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D'anville, ——, map by, 64
Dávila, F. T., on Hurdaide expedition, 55
on Seri population, 71
on Seri wars and raids, 79, 94
Dead, Serian and Yuman words meaning, 338*-340*
Dead, Seri treatment of, 11-12, 287*-295*
Death, Seri ideas concerning, 292*-293*
Decoration, Seri, 10, 164*-179*
, Seri, significance of, 176*-179*
, Seri, travelers' accounts of, 78, 101
Deer, Seri chase of, 196*
Defense, Seri methods of, 265*
Deformation of Seri bodies, 148*
Delisle, Guillaume, maps by, 56, 63, 64
De Mofras, Duflot, on Seri population, 87-88, 135*
Demotic characters of Seri, 10-12, 164*-344*
Desert, solidarity of life in, 32, 37
, solidarity, Seri failure to participate in, 133*
Desierto Encinas, features of, 39-41
De Witt, Fredericus, maps by, 56, 62
Dewey, George, explorations in Seriland by, 105-106, 200*-201*
, notes on Seri by, 106
Diaz, Melchior, explorations by, 54-55
Die, Serian and Yuman words meaning, 338*-340*
Dietary, Seri, estimate of, 214*-215*
Dinwiddie, William, acknowledgments to, 20
, work of, 13
Directive markings, discussion of, 167*-168*
Dishes, Seri, 185*-186*
Dog, Serian, Yuman and Piman names for, 297*, 342*-343*
Dominguez, ——, cited on establishment of post at Pitic, 72
Drinking-cups, Seri, 185*-186*
Ducks, Seri methods of catching, 191*
Dwellings, Seri, 221*-224*
, Seri, location of, 148*-149*
Earth, Serian and Yuman names for, 341*-342*

E

Egoism, Seri, 133*, 154*-155*
El Infiernillo, characters of, 45-47
Elizondo, Domingo, campaign against Seri by, 75
El Mudo, account of Porter-Johnson episode by, 121-122
Encinas, Anita, acknowledgments to, 20
Encinas, Pascual, acknowledgments to, 13, 14, 20
, effect on Seri of rule of, 114-115
, establishment of ranches by, 109, 113
, portrait of, 13
, relation to Seri of, 109-114, 277*, 278*
on Seri archery posture, 201*
on Seri bodily mutilations, 169*
on Seri population, 113, 135*
, visit to Seriland by, 111
, war with Seri by, 112
Environment, adjustment of Seri to, 157*-163*
, influence on Seri technic and mentality of, 266*, 268*-269*
, progressive freedom from, 295*
Escalante, Juan Bautista de, expeditions against Seri by, 60-61, 70
Escudero, D. J. A. de, on Seri, 93
Espence, Tomás, campaign against Seri by, 88-93
on Seri, 91-92
Esthetic, development, Seri, 164*-179*
motives, importance of, in human progress, 176*-179*
Estrafort, Guilermo, chart by, 69
Ethnogamy, characters of, 283*-287*
Examiner incident, history of, 117-120
Exploration, recent, in Seriland, 12-21
Eye, Serian and Yuman names for, 297*, 327*-328*

F

Face, Serian and Yuman names for, 327*-328*
Face-painting, Seri, apparatus for, 165*-166*
, Seri, designs of, 165*
, Seri, distribution of, 164*
, Seri, meaning of designs used in, 166*-169*
Family, Seri, regimentation of, 270*-274*
Fauna of Seriland, 36-39
Feather, Serian and Yuman names for, 332*-333*
Fetishes, Seri, 86-87, 185*, 259*-261*, 265*, 290*
Fictile ware, Seri, 182*-185*
Finger, Fingernail, Serian and Yuman names for, 330*-332*
Fire, Serian and Yuman names for, 341*-342*
, Seri concept of, 199*-200*
Firearms, Seri use of, 259*-261*
Fire-drill, Seri, meaning of name of, 199*-200*
, Seri, relation to arrow and harpoon of, 198*-199*
Fish, Seri methods of catching and eating, 193*-194*
Fleetness of Seri, 149*-152*
Flora of Seriland, 31-36
Fog-shrubbery of Seriland, 36
Food and food-getting, Seri, 9, 77, 91-92, 180*-215*
, classification of, 180*-181*
, Seri, estimated quantities of, 214*-215*
, Seri method of dividing, 272*-273*
Foot, Serian and Yuman names for, 328*-330*
Fort-sense, Seri lack of, 265*
Franciscan friars, advent into Sonora of, 79
, foundation of mission in Seriland by, 80-82
, records of Seri by, 82
Fronani, Emanuele, acknowledgments to, 21
Fruit, Seri consumption of, 206*-208*
Functional peculiarities of Seri body, 148*-163*

G

Gales of Seri waters, 47-49
Gallardo, José, on Seri language, 78
Game, Seri methods of killing, 196*-205*
Games, Seri, 10
Gatschet, A. S., classification of Serian family by, 108
on Pinart's visit to Seri, 106
Geology of Sonoran province, 26, 30-31
Gilg, Adan, shriving of Seri captives by, 60
Gillen, F. J., on Australian marriage customs, 285*
Good, Serian and Yuman words meaning, 337*-338*
Goode, G. B., acknowledgments to, 20
Government, Seri, 275*-277*
Grasses, of Seriland, 36
Great, Serian and Yuman words meaning, 337*-338*
Green, Serian and Yuman words meaning, 335*-336*
Guaymas, establishment of, 74
Guayma tribe, language and classification of, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102,
103, 104, 108, 130*
, synonymy of, 129*
Gulf of California, tides and currents of, 45-49
Guzman, Nuño de, explorations by, 51
Gyles, John, on Abnaki marriage customs, 282*

H

Habitat, Seri, 22-50
Hair, Seri, 139*-140*
, Serian and Yuman names for, 324*-327*
, Seri use of, in making cord, 227*-229*
Hair-dressing, Seri, 220*-227*
Hakluyt, R., on Ulloa's explorations, 52, 53
"Half-marriage", characters of, 285*
Hand, Serian and Yuman names for, 330*-332*
Handfasting, comparison of, with Seri marriage custom, 285*
Hands, Seri habitual use of, 152*-154*
Hardy, R. W. H., adoption of, among Seri, 277*-278*
, explorations in Seriland by, 85-86
, map by, 86
on Seri arrow-poisoning, 87
on Seri character, 85-87
on Seri decoration, 170*
on Seri fishing devices, 193*
on Seri marriage, 87
on Seri medicine-bag, 86-87
on Seri navigation, 86
on Seri physique, dress, and implements, 86
on Seri population, 135*
on Seri tribal relations, 87
on Seri turtle-fishing, 188*
Hare, chase of, by Seri, 196*-197*
Harpoon, Seri, iron points of, 247*-248*
, Seri, original point of, 190*
, Seri, relation to arrow and fire-drill of, 198*-199*
Head, Serian and Yuman names for, 297*, 324*-327*
Head-covering, absence of, among Seri, 225*
Heavens, Serian and Yuman names for, 340*-341*
Hermosillo, adoption of present name of, 84
, establishment of post on site of, 72
Herzog, Wilhelm, classification of Seri by, 108
Hewitt, J. N. B., acknowledgments to, 21
, comparative lexicology of Seri language by, 299*-344*
, translation of Onondaga mourning ritual by, 288*
Hilder, F. F., acknowledgments to, 20-21
History of Seri, 51-122
Hodge, F. W., acknowledgments to, 20
, identifications by, 53, 55
Horsehair, Seri use of, in making cord, 228*-229*
Horses, Seri method of hunting, 204*
Hough, Walter, on fire-making apparatus, 199*-200*
Houses of Seri, 221*-224*
of Seri, decoration of, 173*
of Seri, location of, 148*-149*
Hrdlička, Aleš, acknowledgments to, 21
, report on Seri skeletons by, 140*-147*
Humboldt, Alexander Von, map by, 84
, observations on Seri by, 84
Hunting, Seri methods of, 150*-151*, 201*-202*
Hupf, definition of, 234*-235*
, specimens of, 235*, 237*-245*
, type of, 245*-246*
, uses of, 238*-239*
Hurdaide, Diego Martinez de, explorations by, 55
Hydrography of Seriland, 28-30
of Sonoran province, 25-28, 31

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