Chapter VII: Part I: Subject Index (5)

=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.

=Blue Cloud People=, an Arapaho synonym =14=: 789.

=Blue Earth River=
references to =27=: 73, 80.
reservation on =18=: 804.

=Blue Flag=
use of =33=: 72; =44=: 290.
_See also_ =Iris Versicolor=.

=Blue Flute (Cakwaleñya) Altar=, at Mishongnovi =19=: 989.

=Blue Grama=, brooms and brushes made from =30=: 83.

=Blue Grouse=, as giver of supernatural power =35=: 1093.

=Blue Hill Island=, work in =48=: 3 _sq._

=Blue Jay People=, settlement in Tusayan of the =8=: 26, 27.

=Blue Leaf=, fruit of, used as condiment =30=: 71.

=Blue Lick Springs, Ky.=
trail to =42=: 789.
upper and lower =42=: 787.

=Blue Licks=, buffalo roads to =42=: 742.

=Blue People=, a Cherokee clan =42=: 118.

=Blue River=, aboriginal remains on =44=: 527.

=Blue Spot=, on dead, signification of =30=: 356, 361.

=Blue Thunder=, Assiniboin warrior =46=: 402.

=Blue Weed=, medicinal use of =43=: 266.

=Blue Whirlwind=
portrait of =14=: 877.
wounding of, at Wounded Knee =14=: 869.

=Bluebell=
Scotch, use of =44=: 288.
used in medicine =30=: 44.

=Blueberry=
mention of =35=: 300.
use of =44=: 294; =45=: 487.
used medicinally =42=: 664.
_See also_ =Vaccinium Angustifolium=.

=Blueberry Elder=, use of =45=: 490.

=Bluebird=
among the Pima, in mythology =26=: 345, 367.
among the Pima, in song =26=: 284, 303, 334.
among the Pima, in tales =26=: 245 _sq._, 250.
in Iroquoian cosmology =21=: 311.

=Bluefleld, W. Va.=, trail in vicinity of =42=: 769, 770.

=Bluejay=
carries back men from spirit country =35=: 1020 _sq._
in Menomini myth =14=: 229.
myth concerning =19=: 284.
name of Tlingit gaming stick =26=: 444.
story about =43=: 377-381.
Tlingit town name =26=: 397.

=Bluejay Songs= =39=: 220.

=Bluestem=, use of =44=: 286, 342, 348.

=Bluestone=, trails from =42=: 770.

=Bluestone River=, trails to head of =42=: 765 _sq._

=Bluff= =46=: 196.
_See also_ =Dohásän=.

=Bluff, The.= _See_ =Nashville=.

=Bluhm, ----=, on statistics of trephining =16=: 16.

=Blumenbach, ----=, preserved skulls in Brazil reported by =3=: 95.

=Blumenbach, J. F.= =46=: 330, 333, 334, 367.

=Blunt, ----=, reservation for =18=: 706.

=Blythe, David=
Cherokee story teller =19=: 237.
myths told by =19=: 449, 483.

=Blythe, James=
acknowledgments to =19=: 13.
agent for East Cherokee =19=: 180.
Cherokee story teller =19=: 237.
myths told by =19=: 436, 462, 463.

=Bmulé=
myth concerning =43=: 193 _sq._
various conceptions of =43=: 193.

=Boa Constrictor=
beliefs concerning =30=: 370.
_See also_ =Camudi=.

=Board Games.= _See_ =European Games=.

=Boardman, E.=, land-treaty witness 14: 28.

=Boards=
making of =35=: 61, 82 _sq._
sewing of =35=: 77, 93, 98.

=Boas, _Prof._ Franz=
acknowledgments to =9=: 20; =14=: XLIII; =29=: 12; =37=: 48.
archeological work of =34=: 170.
at International Congress of Americanists =26=: XI.
bulletin by =39=: 24.
bulletin by, on Chinook texts =15=: XLVI, L, LIV, LXII, LXV,
LXVIII.
buzzes figured by, Central Eskimo =24=: 751, 752.
cited on Chimakum habitat =7=: 62.
cited on customs concerning childbirth =9=: 415.
cited on Eskimo harpoons =9=: 221.
cited on Eskimo kaiaks =9=: 334.
cited on Eskimo jackstones =9=: 365.
cited on Eskimo umiaks =9=: 338.
collection of Indian myths by =19=: 428.
contributor to Bureau =48=: 1189.
dice figured by, Central Eskimo =24=: 102.
editorial work of =33=: 33; =34=: 20, 21.
excavations under supervison of =34=: 51.
Haida researches of =7=: 120.
honorary philologist =31=: 8.
Kathlamet texts of =23=: XXXVI.
linguistic research by =33=: 29.
material collected by =24=: 240, 249, 489, 717, 719.
mention of =46=: 150, 227, 228, 229, 231, 235, 237, 256, 258, 331,
333, 346, 347, 357, 367.
memoir by =36=: 30.
new Chinook texts of =21=: XXVII.
office work by =20=: XXI; =22, i=: XXXII.
on archery, Shuswap =24=: 390.
on ball juggling, Central Eskimo =24=: 712.
on cat’s cradle, Central Eskimo =24=: 768, 769.
on cat’s cradle, Shuswap =24=: 773.
on cat’s cradle, Songish =24=: 773.
on cat’s cradle, Tsetsaut =24=: 767.
on dice games, Eskimo =24=: 102,103.
on dice games, Kwakiutl =24=: 196.
on dice games, Shuswap =24=: 156.
on dice games, Songish =24=: 157.
on dice games, Tlingit =24=: 131.
on dissemination of Indian myths =19=: 234.
on football game, Central Eskimo =24=: 701.
on hand game, Kwakiutl =24=: 320.
on hand game, Niska =24=: 281.
on hand game, Nootka =24=: 322.
on hand game, Shuswap =24=: 302.
on hidden ball, Shuswap =24=: 370.
on hoop and pole, Eskimo =24=: 472 _sqq._
on hoop and pole, Kwakiutl =24=: 521.
on hoop and pole, Niska =24=: 471.
on hoop and pole, Nootka =24=: 523.
on hoop and pole, Shuswap =24=:491.
on hoop and pole, Songish =24=: 491.
on population of Baffin Land Eskimo =7=: 75.
on population of the Chimmesyan tribes =7=: 64.
on relationship between Tlingit and Haida languages =26=: 472.
on ring and pin, Central Eskimo =24=: 544 _sq._, 547.
on shinny, Niska =24=: 628.
on shinny, Shuswap =24=: 632.
on shinny, Tsetsaut =24=: 624.
on stick games, Niska =24=: 240.
on stick games, Shuswap =24=: 252 _sq._
on stick games, Songish =24=: 254.
on the habitat of the Haeltzuk =7=: 130.
on the middle group of Eskimo =7=: 73.
on Tillamook myths =19=: 440.
on Tlingit suffix _-to_ =26=: 484.
on tops, Central Eskimo =24=: 736, 737.
on tops, Niska =24=: 736.
on tossed ball, Central Eskimo =24=: 709.
on tossed ball, Niska =24=: 709.
on unclassified games, Central Eskimo =24=: 782 _sq._
on unclassified games, Kwakiutl =24=: 786.
papers by =6=: 399-669; =34=: 26; =37=: 27, 28; =39=: 21; =40=:
17; =42=: 17; =43=: 16; =44=: 15.
phonetics used by =26=: 395 _sq._
position held by, abolished =41=: 21
preface by =41=: 131 _sq._
publication under direction of =41=: 119.
reference to =40=: 27.
remarks on paper respecting Central Eskimo by =6=: LVI, LVII.
researches by =23=: XI, XIV, XXXIV, XXXV.
Salishan researches by =7=: 104.
shuttlecock terms furnished by, Bellacoola =24=: 717.
special research work by =32=: 9, 24.
Tsimshian mythology, memoir on =31=: 25, 29-1037.
Tsimshian texts of =23=: XXXVI, XLIII.
Wakashan researches of =7=: 129.
work of =10=: XXIII; XXIV; =16=: LXV; =24=: XXI _sq._; =25=: XII,
XIX _sq._; =26=: XVIII, XXI _sq._; =27=: 9; =28=: 15; =29=: 18;
=30=: 10, 21; =31=: 17; =36=: 19 _sq._; =37=: 19 _sq._, 21;
=39=: 21; =40=: 11 _sq._
work of, consulted =9=: 21.

=Boas, F., _and_ Chamberlain, A. F.=, paper by =36=: 31.

=Boat Hooks= of the Eskimo =18=: 222 _sq._

=Boat Racing= among the Eskimo =18=: 340.

=Boat-shaped Stones=
and plummets compared =13=: 113.
described and figured =13=: 124.

=Boats=
breakdown =46=: 71.
decoration of =30=: 255.
Eskimo =11=: 235; =18=: 216-222; =46=: 91.
graveyard of, off Barrow =46=: 108.
Hamilton-St. Michael =46=: 79 _sq._
Holy Cross-Paimute =46=: 65.
man kidnapped by =30=: 222.
Mandan =17=: 159.
need of one’s own, for exploration =46=: 80, 86, 181.
Nenana-Tanana =46=: 39.
Nulato-Kaltag =46=: 39.
of hide of the Omahas =13=: 281.
ornamented =4=: 72, 78.
river =46=: 55.
Russian Mission to St. Michael =46=: 68, 71.
St. Michael-Nome =46=: 84, 85.
superstitions concerning =30=: 303.
Tanana-Nulato =46=: 45.
timber used for =38=: § 794.
umiaks =46=: 91.
washing spoons from =30=: 241, 252, 267.
women and building of =38=: § 899.
words taboo in =30=: 252 _sq._, 307.
_See also_ =Bull-boat=; =Canoes=; =Navigation=.

=Bobbydoklinny.= _See_ =Nakai-doklĭ´ni =.

=Bobzien, Edwin=, assistance rendered by =47=: 10.

=Boca Dulce=, a Pima chief =26=: 21.

=Boca Infierno=, tides and currents in =17=: 46 _sq._

=Bocanegra, Hernando Perez de.= _See_ =Perez=.

=Bock, Carl=, cited on Borneo water vessels =9=: 494.

=Bodălk`iñago=, Kiowa name of the Comanche =14=: 1043.

=Bodham-Whetham, J. W.=, cited =30=: 128, 164, 236, 239, 275, 300,
381.

=Bodkins=
bone, from Awatobi =17=: 627.
Eskimo =18=: 106 _sqq._
from Pueblo ruins on Little Colorado River =22, i=: 94.

=Body=
anointing of =38=: § 511.
attitude of, as a sign of anger =20=: CXLII _sq._
decoration and ornaments of =38=: pp. 412-448.
feathering of =38=: § 514.
feelings of, as signs =35=: 603 _sqq._
immortality of =30=: 149 _sq._, 151 _sq._
life restored to =30=: 170, 177 _sq._
painting of =38=: § 512, 513.
petrification of =30=: 152.
rejuvenation of =30=: 149 _sq._, 151.
responsivity of =17=: 268* _sq._
spirits associated with =30=: 149, 152-164.
spirits associated with, transfer of =30=: 158.
stroking of, in greeting =32=: 631.
tattooing of =38=: § 510.
transformation of =30=: 149, 150 _sq._, 182, 184 _sq._, 199, 229.
_See also_ =Forms=; =Spirits=.

=Body of Zephyrs= in Iroquoian cosmology =21=: 295.

=Body Painting=
a daily custom =45=: 418.
associated with Ghost dance =45=: 427.
ceremonial =40=: 225.
colors used in =45=: 418.
for the dance =45=: 391, 392, 428; =46=: 559, 562.
mention of =47=: 860 _sqq._, 868.
of the Coeur d’Alêne =45=: 86 _sq._
symbolic =45=: 340 _sq._
universal among the Flathead =45=: 340.
_See also_ =Facial Painting=.

=Body Proportions=
of the Eskimo =46=: 358, 364.
of the Western Eskimo =46=: 213-228, 240.
of the Yukon Indians =46=: 151.

=Boebera Papposa= =33=: 132.

=Boerhavia Hirsuta= =38=: § 920.

=Bogies=
Indian =11=: 473.
occasional visits of, in Walpi Powamû festival =21=: 71.

=Bogoras, _Prof._ Waldemar=
author of Chukchee Grammar =33=: 29; =34=: 20; =37=: 20.
manuscript intrusted to =36=: 20.
mention of =46=: 254, 259, 330, 333, 367.
paper by =36=: 30.
work in northeastern Asia =46=: 30.

=Bogs=, myths concerning =11=: 481.

=Bohemy Family=, mention of =43=: 224.

=Bóhónkóñkya=, treaty signed by, in 1837 =17=: 269.

=Bo-i-de _or_ The Flame=, time chart of =4=: 93.

=Boii=
derivation of name =25=: 130.
_See also_ =Priesthood, _Antillean_=.

=Boiling=
by means of heated stones =41=: 586.
method of, used by American aborigines =20=: 26 _sq._
with red-hot stones by the Kwakiutl =35=: 545, 546.
_See also_ =Domestic Pottery=.

=Boiling Baskets=
mention of =4=: 485.
terms for =41=: 396.

=Boiling Spring Academy=
Indian remains at =41=: 559.
naming of =41=: 603.

=Boils=
mention of =11=: 496.
treatment of =42=: 667.

=Bóiñ-edal=
adopted father of =17=: 280.
Kiowa capture of =17=: 270.
scalping witnessed by =17=: 273.

=Bois d’Arc=
mention of =33=: 76.
origin of the name =42=: 692.

=Bois Fort Chippewa= land cessions and reservations =18=: 796, 840,
904, 912, 938.

=Bolas=
of the Eskimo =9=: 244 _sqq._
use of round stones as =13=: 95.

=Bolingbroke, H.=, on origin of man =30=: 141, 233.

=Bolivar, Tenn.=, trail to =42=: 692.

=Bolivar and Memphis Trail= followed by the Cherokee trace =42=:
822.

=Bolivia=
character of pottery from =20=: 20.
collections from =30=: 22.
researches in =30=: 11-15.

=Bollaert, William=
cited =6=: 41, 45.
cited on emeralds of Peruvians =9=: 590.

=Boller, Henry A.=
on hand game, Hidatsa =24=: 318.
on hoop and pole, Hidatsa =24=: 511.
on shinny, Hidatsa =24=: 641.
on shuffleboard, Hidatsa =24=: 729.

=Bologna Codex= =3=: 28.

=Bolsover, William=, account of plates by =42=: 504.

=Bolton, _Dr._ Herbert E.=
acknowledgment to =29=: 12.
assistance rendered by =45=: 4.
work of =28=: 16 _sq._; =29=: 19; =30=: 10, 16.

=Bombas=, negro dances =25=: 69, 210.

=Bombax sp.=, silk-cotton tree, cotton for darts =38=: § 124.

=Bonael=, an idol in the Cave of the Sun =34=: 264.

=Bonaks=, cremation =1=: 144.

=Bonasila=
mention of =46=: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 81, 82, 83, 134, 135, 142,
144, 153, 154.
skeletal remains of =46=: 156-160.

=Bond Stones=, used in Pueblo walls =8=: 144, 198.

=Bone, Albert S.=, killed at Wounded Knee =14=: 872.

=Bone=
arrowheads of, in Sioux ceremony =14=: 823.
articles of, from Pojuaque =2=: 440.
articles of, from Walpi =2=: 396.
articles of, from Zuñi =2=: 373.
artifacts of, from mounds =37=: 102.
beads of =44=: 137 _sq._
chest ornament =38=: § 537.
circular =38=: § 540.
Eskimo houses built of =18=: 257 _sqq._
Eskimo implements made of =18=: 75, 77-80, 82, 85, 88, 93,
100-109, 115, 123, 124, 127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 138 _sqq._
146-152, 155, 157 _sqq._, 161, 164, 165, 177, 180 _sqq._, 189,
195.
Eskimo ornaments made of =18=: 58, 59.
Eskimo tobacco implements made of =18=: 273, 278, 280.
Eskimo toys made of =18=: 341-345.
Eskimo transportation apparatus made of =18=: 207, 210, 214, 217,
219, 222, 226.
figures showing =22, i=: 94, 95, 166.
flageolet =38=: § 564.
hoes of the Omaha =13=: 278.
Indian manufacture of pipes of =20=: 172.
needle =38=: § 70.
objects of =34=: 75, 234, 235; =44=: 106-138.
occurrence of symbolic designs engraved on =20=: 101.
pictographs on =4=: 59; =10=: 206.
Serian and Yuman names for =17=: 333* _sq._
solid, forming ribs =32=: 259.
tattooed =4=: 73 sq.
tools used in steatite working =15=: 111.
use of, in implement making =13=: 142.
used in stone-flaking =15=: 61, 80.
weapons of Virginia =15=: 85.
whistles =38=: § 569.
working tools, Eskimo =18=: 80 _sq._
_See also_ =Bone Beads=; etc.; =Bones=.

=Bone Beads=
from Honanki =17=: 573.
in Sikyatki graves =17=: 733.