.
name of, in sign language 45: 147.
opinion of land assignments 14: 710.
population of the 7: 107.
sketch of the 14: 744.
war of, with the Whites 45: 368.
Walled Towns
of the Southern Indians 41: 550 sq.
remains of 41: 89 sqq., 495.
water supply of 41: 552.
See also Towns; Walls.
Wallen, ——, leader of pioneer advance 19: 45.
Wallenpaupack River, vessel from Falls River 20: 166.
Wallets
designs on 41: 359 sq.
of the Eskimo 9: 86.
ornamentation of 41: 355.
use of 45: 54.
weaving of 41: 139.
Wallowa Valley Reserve
discontinuance of 18: 882.
establishment of 18: 864.
Walls
ancient Pueblo, method of building 13: 248.
construction of 41: 490, 496, 502 sq., 560, 568, 570.
construction of, in Moen-kopi ruins 8: 53.
copings of 8: 139, 151, 152.
curved, in ancient ruins 13: 202, 346.
curved, instances of 8: 54.
defensive, at Bat House 8: 52.
defensive, in Verde ruins 13: 202, 203.
dimensions in Tâaaiyalana mesa 8: 90.
finish of, in cliff ruins 16: 107, 113, 116, 124.
how indicated on plans of ruins 8: 45.
massive, in Verde ruins 13: 199.
of Casa Grande 13: 308, 309, 313.
of Casa Grande, construction of 28: 80 sq., 82, 83 sq., 95 sq., 97, 102, 106 sq., 116.
of fortified towns 41: 550 sq.
of gardens 8: 215.
of Gordon town 41: 495, 549 sq.
of Honanki, description of 17: 559.
of Palatki ruin 17: 557.
original length of, indicated by débris 8: 90.
paintings on, in Tusayan kiva 8: 131.
perforation of, Florida Peninsula pottery 20: 119 sq., 124, 125.
perforation of, Gulf Coast pottery 20: 106, 108, 109, 111, 112.
Pueblo, mode of construction of 8: 127-148.
retaining, in Canyon de Chelly 16: 172.
showing precision of workmanship 8: 54.
strength of 8: 144.
thickness of 20:
Eastern United States pottery 60 sq.
Eastern United States salt-making vessels 28.
Florida Peninsula pottery 117, 121, 126.
Gulf Coast pottery 106.
Iroquoian pottery 165.
Middle Atlantic Coast pottery 148, 153, 155.
Middle Mississippi Valley pottery 83, 97.
New Jersey-New England pottery 175.
Northwestern pottery 192, 197, 200.
thickness of, in modern Tusayan 8: 102.
weakness of, in Zuñi 8: 182.
See also Masonry.
Walnut Canyon
cliff houses in 17: 532.
ruins in 5: XXIV.
Walnut Creek Region
absence of large compounds in 28: 218.
early inhabitants of 28: 206, 216-219.
habitations of aborigines of 28: 209.
irrigation works in 28: 214.
pictographs in 28: 214, 216.
pottery of 28: 220.
ruins of 28:
age of 219 sq.
description of 187, 209.
history of 206-211.
references to 22, 194, 195, 216.
Walnuts
black, mention of 33: 74.
in Cherokee lore 19: 422.
wild, found by Coronado 14: 507.
Walpi
abandoned by Bear, Lizard, Asa and Badger peoples 8: 31.
advent of Patuñ clans at 19: 595.
ancient pottery of 17: 660.
and Oraibi Snake dance, comparison of 16: 295.
Antelope altar at 19: 980.
bird gods personated by 21: 29.
building of, by advent of numerous clans 19: 585 sq.
causes of removal from 19: 580 sq.
character of Snake ceremony at 16: 274.
chiefs of, belonging to Patki clan 22, i: 24.
child-flogging at 21: 39, 69.
chronologic sequence of advent of clans at 19: 585 sq.
comparison of, with other villages 17: 642.
component clans of 19: 582 sqq.
construction of, by the Snake people 8: 23.
cooking pit at 8: 176, 177.
corn planting in Tcivato kiva of 21: 52.
court-surrounded kiva of 8: 114.
date of founding modern 19: 587.
departure of katcinas from 21: 57.
derivation of katcinas in 21: 125, 126.
description of 8: 63-66.
East Mesa Natacka masks in 21: 70.
Flute ceremony at, in 1896 19: 1000-1005.
Flute ceremony at, reference to 22, i: 18.
former location of 16: 93.
former sites of 17: 585, 635.
frightening of children by Soyok wüqti at 21: 39.
gradual desertion of 17: 586.
Hopi settlement, references to 28: 35, 48, 142, 159 sq.
in 1540 17: 578.
in 1782 17: 579.
introduction of Sio from Zuñi into 21: 112.
kivas of 8: 119, 136.
location and settlement of, in Hopi country 19: 579.
model of 6: XLVII; 13: XXXVIII.
origin of name 15: 279; 17: 585.
Pakab clans of, introduction of Tcanaû by 21: 54.
Pakab clans of, mask of Citoto kept by 21: 95.
Pakab clans of, mask of Sabi kept by 21: 95.
Pakab clans of, mask of Tanik kept by 21: 95.
Pakab clans of, mask of Turkwinû kept by 21: 95.
participation of, in Pamürti 21: 27.
personators in Palülükoñti festival from 21: 48.
planting of beans at 21: 31.
plaza of public dance of Añya katcinas in 21: 54.
population of, by clans 19: 614.
Powamû festival at 21: 31.
pueblo, origin and culture of 19: 633.
religious societies at 19: 622-630.
ritual 19: 631 sq.
serpent effigies made by, in 1900 21: 51.
serpent effigies owned by 21: 51.
settlement of Bear people at 8: 21, 27.
settlement of the Asa at 8: 30, 31.
similarity of mask of Bear family of, to that of Ke Towa Bisena 21: 112.
Snake dance at, in 1891, 1893, reference to 19: 964.
Snake dance at, in 1897 19: 976-985.
south passageway of, description of 8: 181.
southern origin of clans of 17: 529.
Spanish mission established at 8: 22.
Sumaikoli and Kawikoli masks in 21: 96.
Sumaikoli summer ceremony at 21: 57.
symbolic types of art in, study of 22, i: XVII sq.
upper story partitions of, supported by beams 8: 144.
use of large stone blocks in garden walls of 8: 147.
variant at Coto at 21: 89.
visitation of Ahül to houses in 21: 34.
See also Walpi Katcinas; etc.
Walpi Katcinas, derivation of, from Awatobi 21: 74.
Walpi Men, Sowiñwû katcina not recently personated by 21: 104.
Walpi, Old, sites of 19: 580 sq.
Walpi People
attack of Awatobi by the 8: 34.
destruction of Sikyatki by the 8: 115.
dispute of, with the Sikyatki 8: 24.
fight between the Oraibi and 8: 35.
trouble between the Hano and 8: 37.
various pueblos formerly occupied by the 8: 46, 47.
Walrus
Eskimo clothing made from stomachs of 18: 42.
Eskimo floats made from bladders and stomach of 18: 141.
Eskimo method of hunting and trapping 9: 272; 18: 126, 166.
ivory, worked by the Eskimo 46: 84, 117, 121.
leather made from gullets of 18: 117.
mention of 46: 104, 106.
See also Walrus Hide.
Walrus Dog, Eskimo mythic monster 18: 442 sq.
Walrus Hide
Eskimo clothing made of 18: 49.
Eskimo house fittings made of 18: 255, 258.
Eskimo method of dressing 18: 116.
Eskimo method of making cord from 18: 110.
Eskimo transportation apparatus made from 18: 209, 216, 217.
Walrus Spears of the Eskimo 18: 137, 140.
Walrus Tusk. See Ivory.
Walter, Paul A. F. See Frost and Walter.
Walter, S. T., statements about Florida mounds of, quoted 12: 647, 673.
Walther, Henry
assistant to illustrator 32: 31; 33: 35.
death of 33: 35.
pottery repaired by 17: 682.
work of 15: XXI, XXV, XXVIII, LXXV; 16: XXII; 18: XLIX; 25: XXII; 26: XXX; 27: 12; 28: 21; 29: 23; 30: 23.
Walthill, account of 27: 624 sq., 642.
Walton, ——, on phallicism in West Indies 25: 100.
Walton, Captain ——, road built by 42: 835, 836.
Walton, George, commissioner to treaty with Cherokee 5: 174, 176.
Walton, William, mention of 42: 836.
Walton, W. B., information furnished by 42: 836.
Walton Road
route of 42: 835 sq.
traffic over 42: 836 sq.
Walton’s Camp, collection from 20: 108.
Walu´la-pûm, a Wallawalla band 14: 744.
Walum Olum
Assiniboin position in 15: 190.
chronological record of Delawares 26: 34.
nature and history of 19: 190, 229.
of the Delawares 17: 142.
on Cherokee migrations 19: 18 sq., 191.
on name Tallige´wi 19: 184 sq.
on the Lenape and their legends 4: 84, 158, 188, 207.
reference to 42: 34.
Wammus
Seri, characters of 17: 225*.
Seri, origin of 17: 232*.
Wampang, the first one in foot races 38: § 591.
Wampum
antiquity of use of, as currency 2: 234.
as currency 2: 234; 44: 246.
beads, symbolism of, studied by J. N. B. Hewitt 47: 7.
derivation of the word 2: 238.
disgorging of 32: 97, 132, 140, 143, 186, 208, 210, 226, 227, 263, 265, 320, 408, 516, 755.
exchange of, for prisoners 14: 17.
failure to produce 32: 265.
forms and uses of 10: 228-231.
in costumes 2: 232, 234.
Indian use of 19: 354, 488, 494.
introduction of 42: 685.
Iroquois 19: 354.
Iroquois myth of origin of 2: 64, 78.
literature of 2: 241, 248.
making of 2: 226, 236; 32: 216; 42: 721 sq.
making of, by whites 2: 238.
mention of 32: 158, 159.
mnemonic use of 2: 240, 254.
modern use of 2: 239, 252.
myth concerning 43: 196.
origin of mnemonic use of 2: 240.
significance of colors in 10: 229, 230.
symbolic uses of 2: 241, 248.
unsuccessful attempt at disgorging 32: 142.
use and abuse of 42: 724.
use of, as peace credentials 32: 429.
use of, in strings 2: 243, 248.
use of, in treaties and councils 2: 242; 10: 231.
use of, on Pacific Coast 2: 239.
varieties of beads used as 2: 247.
See also Wampum Belt.
Wampum Beads. See Wampum.
Wampum Belt
false, used to bribe guards 32: 507.
mention of 4: 86 sq.
significance of 14: 662, 685.
use of, at peace conference 43: 455.
See also Belts of Wampum; Wampum.
“Wampum Belt, He who Seeks the,” or Hiawatha 2: 54, 64.
Wampum Sash, sign of marriage 32: 87.
Wana´ghi wa´chipi, Sioux name of Ghost dance 14: 791.
Wanagi, description of 11: 484.
Wa´napum
and Pä´lus affinity 13: 735.
incorporation of Chämna´pum with 14: 739.
note of the 14: 716.
sketch of the 14: 735.
Wandering Iksa, story of 44: 203.
Wands
ceremonial, of the Eskimo 18: 415 sq.
use of, in Sioux ceremony 14: 823.
use of, in Tusayan ceremony 15: 269, 270.
Wannisemo-i, bamboo flute 38: § 561.
Wannuck land cessions and reservations 18: 784.
Wanoⁿ´çe, meaning of the term 27: 271.
Wanoⁿ´kuge, Omaha warrior 27: 101.
Wanoⁿ´kuge Shkoⁿtha i thoⁿ, battle at 27: 101.
Wanoⁿ´she. See Soldiers.
Wa-non-she-zhin-ga, information furnished by 42: 14.
Wanoⁿ´xe, significance of the term 27: 597.
Wanoⁿ´xe Ithaethe Society, description of 27: 489 sq.
Wansimai, a decoction of roots for eye complaints 38: § 927.
Want, sign for 1: 344.
Wanuet, mention of 41: 136.
Wanukige, mystery decoration of 11: 395.
Wanwauai, application of the name 14: 742.
Wapaghkonetta
grant of land at 18: 686.
treaty of 18: 732.
Wapaka River, Menomini name of 14: 199.
Wapakoneta, an Indian settlement in Ohio 14: 672.
Wa´pamĕtănt, a Sahaptin synonym 14: 744.
Wapello County, Iowa, mounds in 5: 33.
Wapisiana Indian
belief of, as to deity 30: 166.
belief of, as to spirits 30: 172, 174.
couvade among the 30: 322.
customs of the 30: 254, 322.
food of the 30: 296.
Waponseh, reservation for 18: 738.
Wappinger
association of, with Delawares 19: 497.
fate of 19: 497 sq.
separation of, from Delawares 19: 19.
Wappinger Confederation, extent of 43: 209.
Wappinger-Mattabesec Dialects, extent of 43: 214.
Waptai´lmĭn, a Yä´kĭmâ synonym 14: 737.
Waqpe-kute
a Sioux division 14: 1058.
account of the 15: 216.
Waqpe-toⁿ-waⁿ or Waqpetoñwañ
a Sioux division 14: 1058.
See also Wahpeton.
Waqui´si, native name of Ugly-Face-Woman 14: 962.
Wa´quithi, an Arapaho division 14: 957.
War
a means of advancement 46: 525.
against the Sanetch 35: 1363-1380.
among the Eskimo 18: 327-330.
and chase, collection of implements of 3: 581.
and warfare 38: p. 578-601 (Ch. XXVIII).
as a means of social advancement 42: 366, 405, 406, 424.
authority for initiation of 36: 66.
between the Haida and the Gi-sha-x-lâᵃts, mythical version of 31: 380-392.
between the Tsimshian and the Tlingit, mythical version of 31: 370-380.
between the Yukon Eskimo and Magemut 18: 328.
bodies of enemies slain in, thrown away 31: 411.
canoes, preparation of 35: 1369.
causes of 42: 405, 407.
ceremonial connected with 11: 390, 444, 493.
ceremonies connected with 45: 389.
challenge to 32: 315.
civil, prevented by chiefs 42: 321.
council 35: 1364.
customs connected with 36: 49; 39: 41, 58, 61, 92, 98; 42: 405-443; 44: 235-242; 45: 187-190, 579, 593, 646, 654.
customs, notes on 31: 536 sq.
customs of the Tsimshian 31: 536 sq.
dancer 35: 982, 1133 sqq., 1159, 1166.
decapitation in 35: 1374.
declaration of 30: 362.
discipline during 42: 433.
equipment for 42: 429.
exploits of, recorded on grave posts 42: 396.
forbidden by Ghost dance doctrine 14: 783, 796.
groups associated with 47: 527 sq.
heads cut off and scalps removed in 31: 411.
hunting of amulets, collection of 3: 527.
losses indemnified by chiefs 31: 411.
made to steal horses 46: 544.
made to take scalps 46: 544, 548-551.
making of, by independent towns 42: 321.
members of secret societies become excited in 35: 1374.
mention of 35: 1276 sq.
methods of waging 42: 406-415.
motives of waging 42: 405, 406, 424, 426, 704.
object of 46: 544.
of 1812, Indians in 14: 19.
order observed in 42: 43.
party, departure of 35: 1370 sq.
pictographic form of declaration of 10: 358, 359.
place of, in busk ceremony 42: 549.
preparation for 42: 407 sq.; 44: 237.
prisoners of, the property of the captor 42: 343.
qualification for leaders in 42: 436.
rank of officers in 42: 436 sq.
revolutionary, Indians in 14: 18.
spoils of, property of captor 42: 338.
symbolism connected with 11: 523.
to avenge insult 35: 1014 sq.
torture of prisoners of 42: 416 sqq.
use of the term 42: 405.
victims of, dismembered 42: 415.
Zuñi origin of 13: 390.
See also Gods of War; Military Expeditions; War Bonnets; War Chief; War Customs; etc.; Warfare; Wars.
War-Bonnet-Man, death of 17: 282.
War Bonnets
appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 90.
articles of trade 45: 336.
description of 27: 359, 446 sqq.
eagle feathers used in 14: 1072.
War Bundle Feast
a ceremony of thanksgiving 37: 427.
clan basis of 37: 205.
description of 37: 441, 445.
development of 37: 432-436.
divisions of 37: 428.
nature of 37: 317.
of the Thunderbird clan 37: 547.
origin of 37: 433.
War Bundles
contents of 37: 442, 547.
meaning of contents of 37: 530.
ownership of 37: 210, 733.
possession of 37: 202.
transmission of 37: 193.
See also Ark.
War Ceremonies, performance of, in House of Mystery 36: 62.
War Chief
a temporary office 45: 262.
authority of 45: 156.
calendar of installation of 47: 50.
duties of 47: 259 sq.
elected annually 47: 45.
election of 45: 156.
functions of 47: 42, 45, 50, 259 sq.
head, mission of 42: 298.
installation of 47: 46.
names of 47: 45.
of the Creek towns 42: 40.
power of 42: 327; 46: 449 sq.
prayer sticks deposited by 47: 126.
prayers of 47: 46.
responsibility of 47: 50.
special cooks for 47: 45.
war declared by 42: 428.
War Clans, application of the term 42: 165.
War Clubs
description of 42: 406.
mention of 42: 704.
notched sticks referring to 42: 186.
of the Hawaiians 33: 621, 639, 642, 644, 645, 648.
of the Sioux 15: 171.
of Thunderbird clan 37: 210.
possession of 37: 202.
Seri use of 17: 255.
songs of the symbols on 39: 230.
stone, use of 46: 555.
symbol of Thunderbird clan 37: 203.
symbolism of 42: 430 sq.
types of 45: 115 sq., 256.
War Color 42: 37.
War Cult, Pueblo, present status of 47: 525.
War Customs
of the Assiniboin 15: 224.
of the Omaha 3:
behavior of those at home 325.
captured horses 326.
feast 315, 319.
followers, uninvited 317.
in defensive 312 sqq.
in preparation for defensive 313.
in preparation for offensive 315, 319.
large party 318.
Mandan dance 332.
new names taken 324.
officers 318, 319, 321.
opening of the sacred bags 321.
ordeal of the sacred bags 328.
order of camping 328.
order of march 321.
policemen 321.
preparation for attack 326.
preparation for starting 317.
report of scouts 328.
return of party 328.
rewards for bravery 329.
sacred bags 319, 321, 322.
Scalp dance 330.
secret departure 317.
small party 315.
song 320, 323, 325, 331, 332.
treatment of captives 313, 332.
treatment of wounded foes 332.
of the Osage 15: 237.
of the Santee 15: 222.
of the Winnebago 15: 241.
See also War; Warfare; Wars.
War Dances
characteristics of 47: 527.
mention of 42: 524, 529.
of the Coeur d’Alêne 45: 187-191.
of the Flathead 45: 389-394.
of the Kwakiutl 35: 738, 739, 902, 905, 910, 928, 959, 1000, 1085, 1086.
of the Okanagon 45: 293.
of the Pawnee 17: 335.
of the Siouan Indians 15: 184.
of Zuñi and Tusayan 15: 305.
performance of 42: 557, 570, 572, sq., 610; 44: 237.
writers on subject of 40: 547 sq.
War Department
acknowledgment to 14: 655.
expeditions and surveys of 48: 1187.
See also United States War Department.
War Dress, symbolic 17: 260.
War Exploits
ceremony of recounting 45: 390 sq.
dramatization of 40: 383.
recounting of 46: 559 sq.
War Feasts of the Ojibway, nature of 37: 434.
War Frenzy, Seri 17: 262* sqq., 265*.
War Gens
mention of 39: 243; 40: 237, 241, 245, 358.
of the Ṭsi´-zhu tribal division 36: 238.
War God
fetish in Oraibi kiva 16: 299.
of Tusayan 15: 268.
symbolism on Hopi pottery 17: 664.
War Gods
cult of 47: 525-528.
mention of 24: 48, 267, 328, 384, 399 sq., 441, 562, 617, 649.
prayer to 47: 668.
references to 29: 47, 56, 59, 295, 298 sq., 514.
twin, in Acoma mythology 47: 64.
worship of 21: 25, 26.
Zuñi, medicines of 30: 39.
Zuñi, origin of 13: 417.
Zuñi, shrine of 30: 35.
Zuñi, snakewood named by 30: 53.
See also War God; Zuñi, mythology of the.
War Honor Packs, property of Thi´xida gens, Ponca 27: 43.
War Honors
awarded at Wate´giçtu ceremony 27: 431.
conferring ceremony, Ponca 27: 43, 439 sqq.
counting 27: 447 sq.
decorations 27: 255, 358, 446 sqq.
in He´dewachi society 27: 252.
in Hethu´shka society 27: 461.
in Wa´waⁿ ceremony 27: 398, 399 sq.
reference to 27: 351.
See also Wate´giçtu; Wathiⁿ´ethe.
War Implement, appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 90.
War Leader, responsibility of 46: 443.
War Medicine
Cherokee belief concerning 19: 393 sq.
of the Cussitaws 42: 36.
taken at busk ceremonial 42: 584.
taken by warriors 42: 431, 432.
virtues of 42: 432 sq.
War Names
bestowal of, at busk 42: 570 sq.
granting of 42: 366 sq.
lists of 42: 103-107; 44: 188 sq.
War Officials
functions of 42: 297.
three clans of 42: 293.
War Organization as typified by Symbolic Man 39: 304.
War Paint
of Set-t’aiñte 17: 210.
of the Creeks 42: 436.
War Party
address at start of 47: 669.
assembling of 42: 704.
attack by description of 46: 549 sq.
authority to organize 39: 345.
ceremony for start of 47: 671.
ceremony on return of 44: 235 sq.
equipment of 42: 427.
in action, description of 42: 414.
insubordination in 46: 552.
influenced by religion 37: 278.
leader of 44: 237.
manner of conducting 37: 158-161.
method of making up 4: 139 sq.
number comprising 42: 412.
of the Kiowa 17: 312.
of the Plains Indians 17: 174.
office of leader of 39: 107.
organization of 39: 205, 294; 42: 410 sq., 428, 431; 46: 544 sq.
organization of, in three classes 36: 66.
precautions taken by 42: 413 sq.
responsibility of leader of 42: 416.
return of 37: 158; 42: 415 sq., 419, 421; 46: 547 sq.; 47: 674.
tactics of 46: 545 sq.
See also Do-doⁿ´-hoⁿ-ga; War; Wars.
War Physic
a charm against ills 42: 429.
buttonsnake root used as 42: 656.
War Pipes, description of 42: 435.
War Pole, description of 43: 383.
War Post of Torture, mention of 32: 408.
War Pouch, making of 23: 587 sq.
War Raids, influence of, on Pueblo architecture 19: 641.
War Rites
gentes custodians of 43: 93.
initiation into 36: 238.
War Shaman, duties of 45: 262.
War Signal of the Sioux 14: 869.
War Songs
sung by dying captive 42: 418.
sung by women 42: 424.
War Speaker, office of 42: 296.
War Spirits, Keresan 47: 344.
War Standard of the Osage people 36: 220.
War Stripes on Kiowa leggings 17: 260.
War Symbols
footprints of the black bear 36: 76.
mention of 4: 87 sq.
seven serrations of turtle’s tail 36: 92.
sun rays 36: 119, 123.
willow saplings 36: 100, 101.
War Titles, bestowal of 42: 420; 44: 187.
War Trace Creek, trail along 42: 834.
War Whoop
giving of 23: 581.
use of 46: 551.
See also Warfare.
War Woman’s Creek, legend concerning 19: 419.
War Women, Cherokee 19: 489 sq., 501.
Warapaima, Sudis gigas
hooks for 38: § 191.
tongue of, used as sandpaper 38: § 21.
Warara-raucui Tippet 38: § 538.
Warbano, Menomini treaty commissioner 14: 21.
Ward Brian, on battle of Tali´wa 19: 385.
Ward, James W., on rock carvings in Ohio 4: 21.
Ward, John
on Taos 29: 182.
on Tesuque 29: 337, 338.
Ward, Lester F., on derivation of mind from force 20: CLXXXV.
Ward, Nancy
life of 19: 203 sq.
rescue of Mrs. Bean by 19: 490.
warning to Americans given by 19: 47.
Ward, W. H., material collected by 24: 606.
Warden, ——, on influence of wild rice on geographic nomenclature 19: 1122.
Warden, Clever, acknowledgment to 14: 655.
Warfare
aggressive 27:
as a relief from grief 594.
authorization on war party 405-408.
departure of war party 415-421.
organization of war party 408 sq.
return of war party 431-434.
significance of 211, 402 sq.
Waiⁿwaxube 404 sq.
attitude toward retreat in 46: 560.
authorization of 27: 142, 200.
blessings for 37: 157, 160, 168.
causes of 46: 470.
causes of failure in 46: 548.
clothing worn in 45: 118 sq.
clouded sky emblematic of 27: 392.
conclusion of 42: 441 sqq.
contents of Tents of War 27: 452-458.
customs of 37: 158-161; 46: 554 sq.
defensive 27:
authority for 415.
departure of war party 426-431.
in tribal estimation 211, 431.
return of war party 432.
significance of 402.
under We´zhiⁿshte gens 423, 454.
dispatch of scouts 27: 423-426.
dress of warriors 27: 409 sqq.
elk rites associated with, Osage 27: 194.
ethics of 27: 602 sqq.
exploits of 37: 519.
honors in 37: 167.
influence of, on tribal government 27: 402 sq.
means of preventing 46: 470 sq.
methods of 27: 427, 441; 42: 705.
of the Flathead group 45: 359-373.
Pima, description of 26: 23, 26, 120, 165 sq., 200-205.
Pima, speech on going to 26: 353-356.
Ponca war honors ceremony 27: 439 sqq.
precautions taken in 46: 549.
reasons for 37: 157.
relation of, to marriage 27: 325.
responsibility in 37: 156, 157, 168, 209.
Sacred War Packs 27: 411-415.
secondary to peace 27: 211.
Seri, character of 17: 259*-265*.
Seri, weapons used in 17: 254*-259*.
sham, at busk ceremony 42: 570, 572.
Tlingit, description of 26: 414, 449 sqq.
war ritual (lost) 27: 424.
Wate´giçtu 27: 434-448.
weapons used in 27: 448-452.
We´toⁿ waaⁿ 27: 421 sqq.
See also Annals; Tent of War; Thunder; War; War Customs; War Honors; etc.; Warpath; Wars.
Warimba or Warimbo. See Ischnosiphon.
Warinakiens, a synonym for Wawenock 43: 172.
Waring, Lucretia M., cataloguing of Bureau library by 21: XXXII.
Warm Springs, treaty of 18: 838.
Warmspring Indians
habitat of, about 1892 14: 805.
See also Tenino.
Warmspring Reserve
definition of boundary of 18: 946.
establishment of 18: 808.
Indians on 14: 805.
Warmow, ——, cited 6: 425, 583.
Warmth, deification of 11: 372.
Warner, Major ——, Sioux commissioner 14: 839.
Warner, C. C., letter of, on Wovoka 14: 767.
Warner, Jared, sketch of Elephant mound by 12: 92, 93.
Warning
and guidance pictographs 4: 155 sqq.; 10: 353-357.
given to Americans by Nancy Ward 19: 47.
sign for 1: 301, 302.
Warp
construction of Navaho blankets 3: 378.
construction of Navaho sash 3: 388.
sticks, mode of supporting 8: 133.
Warpath
directions for going on 40: 599.
Indian 19: 206 sq.
Warping, prevention of 41: 173.
Warracabba (Psophia sp. = trumpeter bird), taming of 38: § 724.
Warracabba Tiger
description of 30: 367.
mention of 38: § 718.
Warrap, sugar-cane drink 38: § 267.
Warrau Indians
abbreviation for name of 30: 107.
amativeness, expression for 30: 164.
anger among, sign of 30: 300 sq.
beliefs of 30: 118, 119, 120, 160.
binas 30: 284, 285, 286.
burial customs of 30: 156, 157, 160, 287.
couvade among the 30: 322.
exorcism among the 30: 196 sq.
food of the 30: 352.
legends of the 30: 122-133, 142 sqq., 150 sq., 166, 172 sq., 174, 177 sq., 180, 182 sqq., 190 sq., 193, 195, 199-203, 205-208, 210 sq., 213-218, 223-227, 244 sq., 247, 249 sqq., 255 sq., 263-267, 271 sqq., 286, 292 sq., 302 sq., 334 sqq., 342, 380 sqq.
marriage customs of the 30: 319.
medicine-men of the 30: 342.
menstrual customs of the 30: 309.
mortuary customs of the 25: 46, 71.
names of the 30: 307.
natal customs of the 30: 320, 322.
ordeals among the 30: 309, 310, 339.
origin of man 30: 142, 143 sq.
propitiation by the 30: 230, 299.
puberty customs of the 30: 309, 311, 312.
quarrel with water-spirits 30: 241.
use of boats by the 30: 125.
vengeance among the 30: 355, 357.
words taboo among the 30: 252.
Warren, William V.
on influence of wild rice on geographic nomenclature 19: 1116, 1120.
on meaning of Sauk and Fox tribal names 19: 1050.
on Ojibwa use of wild rice 19: 1042.
on separation of Assiniboin from their Siouan kinsmen 19: 1054.
on time of year when Ojibwa consume wild rice 19: 1088.
on traditional history of Ojibwa, Potawatomi and Ottawa 19: 1038 sq.
on wild rice in Mille Lacs 19: 1035 sq.
Warren, W. W.
cited on Society of the Midē 7: 160 sq., 162.
cited on Indian traditions 7: 183 sq.
on Ojibwa ceremonial terms 14: 61.
on Shawano religion among Ojibwa 14: 677.
on the Shawano prophet 14: 673.
Warren County, N. J., pottery from 20: 165.
Warren County, Ohio, fragments of pottery from 20: 184.
Warrior
burial of 46: 570 sq.
celebration of the Hopi 15: 260, 268.
description of man to represent, in Flute ceremony 19: 999.
gentes among Siouan tribes 15: 214.
Kwakiutl 35: 1222.
position of, in tribe 27: 122 sq.
prayer whispered by Zuñi 23: 579 sq.
representation of a 21: 108.
rites observed by, after taking scalp 47: 632.
saved by pigmies, Iroquois myth 2: 65.
Siouan, initiation of 15: 175.
the Great, in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 319.
throwing of arrows by 23: 602.
See also Policemen; War; Warrior Clan, etc.; Warriors; Wars.
Warrior Clan
effigies representing 37: 214.
functions of 37: 200, 219.
identical with Hawk clan 37: 192.
lodge of 37: 218 sq.
not Soldier clan 37: 386.
origin myth of 37: 219 sq., 319.
privilege of 37: 158.
rights of 37: 279.
songs of 37: 219, 220.
See also Warrior’s Society.
Warrior Maid, Hĕhĕe appearing as, in Powamû festival 21: 74.
Warrior Order of the Kiowa 14: 989.
Warrior Society
of the Arapaho 14: 986.
of the Kiowa 17: 284.
of Tusayan 15: 263.
Warrior Symbol 36: 63.
Warriors
Assiniboin, list of 46: 401 sq.
assume new names on the way, Omaha and Ponca 3: 324.
Cheyenne renowned 14: 1027.
crowning of 42: 419 sq.
custom of 45: 644.
decoration of 23: 599.
dress of 46: 553 sq., 586, 589.
dress of, when crowned 42: 420.
equipment of 46: 548.
facial painting of 45: 433-437, 644, 646.
first step inaugurated by 23: 579 sq.
headdress of 42: 406.
insignia of 45: 390; 46: 593.
paintings of, on wall in Santa Rita mound 19: 665 sqq.
proportion of, to population 14: 33.
return of 35: 1374 sq.
second class of 42: 301.
selection of personators of 23: 579.
Sioux, number of 14: 852.
tattooing of 46: 592.
weapons carried by 42: 406.
See also Warrior; and references.
Warriors’ Bed
one of four beds 42: 191.
position of, in various towns 42: 197-200.
Warriors’ Path, common use of the name 42: 780.
Warriors’ Path in Kentucky
connection of, with history of the State 42: 781.
maps showing route of 42: 780 sq.
mention of 42: 779-788.
route followed by 42: 781, 797, 798.
Warriors’ Society
functions of 47: 51.
mention of 11: 71, 121.
of the Yuchi, reference to 42: 156.
requirements for 47: 96.
See also Warrior Clan.
Warri-warri, Arawak name for fan 38: § 366.
Warrungga, dance stick 38: § 576.
Wars
between Indians and whites 45: 128, 259, 367-373.
early, of the Chickasaw 44: 180.
effect of, in reducing Indian population 7: 38.
Eskimo-Indian, etc. 46: 86, 117, 118, 170, 171, 358.
intertribal 45: 359-367.
of the Coeur d’Alêne 45: 119-130.
of the Okanagon group 45: 257 sqq.
Omaha 27:
intertribal 99.
with Cheyenne and Oto 87.
with Oglala 100, 101.
with Pawnee 87, 88.
with Ponca 87.
with Santee and Yankton 100.
with Sioux 100, 623.
with unknown tribes 99.
origin of Omaha 3: 312.
population decreased by 45: 315.
unlike Old World, Indian 3: 312.
See also War; etc.; Warfare.
Wart Weed, medicinal use of 43: 265.
Wartrace, Tenn., trail to 42: 850.
Warts, myths concerning 11: 497.
Warty, a man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 230, 238.
Waruschkin, A., mention of 46: 373.
Wās, a monster, not described in detail 31: 348, 461.
Wa´sa inikashiha Group, Quapaw 27: 68.
Wasama
games of the 24:
ball race 670.
double ball 659.
hoop and pole 485.
shinny 631.
Wasash. See Osage.
Wasco, treaty of 18: 808.
Wasco Indian
basketry of the 41: 354, 357.
caps worn by the 41: 354.
Flathead name for the 45: 301.
games of the 24:
hand game 282.
hoop and pole 420, 422, 472.
habitat of the, about 1893 14: 805.
land cessions and reservations 18: 808, 838.
mention of the 41: 136.
population of the 7: 66.
sketch of the 14: 741.
See also Dalles Indian.
Wasco Language
grammatical study of 26: XXII.
vocabulary of, obtained 23: XIV.
Wascopum
a Wasco synonym 14: 741.
burial sacrifice of 1: 189, 190.
Wash, R., Menomini treaty commissioner 14: 21.
Washa´be, meaning of the term 27: 154 sq.
Washa´be, Staff
care of 27: 278.
description of 27: 204 sq., 275, 276.
on annual buffalo hunt 27: 280, 281, 282.
references to 27: 206, 304.
Washa´be Gens, Ponca
account of 27: 45.
references to 27: 41, 42, 48, 55, 439.
Washa´be Subgens, Hoⁿ´-ga
in annual buffalo hunt 27: 277, 279, 283.
in charge of Sacred Tent 27: 155.
Washa´be (staff) made by 27: 276.
Washa´betoⁿ Subgens, Hoⁿ´ga
account of 27: 154 sq., 158 sq., 205, 283.
See also Hoⁿ´gaxti Division.
Washaki, habitat of 7: 109.
Washburn, Rev. Cephas
Cherokee missionary 19: 136.
on Bowl migration 19: 100 sq.
on Cherokee emigration to Texas 19: 141.
on Cherokee myths 19: 430, 445.
on Cherokee regard for rattlesnakes 19: 456 sq.
on Cherokee sacred ark 19: 503.
on Cherokee witchcraft law 19: 138.
on Osage-Cherokee troubles 19: 137.
on Sequoya’s removal 19: 138.
Washburn, H. D., survey by 18: 879.
Washburn, Mrs. Martha, specimens donated by 38: p. 12.
Washee, a delegate to Wovoka 14: 894, 901.
Washes
use of, Eastern United States pottery 20: 49, 52, 63.
use of, Florida Peninsula pottery 20: 117.
use of, Middle Mississippi Valley pottery 20: 84, 96, 97.
Washe´toⁿ Subgens, Iⁿshta´çuⁿda
account of 27: 186 sq., 190-194.
ceremony in charge of 27: 115.
connection of, with Turning the Child 27: 118.
position of, in Hu´thuga 27: 122.
reference to 27: 39.
Washiba
timber used for bows 38: § 125.
timber used for clubs 38: § 149.
Washing
hands after meals 35: 315, 322, 328, 331, 334, 338, 348, 358, 365.
soapweed used for 30: 83.
Washing the Snakes 19: 977 sq.
Was!hī´nedî, Tlingit clan
origin of 26: 411.
phratry and tribe of 26: 399.
Washington, Colonel ——, Navaho expedition under 16: 79.
Washington, General ——, mention of 43: 460.
Washington, George, a Caddo 17: 332.
Washington, President George
cited 42: 753, 754.
in relation to Cherokee 5: 161, 173.
on intruders in Cherokee country 19: 68.
on General McGillivray 19: 210.
prevention of pioneer encroachments by (1796) 19: 80.
visits of, to the Ohio 42: 757.
Washington, State
military posts in 17: 388.
petroglyphs in 10: 122, 123.
researches in 29: 23; 30: 11, 15.
rock carvings in 4: 25.
stone implements from 29: 21.
treaties of 18: 670-674, 680, 696, 706, 708, 714, 720, 726-732, 734, 752, 756, 766, 768, 772, 778, 780, 790-794, 800-808, 816, 818, 820, 826, 830 sqq., 834, 836, 840, 842, 846, 848; 19: 85 sq., 97 sq., 106, 139 sqq., 147, 165.
See also Columbia Region; Lake Washington; Point Washington; Wasitû´na.
Washington, D. C.
aboriginal quarries near 15: 15, 29.
flaked stones near 15: 13, 19.
pottery from site of 20: 156 sq.
reference to 27: 136.
sign for 1: 476.
treaty of (1854) 27: 623, 626 sq., 633.
treaty of (1865) 27: 623 sq.
Washington, Pa., petroglyphs near 10: 109.
Washington Decorah’s Village, location of 37: 51.
Washington Tribes, basketry of 41: 136, 137, 140, 184, 205.
Washingtonia Longistylis 33: 107.
Washiⁿha, acknowledgment to 27: 58.
Washis´ka Athiⁿ. See Shell Society.
Washita, battle of the 17: 187.
Washo Indian
account of the 14: 1051.
games of the 24:
archery 396.
dice game 199.
double ball 664.
football 698, 704.
four-stick game 327, 335.
hand game 322.
hoop and pole 523.
stick games 265.
Ghost dance among the 14: 785, 804.
in Nevada 10: 93.
land cessions and reservations 18: 836.
linguistic researches respecting 5: XXX.
name of the Paiute 14: 1048.
Washoan Stock
implements employed by, in stick games 24: 227.
mention of 7: 131.
tribes of the 24:
Pao 335.
Washo 199, 265, 322, 335, 523, 664, 704.
Washoe Indian. See Washo Indian.
Wa-sho´-she, ritual recorded by 43: 44.
Washtemna, mention of 33: 111.
Washtub Basket, terms for 41: 396.
Wâsĭ, Cherokee pseudo-myth of 19: 428 sq.
Wasitû´na
on Charley’s escape and surrender 19: 131, 158.
sparing of 19: 158.
Wâ´siu, a Washo synonym 14: 1051.
Wasp Dancers 35: 1158 sq.
Wasp Katcinas. See Tetañaya.
Wasp-stinging Ordeal 38: § 884.
Wasps
and bees, use of, as food 38: § 226.
dogs named after 30: 307.
eggs of, binas from 30: 288.
legends of 30: 334, 336 sq.
use of, in ordeals 30: 309 sq.
Wassi, the Carib name for manicol, poison 30: 358 sq.; 38: § 735.
Wastefulness of the Navaho silversmiths 2: 175, 178.
Watahpahata; Wate-pana-toes; Watepaneto, Kiowa synonyms 17: 149.
Watāne´dî, Tlingit clan, phratry and tribe of 26: 400.
Watän-gaa. See Black Coyote.
Watauga
cession of settlements at 19: 62.
Cherokee attack on fort at 19: 48.
Watch Port. See Hiding Shelter.
Watch-spring Coils
elongated 41: 169 sq., 173.
mention of 41: 168 sq., 172.
Watch Towers
and cliff dwellings analogous 16: 198.
of Pueblos 16: 92.
Watchandies, number names of 19: 877.
Watche land cessions and reservations 18: 822.
Watcoosa, sale of land by 18: 626.
Wate´giçtu Ceremony
general description of 27: 434-437.
in charge of We´zhiⁿshte gens 27: 142.
Ponca war honors ceremony 27: 439 sqq.
reference to 27: 43.
“the Crow” 27: 441-446.
war honor decorations 27: 438 sq.
Wate-pana-toes; Watepaneto. See Watahpahata.
Water
a life symbol 36: 95, 98.
administering of 23: 137.
and oil mixed 35: 1317.
as symbol of health 39: 238.
beliefs concerning 11: 386, 424, 438, 522.
carried by women 40: 339.
characterization of 37: 441.
effect of, on bees 30: 201.
for drinking 38: § 254.
gesture signs for 10: 642 sq.
high, destruction of wild rice by 19: 1027, 1099, 1100.
importance of, in Seri diet 17: 180* sqq.
in Tewa conception 29: 52.
lashing of, for fish 38: § 193.
medicinal 42: 669.
method of carrying, at Walpi 8: 65.
of Seriland 17: 28 sqq., 181*.
offering to, in War-bundle feast 37: 429, 430, 503.
pottery for transportation and storage of 4: 284.
powers, in Siouan concepts 11: 537.
prayer for, in Hopi festivals 21: 53.
running, use of, in Hako ceremony 22, ii: 39, 42, 44.
sacred regard for 14: 919.
Serian and Yuman names for 17: 338* sqq.
signs for 1: 357, 494.
songs for crossing 39: 312.
splashing a man with, meaning of 30: 201.
sprinkling, in Cipaulovi Antelope dance 16: 283.
squirting of, by Hopi katcinas 21: 81.
supply of Canyon de Chelly 16: 86, 88.
supply of Sikyatki 17: 638, 646.
symbolism of 22, ii: 350.
symbolism of, in Tusayan 16: 307.
transportation and preservation of 4: 482.
traveling on, words taboo while 30: 252 sq., 307.
treatment of, in Hako ceremony 22, ii: 32, 74, 77, 302.
use of, in drilling 13: 165.
use of, in Hopi ceremony 17: 689.
use of, in Tusayan 16: 281.
vessels at Cipaulovi altar 16: 279.
vessels of the Omaha 13: 277.
worship of, by Pueblo Indians 14: 561.
See also Asperger; Cloud; Domestic Pottery; Rain; River; Sea.
Water Babies, belief in 30: 247.
Water Bags of the Eskimo 18: 73 sq.
Water Bear, belief in 42: 495.
Water Beetle
basketry design 38: § 445.
mention of 36: 222.
myths concerning 19: 239, 430.
Tlingit notions concerning 26: 459.
Water Bison, belief in 42: 495.
Water Bottle, ornamented 12: 247.
Water-bubbling People
a Blue Corn division 47: 71.
officials of 47: 272.
Water Buckets
Eskimo 18: 70 sqq.
Eskimo, handles of 18: 100-103.
Water Calf, belief in 42: 495.
Water Cannibal, myth of 19: 349 sq.
Water Chinquapin
a sacred food 39: 195.
mention of 33: 79.
See also Nelumbo Lutea.
Water Clan, size of 47: 35.
Water Cow. See Manati.
Water Creatures
beliefs concerning 42: 494 sq.
story concerning 42: 490 sq.
Water Demons in Menomini myth 14: 227, 234.
Water Dog
in Cherokee lore 19: 307, 410.
See also Otter.
Water Dwellers in Cherokee myth 19: 334.
Water Family
immigration legend of 8: 31.
last to settle at Tusayan 8: 29.
Water, Fresh, a man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 175.
Water Game
hidden ball game, Zuñi 24: 374-381.
of the Guiana Indians 38: § 622.
Water Haas, Hydrochaerus capybara
hoofs of, used as bells 38: § 575.
hunting of 38: § 175.
Water Hemlock, use of 45: 476, 513.
Water-house Clan
association of, with Piba clan 19: 601.
germ goddesses of 21: 122.
Water-house People
clans of 22, i: 24.
of Tusayan 17: 672.
traditional home of ancestors of 22, i: 22, 24.
See also Patki.
Water Jars
collection of 3: 531 sqq.
use of, in chimney construction 8: 180.
Water Jug, transformation of 30: 246.
Water Knotweed, use of 45: 515.
Water Lily
bud of, as fish bait 38: § 192.
medicinal use of 42: 669.
white, use of 44: 288, 342.
Water Moccasin in Cherokee myth and lore 19: 297.
Water Moccasin Clan, native names for 42: 115.
Water Monster in Navaho genesis 17: 488.
Water of Life 33: 637; 35: 748, 1237.
Water of Springs, a man-being in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 174.
Water Parsnip
place named for 30: 86.
use of 45: 482.
use of, in medicine 30: 44.
Water People
arrival of, at Tusayan 19: 652.
legends concerning 30: 242 sq.
mythic 11: 538.
of Tusayan probably from the south 13: 188.
offerings to 47: 294, 295, 318, 319.
supernaturals 47: 342.
See also Fish Nation.
Water Person, belief in 42: 495.
Water Pockets in cavate lodges 13: 228, 235.
Water-pouring Men, an Arapaho priestly order 14: 989.
Water Power, use of 20: XLII.
Water Routes paralleling trails 42: 744.
Water Sense of the Seri 17: 158* sq.
Water Snake
legend concerning 30: 225, 242.
See also Camudi.
Water Spider
mention of 36: 223.
myths concerning 19: 241 sq., 430, 431.
Water Spirit Bundle, explained to Miss Densmore 47: 9.
Water Spirit Clan
customs of 37: 242.
functions of 37: 201, 241.
origin myth of 37: 242.
personal names of 37: 242 sq.
Water Spirits
account of 30: 241-253.
amorousness of 30: 241, 246-249.
beliefs in 30: 154, 241-253.
cohabitation with 30: 325.
conception of 37: 287 sq.
description of 30: 241-245.
gift of stones by 30: 330.
helplessness of 30: 241, 245 sq.
offense to 30: 251 sqq.
offering to 37: 469.
origin of 30: 241, 245.
references to 30: 241, 251 sq.
See also Fish-Mamma; Fish Nation; Okoyumo; Omar; Oriyu.
Water Storage
in ancient Verde pueblo 13: 199.
See also Water.
Water Strider 36: 223.
Water String 33: 93.
Water Supply
Cibola 8: 80.
Ketchipauan 8: 82, 83.
Kin-tiel 8: 92.
Tâaaiyalana dwellings 8: 90, 91.
Zuñi 8: 97.
See also Water.
Water Tiger, belief in 42: 495.
Water-tight Baskets 41: 135, 201 sq.
Water Turtle. See Tón-ak`á.
Water Vessels
clay, from 2:
Acoma 404.
Canyon de Chelly 419.
Cochiti 405.
Laguna 399, 401.
Santa Clara 415.
Santo Domingo 409.
Tesuque 410, 413.
Wolpi 378.
Zuñi 343, 347.
forms of 8: 109.
toy-like, from Wolpi 2: 385.
See also Water, vessels.
Water Work, definition and description 13: 13.
Watercress, native American 14: 517.
Wateree
habitat and probable linguistic connection of 7: 114.
mention of 42: 696.
Waterfowl
destructive to wild rice 19: 1026.
Eskimo methods of catching 18: 131, 135.
man-beings in Iroquoian cosmology 21: 182, 285.
of Seriland 17: 38.
Seri methods of catching and eating 17: 190* sq.
skin, Eskimo ceremonial objects made of 18: 420.
skin, Eskimo clothing made of 18: 31.
Watering the boat 46: 115.
Waterleaf, use of 45: 480.
Waterloo, Ala., trails crossing near 42: 851.
Waterman, T. T.
collection made by 41: 95.
on cardinal colors 29: 42.
work of 41: 49, 63, 73, 79.
Watermelons
cultivation of 38: § 244.
important Pima crop 26: 75.
introduction of, into Pueblo country 14: 550.
mention of 33: 120, 136.
probable place of origin of 33: 59.
use of, in Cipaulovi Snake race 16: 284.
use of, in Tusayan ceremony 16: 280.
vines of, carried in Snake dance 16: 305.
Waterproof Basketry 38: § 115, 433.
Waterproof Garments of the Eskimo 18: 36 sq., 221.
Waterson’s Ranch petroglyphs 4: 31, 32.
Waterton, C.
cited 30: 328, 343.
on making curare 30: 303 sq.
on spirit incarnation 30: 175.
Watertown Village, location of 37: 51.
Waterways, influence of, on distribution of pottery 20: 23.
Watha´wa, description of 27: 497-500.
Wa-the´-the, the Sending ceremony 36: 91, 155.
Wathe´xe, application of the term 27: 219, 458, 494.
Wathi´gizhe Subgens, account of 27: 148 sq., 151 sqq.
Wathiⁿ´ethe
count of, in Hoⁿ´hewachi 27: 498 sq.
description of 27: 202-206, 212, 213, 495 sqq.
in connection with Wa´waⁿ party 27: 378.
reference to 27: 208.
Wa´thishnade
acknowledgment to 27: 631.
remarks of 27: 637.
Wathi´toⁿ Subdivision (Hoⁿ´ga), account of 27: 154, 157 sq.
Wathoⁿ´, office of 27: 147, 149, 275-283.
Wa-thu´-ṭs’a-ga-zhi, the father of Wa-xthi´-zhi 39: 154.
Wa´-thu-xa-ge, an informant 36: 292, 298; 39: 183, 260.
Watie, Stand
a Confederate leader in the Civil War 5: 298, 325, 328, 333.
confiscation act against adherents of 5: 343.
See also Stand Watie.
Watkins, C. B., material collected by 24: 204, 205, 644.
Watkins, Rev. E. A.
descriptions of terms in hand game (Cree) by 24: 270.
on dice game term, Cree 24: 69.
Watkins, Mary C. B.
material collected by 24: 326.
on hand game, Mission Indian 24: 326.
Watkins, T. J., mounds on farm of, Tennessee 12: 405.
Watlala
a Kwikwûlit synonym 14: 741.
population of 7: 66.
Wa-toh-konk. See Gúato-kóñgya.
Watonga, a derivation of the name 14: 897.
Watoⁿ´the, meaning of the term 27: 342.
Watópachnato, an Assiniboin division 15: 161.
Watsahewa land cessions and reservations 18: 788.
Wa-tse-gi-tsi, wi´-gi-e of the 43: 51 sq.
Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ
an informant 36: 156, 211, 219; 39: 154, 196, 213.
assistance rendered by 45: 532 sq.
earth names given by 43: 53.
names given by 43: 50.
records made by 36: 54.
Wa´-ṭse-tsi Gens
life symbols of 36: 95.
wi´-gi-e of 36: 95; 43: 47.
Wa´-tse-tsi Wa-shta-ge Gens. See Peace Gens of the Hoⁿ´ga.
Watson, H. G., mention of 46: 31.
Watson Place, flint on 44: 516.
Watson’s Landing, Fla., occurrence of fiber-tempered ware at 20: 122.
Watterson’s Ranch, Owen’s Valley, Calif., petroglyphs at 10: 59.
Wattles, appearance of, in pictures of Hopi katcinas 21: 80.
Wattling
or lathing of kiva walls 8: 126.
use of, in southern houses 23: XXIX.
Wattoola-hawka-hutche, name for Whooping Creek 42: 39.
Watts, John
chief of Chickamauga band 19: 72.
conference at Jellico by (1794) 19: 79.
expedition against Knoxville under 19: 75.
friendliness of, in 1791 19: 76.
letter left at Gillespie’s Station by 19: 66.
progressive leader 19: 83.
rain on settlements near Knoxville under 19: 63.
wounding of, in 1792 19: 73.
Waugau’s Village
cession of reserve at 18: 748.
reservation at 18: 674.
Waugh-zee-waugh-ber
among the Paiute 14: 703.
name applied to Tä´vibo 14: 765.
Wau-kaun-hoa-noa-nick, Menomini treaty signer 14: 28.
Waukesha, Wis., mounds near 5: 17.
Waukewa’s Band
cession of reserve by 18: 758.
See also Chekose’s Band.
Waunk-tshay-hee-sootsh, Menomini treaty signer 14: 28.
Wauponehsee
purchase of reserve for 18: 750.
reservation for 18: 724.
Wau-uta. See Frogs; Rain Frog.
Wau´waaⁿ, description of 27: 320-323.
Wauwaunishkau, Ojibwa treaty signer 14: 28.
Waux, the son of, story of 31: 243-246.
Wave, term for 29: 52.
Waverly, Miss., road to 42: 826.
Wawac Races, description of katcinas appearing in 21: 114-117.
Wāwālibāᵋyē 35: 816.
Wa´-waⁿ Ceremony
adopted from the Arikara 27: 112.
among the Ponca 27: 400 sq.
beginning of, among Omaha 27: 376.
character of songs of 27: 382, 386 sqq., 390-395, 400.
classed with We´waçpe 27: 597.
description of 27: 376-400.
distribution of 27: 74 sq.
Omaha and Ponca versions of, compared 27: 377, 379 sqq., 400.
party in charge of 27: 378.
pipes of 27: 47, 162, 375, 376 sqq., 380.
references to 27: 43, 211, 363, 496.
with another tribe 27: 381-400.
Wawenock Tribe
dialect of, now obsolete 43: 177.
family names of 43: 176.
gradual drift of 43: 172.
habitat of 43: 170 sq.
history of 43: 171-175.
location of 43: 170.
loss of the name 43: 175.
material culture of 43: 176.
meaning of the name 43: 169, 171.
part taken by, in Indian wars 43: 174.
political independence of 43: 175.
population of 43: 175.
present survivors of 43: 169.
proper name of 43: 169.
removal of, to Becancour River 43: 173.
settlement of, on Becancour River 43: 175.
social organization of 43: 176.
synonyms for 43: 171.
Wawkeet Family, mention of 43: 209.
Wax
bee’s 38: § 24.
diaphragm in flageolets 38: § 563, 564.
modeling in 38: § 612.
See also Gums; Resins.
Wa-xa´-ga-u-gthiⁿ, a division of the Osage 36: 45.
Wāxap !alasōᵋ (Leḷeg̣ed, Q!ōmk·!ut!es, Kwag·uł) 35: 1121.
Waxhaw
custom of the 42: 703.
head flattening of the 42: 687.
heating and lighting of townhouse among 19: 230.
Spanish contact with the 19: 28.
Wa-xo´-be
contents of 36: 72.
gentes owning 36: 65.
name of the Sacred Hawk 39: 89, 94.
position of, as an omen 39: 370.
secured for the National Museum 36: 72.
songs connected with 39: 369.
symbols of courage 36: 63.
Wa-xo´-be Ṭoⁿ-ga 36: 71 sqq.
Waxthe´xe Xigithe Ceremony
meaning of the term 27: 230.
reference to 27: 219.
Waxthe´xetoⁿ, meaning of the term 27: 221.
Waxthe´xetoⁿ Subgens, Hoⁿ´ga
account of 27: 154, 156 sqq.
connection of, with Sacred Pole 27: 205, 221, 230, 273.
Wa-xthi´-zhi
an informant 36: 153, 155; 39: 46, 83, 96, 131, 136, 154, 170, 178, 196, 203, 213.
earth names given by 43: 52, 53.
recorder of Osage rites 43: 30.
rituals described by 43: 44.
Wayima Lake, mythic reference to 29: 572 sq.
Wayishkee, Ojibwa treaty signer 14: 28.
Wayland’s Mills, steatite quarry near 15: 132.
Waymouth, Captain ——, reference to 43: 171.
Wayne, ——, Maumee Valley settlements described by 7: 41.
Wayne, Gen. Anthony
building of Fort Recovery by 19: 212.
defeat of confederated tribes by 19: 213.
effect of victory of 19: 68, 78, 79, 81.
message to Ohio Cherokee by 19: 79.
Wayne County, Pa., pottery from 20: 166.
Wayne County, Tenn., flint in 44: 520 sqq.
Wayyampa, a Waiäm synonym 14: 741.
Wa-zha´-zhe
a tribal division 39: 82, 83, 205.
as a name 27: 38, 40.
gens, Kansa 27: 67.
gens, Ponca 27: 41, 42, 45 sq., 47, 49, 56, 309.
gentes belonging to 39: 84.
kinship group, Osage 27: 58, 59, 62, 63.
See also names of subgentes.
Wa-zha´-zhe Çka Gens
life symbol of 36: 94.
wi´-gi-e of 36: 94.
Wa-zha´-zhe Seven Fireplaces, place of, in ceremony 39: 84.
Wa-zha´-zhe Subdivision
origin of people of 36: 59.
wi´-gi-es of 36: 92-104.
Wazha´zhe Tribe. See Osage.
Wa-zha´-zhe Wa-noⁿ Gens
a gens of the Hoⁿ´ga division 39: 43.
a war gens 39: 243.
life symbol of 36: 92.
symbol of 39: 50.
wi´-gi-e of 36: 92 sq.; 39: 154.
Wazha´zhewadaiⁿga, acknowledgment to 27: 58.
Wazhiⁿ´agthe, a form of punishment 27: 216, 497, 583 sq., 602.
Wazhiⁿ´ga, story of 27: 477, 478.
Wazhiⁿ´ga Inikashiga Group, Quapaw 27: 68.
Wazhiⁿ´ga Inikashikithe Gens, Kansa 27: 67.
Wazhiⁿ´ga Itazhi Subgens, Tha´tada
account of 27: 159, 160 sq., 164 sq.
reference to 27: 161, 365.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-ga-ça-be, mention of 45: 534.
Wazhiⁿ´thethe, help through will power 27: 497, 583 sq., 602.
Wa-zho´-i´-ga-the Wi´gi-e 43: 103-110, 113, 122.
Wea
land cessions and reservations 18: 654 sqq., 663 sqq., 668, 678, 680, 692, 700, 744, 794, 842 sqq., 930.
(Ouachtenons) population of, in 1764 19: 1108.
Wealth
attitude toward 47: 137.
display of, in Pamürti festival 21: 28.
foundation of 20: LXX.
of the Creeks 42: 333.
Weapons
burial of, with dead 30: 149, 156 sq.
carried by warriors 42: 406.
description of 27: 448-452; 46: 555.
firearms supplied by the United States 26: 51.
for hunting and fighting 38: p. 144-173 (Ch. X).
Indian 14: 498.
introduction of guns 27: 617.
Kiowa, obtained from Mexico 17: 165.
lack of, in New Spain 14: 540.
manner of hafting 2: 211.
manufacture of 27: 338.
mention of 42: 704.
mystic power of 14: 225.
of ancient Tusayan 17: 596, 598.
of shell 2: 210.
of the ancient Peruvians 16: 11.
of the ancient Zuñi 13: 358.
of the Antilleans 25: 209.
of the Arapaho 14: 987, 988.
of the Eskimo 9:
arrows 201-207.
bear arrows 202.
bird darts 210-214.
bolas for birds 244 sqq.
bow cases and quivers 207.
bows 195-200.
bracers 209 sq.
daggers of bone 191 sq.
firearms 193 sqq.
hand club 191.
harpoons for casting 218-233.
harpoons for thrusting 233-240.
lances 240-244.
seal darts 214-218.
slung shot 191.
whaling guns 195.
of the Kiowa 17: 173.
of the Menomini 14: 274.
of the Northern Indians 11: 246, 312.
of the Omaha 13: 283.
of the Pima 26: 95 sq., 120 sqq., 202.
of the Pueblo Indians 14: 404, 548, 563.
of the Seri 17: 254* sqq.
of the Siouan tribes 15: 171.
of the Tsimshian 31: 53.
Padouca 27: 79.
prohibited in Ghost dance 14: 788.
property in 27: 363.
used in hunting 45: 97-101, 240 sqq., 344.
used in warfare 45: 115 sq., 255 sqq., 359.
See also Arrows; Bows; Dirks; Shields; Spears; etc.
Wear of Teeth. See Teeth.
Wearers-of-Locks. See Çin´-dse-agthe Gens.
Wearing Hair in the Hañga gens, style of 3: 235.
Weasel
in mythology, Tlingit 26: 467.
mummy fetishes, Eskimo 18: 62 sq., 437.
sea, Eskimo mythic animal 18: 443.
source of personal names 26: 423.
Weasel Bear
portrait of 14: 844.
sacred pipe shown by 14: 961.
the sacred pipe keeper 14: 955, 959.
Weasel Girls, myth of 10: 471 sq.
Weather
beliefs concerning 11: 468.
charm, mythological explanation of 35: 622, 625.
charm, northwest wind called by 35: 629.
charm of Koskimo 35: 630.
charm of Kwāg·uł 35: 630.
charm, starfish as 35: 630.
charms 35: 620-637.
charms, crabs as 35: 620, 625, 628.
control of 30: 267 sq., 270; 42: 629 sqq.
control of, by twins 35: 631.
Eskimo shaman’s attempts to change 18: 431 sq.
forecasting of 30: 269.
imploration of Midewiwin 7: 207 sqq.
influenced by blue sea eggs 35: 637.
lore regarding 43: 270 sq.
prayer for calm 31: 543.
signs, examples of 27: 112.
signs, Kwakiutl 35: 605.
signs, reference to 29: 48.
signs, Seneca 32: 657.
See also Rain; Rain Making; Storm; Tempest; Thunder; Wind; etc.
Weather Dances 45: 192.
Weather Terms
enumeration of 29: 53.
See also Cold; Heat; Seasons; etc.
Weatherford, William
leader of hostile Upper Creeks 19: 89.
life of 19: 217.
massacre at Fort Mims by Creeks under 19: 216.
surrender of 19: 96.
Weaver, Paul
at Casa Grande 26: 30.
reference to 28: 62, 149.
Weaver, Ceremonial, of matting, for shrine 45: 687.
Weavers, Navaho, paper on 3: 371-391.
Weaving
among the Cherokee 19: 101, 112, 214.
among the East Cherokee 19: 176.
among the Guiana Indians 38: p. 137-142 (Ch. IX).
among the Isletans 47: 212.
among the Kwakiutl 35: 1318.
among the Pima 26: 149-153.
among the Tsimshian 31: 397 sq.
appliances 8: 212.
blankets 23: 372.
ceremonial 45: 693.
colors used in 23: 373.
description of 27: 347 sq.
development of 13: 21.
early description of 13: 22.
Eskimo tools for 9: 316 sq.
for clothing 45: 328.
illustrated from pottery 3: 397-425.
illustrated from pottery, modes of 3: 401, 405, 413.
illustration in, Fox 40: 301, 303.
Navaho 2: 434.
Navaho position in 3: 380.
Navaho, superior to Zuñi 23: 372.
of bags 45: 47 sqq., 327.
of baskets, materials used for 41: 353 sq.
of caps 45: 225 sq.
of cedar bark 35: 137, 138, 142.
of mats 45: 225 sq.
of rabbit skins for clothing 45: 66.
Okanagon 45: 219 sq.
plants used in, bulrush 33: 67.
plants used in, list of 30: 77 sq.
plants used in, nettle 33: 77.
references to 29: 11, 342.
wool by the Navaho 3: 375.
Zuñi 3: 389, 390, 391; 23: 372, 373.
See also Beadwork; Mats.
We´bashna, account of 27: 122-128.
Webb, E. B., stone collar obtained by 25: 167.
Webb, Jasper, mounds on land of, Arkansas 12: 201.
Webber, James, aid rendered by 43: 219.
Webster, Daniel
assistance rendered by 33: 46.
definition of mask of, a modern conception 3: 74.
denounces policy toward Cherokee 5: 288, 290.
opposition to removal project by 19: 129.
Webster, Noah, on origin of the mounds 12: 597.
Webster, Thomas, keeper of Iroquois wampums 19: 354.
Webster, N. C., petroglyphs at 10: 99.
Wechilla land cessions and reservations 18: 782.
Wedding Blankets, appearance of, in Hopi pictures 21: 119.
Wedding Ceremonies. See Marriage Customs.
Wedges
celts used as 13: 73, 76.
Eskimo 18: 88.
for marking 35: 83.
mention of 35: 387, 394, 491, 524, 583.
of deer antler 44: 135.
stone 46: 146.
stone, Eskimo method of making 18: 91.
Weed, W. H., on Indian smelting 19: 201.
Weeden Island, Fla.
remains from 42: 19.
researches in 41: 102.
Week, terms relating to 29: 67.
Wee-ka-nahs, mention of 1: 101.
Weekay, Menomini treaty commissioner 14: 21.
Weenie, mention of 46: 108, 119, 120.
Weeping as an expression of grief 20: CXL sqq.
Weeping Songs 39: 137 sq.
Weesaw’s Band
cession of reserve for 18: 762, 766.
reservation for 18: 742.
Weesionas’s Band
cession of reserve for 18: 762.
reservation for 18: 742.
Weevil (P) Clan, native name for 42: 116.
We´geçapi, account of 27: 50, 439.
Wegner, ——, mention of 46: 97.
Wehe, on site of katcina kiva 19: 607.
Weight, in Western Eskimo 46: 213-227.
Weight-carrying Ordeal 38: § 748.
Weight of Vessels
Eastern United States 20: 61.
Florida Peninsula 20: 117, 121.
Middle Atlantic Coast 20: 153.
Middle Mississippi Valley 20: 83, 84.
See also Walls.
Weir, Colonel ——, arrangement by Ross with 19: 149.
Weirs and Fences for trapping fish 38: § 203.
Weissenborn, Dr. Johannes, acknowledgment to 34: 189, 190.
Weitspekan Family
language, work on 11: XXIX.
mention of 7: 131.
See also Yurok.
Wejegi Pueblo, loopholes in 8: 198.
Wekapaug, a Narragansett village 43: 217.
We´ku Feast, account of 27: 496.
Welch, Edward, mounds on farm of 5: 41.
Welch, H., on surface burial 1: 141.
Welch, Lloyd R.
East Cherokee chief 19: 175.
farewell address of 19: 226 sq.
Welcker, H., mention of 46: 306, 307, 311, 373.
Welcome
and friendship 38: § 807, 808.
speech of 38: § 813.
Welcome Ceremony of the Cherokee 19: 493.
Welfare, corporations for promotion of 20: LXXV.
Well
dug by besieged Indians 14: 499.
on Burton Mound 44: 71 sq.
or reservoir of Zuñi 8: 97.
Wellborn, Johnson, Georgia commissioner in treating with Cherokee 5: 236.
Wells, Captain ——, in Sioux outbreak 14: 850, 861.
Wells, General ——, at battle of Prophet’s Town 14: 688.
Wells, Lieut. Harold R., mounds photographed by 41: 67.
Wells, Philip
acknowledgment to 14: 655.
interpreter at Wounded Knee 14: 881.
Wellsville, Ohio
petroglyphs near 10: 104.
rock carvings at 4: 21.
Welsh, Herbert
on Indian regard for Crook 14: 826.
on Wounded Knee massacre 14: 869.
Wemalche land cessions and reservations 18: 782, 822.
We-ma-we, Zuñi name for all fetishes 2: 12.
Wenatchi Indian
basketry of 41: 142, 154, 155, 157, 182, 198, 223, 230.
caps worn by the 41: 354.
Flathead name for 45: 300.
imbrication among 41: 140.
name of, in sign language 45: 146.
rims of baskets of 41: 142.
shapes made by the 41: 141.
Wenatshapam
a Pĭskwaus synonym 14: 738.
See also Yakima.
Wenemovet, mention of 46: 174.
Wenerramett, a Wawenock at Falmouth Conference 43: 174.
Wenibojó, the mystic personage who first gave wild rice to the Ojibwa 19: 1093 sq.
Weopemeoc Indians, sale of land by 18: 625 sq.
Werowance, of Virginia, preservation of dead among 1: 131, 132.
Weser, Frances, acknowledgment to 15: 18.
Wesley, Charles
on French prophets 14: 939.
on Methodists 14: 940.
on the Jumpers 14: 939.
Wesley, John, mention of 42: 482.
Wesley, John (2), Choctaw Indian, story told by 42: 493.
West, Lieutenant Colonel ——, military operations of 26: 48.
West, G. A., description by, of Aztalan 37: 88 sqq.
West, G. M., material collected by 24: 80.
West, Dr. W., Dakota time chart copied by 4: 93 sq.
West, the land of spirits 42: 512 sq., 514.
West Caicos, number of specimens from 34: 50.
West Coast, Fla.
paste used for pottery of 20: 117.
pottery of 20: 125-128.
West Farm, midden on 34: 159.
West India Company, settlement by 18: 575 sq.
West Indian, condition of, at time of discovery 34: 53.
West Indies
antiquity of man in 25: 91, 220.
archeological collections in 25: XII sq.
archeological reconnaissances in 25: XXIV sq., XXVI sq.
ethnological researches in 24: XIII sq.
fauna of 25: 22.
flora of 25: 22.
geological changes in 25: 219 sq.
geological divisions of 34: 59.
memoir on antiquities of 36: 11.
petroglyphs in 10: 136-140.
visit of Dr. J. W. Fewkes to 34: 8.
wooden masks of 25: 136.
See also Antilleans; Caribbean; Greater Antilles; Lesser Antilles.
West Tennessee, trails of 42: 852 sqq.
West Tennessee Chickasaw Trail 42: 811, 815 sq.
West Virginia
archeologic work in 8: XX.
banner stones from 13: 121, 122, 123.
Barboursville, mound group near 12: 438, 439.
bird-shape stones from 13: 126.
boat-shape stones from 13: 124.
bunts from 13: 169.
butterfly gorgets from 13: 124.
Cabell County 12: 438.
celts from 13: 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86.
character of pottery of 20: 149, 150.
Charleston, ancient works near 12: 424-434.
chipped flints from 13: 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150.
chisels from 13: 84.
cones from 13: 113, 114.
cores from 13: 171.
Criel mound, near Charleston 12: 415 sq.
design from vase from 20: 171.
discoidal stones from 13: 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109.
Fayette County, ancient stone wall in 12: 409.
Fayette County, inclosure in 12: 407.
Fayette County, rock circles in 12: 407, 408, 410.
field work in 11: XXXIV.
flakes from 13: 173, 174.
gorgets from 13: 118, 119, 120.
Great Smith mound, near Charleston 12: 425.
grooved axes from 13: 65, 66, 67, 69.
hematite celts from 13: 86.
hemispheric stones from 13: 114, 115.
Kanawha County, antiquities of 12: 410-434.
Mason County, rock heaps and mounds in 12: 415.
mortar from, description of 13: 96, 97.
mound exploration in 5: XX, XXI.
mounds in 5: 10, 51-60.
notched ax-form objects from 13: 71, 72.
occurrence of Iroquoian pottery in 20: 164.
occurrence of pottery resembling that of East Tennessee in 20: 182.
paint stones from 13: 115.
pestles from 13: 88, 90, 91.
petroglyphs in 10: 124 sqq., 475, 676 sqq.
pipes from 13: 120, 130, 132; 20: 173.
plummets from, described and figured 13: 111, 112.
Putnam County, antiquities of 12: 434.
rock carvings in 4: 22, 225.
rock wall near Clifton 12: 411.
scraper-form implements from 13: 85, 86.
scrapers from 13: 84.
Southern, trails of 42: 765-771.
stemless perforators from 13: 166, 167.
stemless scrapers from 13: 170.
stemmed flints from 13: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164.
stemmed perforators from 13: 167, 168.
stemmed scrapers from 13: 169.
totem marks in 4: 17.
tubes from 13: 127, 128.
West Wind, power of, god of the Iroquois 2: 52.
Westermarck, Prof. Edward, on primitive marriage 17: 285*.
Western Cherokee
East Cherokee suits against 19: 177.
history of 19: 146-157.
See also Arkansas Cherokee.
Western Chokecherry 33: 89.
Western Clan House, Casa Grande 28: 112.
Western Company, charter of 18: 545 sq.
Western Dené, stick game of the 24: 273.
Western Eskimo. See Eskimo, Western.
Western Innuit, population of 7: 75.
Western Journal on wild rice in water system of Red River of the North 19: 1035.
Western Lancet, cited on claim symbols 4: 159.
Western Superintendent of Indian tribes, reference to 27: 622 sq.
Western Union Telegraph Co. 46: 128.
Westervelt’s Version 33: 305.
West’s Mill, N. C., trail to 42: 773.
Wetahato, a Kiowa synonym 17: 149.
Wetanamow, sale of land by 18: 617.
Wetapahato, a Kiowa synonym 17: 149.
We´tcu(r)t, Pima village 26: 23.
We-te-pâ-hâ´-to, a Kiowa synonym 17: 150.
We´toⁿ Waaⁿ
description of 27: 421 sqq.
reference to 27: 583.
Wetopahata, a Kiowa synonym 17: 150.
Wettaphato, a Kiowa synonym 17: 150.
Wettstein, E., mention of 46: 373.
Wetumka, Okla., mention of 42: 492.
Wetumka Creek, an affluent of Big Uchee 42: 39.
Wetumka River. See Owatamka River.
Wevokar, name applied to Wovoka 14: 765.
We´waçpe Rites, account of 27: 596 sq., 602, 607.
We´wha
burial of 23: 313.
death of 23: 310-313.
description of 23: 310, 311.
gathering of potter’s clay by 23: 374.
legend related by 23: 135.
mention of 23: 20.
preparation of body of 23: 312.
Wewuk, mention of 46: 207.
Weya, Mourera fluviatilis 38: § 190, 210, 250, 257, 284.
Weyehhloo, a Klû´kătät synonym 14: 738.
We´zhiⁿshte Gens
funeral customs of 27: 144, 358, 589.
general account of 27: 142-145.
in charge of Cedar Pole 27: 457.
in charge of war rites 27: 122, 196, 200 sq., 423, 454.
in He´dewachi 27: 258.
part of, in dispatch of scouts 27: 425.
part of, in establishing Nini´batoⁿ divisions 27: 201.
personal names of 27: 145 sq.
position of, in hu´thuga 27: 122, 141.
recapitulation 27: 194.
references to 27: 42, 160.
taboo 27: 194.
Whale
as ancestor 35: 836, 885.
blubber, boiled 35: 467.
clan animal, Tlingit 26: 399.
crest animal, Tlingit 26: 416, 417, 423.
Eskimo lance for hunting 9: 240 sqq.
feast 35: 464.
fishing, Indian 11: 174, 203, 247, 314.
flensing of 35: 464.
house group name, Tlingit 26: 401, 402, 404, 406.
in Tlingit mythology 26: 454.
killer, Eskimo mythic animal originating in 18: 444.
mask of, Tlingit 26: 436.
mention of 35: 464.
oil, trying out of 35: 466.
painting of 35: 811, 813, 816.