Chapter M

McGee, W J, memoir by, on Seri Indians 1-344*
McLennan, J. F., on primitive marriage, 284*
Maldonado, Rodriguez, explorations by, 53
Malte-Brun, V. A., classification of Seri by, 104
Man, Serian and Yuman names for, 321*-324*
Mange, Juan Mateo, account of Escalante's expeditions by, 60-61
, itinerary of Kino's explorations by 57-60
Manual development of Seri, 157*-158*
Maps of Gulf of California coast, 55-56, 62-66, 94
Mariana, aid rendered by, 14
Marine erosion on shores of Seriland, 45
Marlinspikes, Seri, 217*
Marriage customs Seri, 11, 87, 92, 158*, 279*-287*
, Seri, parallels to, 282*-283*
Mashém, acknowledgments to, 21
, clothing of, 115, 225*-226*
, early history of, 109
, information given by, 123, 134*, 135*, 169*, 201*, 213*, 256*,
257*, 270*, 281*, passim
, portraits of, 13, 146*
, rank of, 277*
, stature of, 137*
, vocabulary given by, 21, 296*
Matrons, prominence of, in Seri socialry, 269*-274*
, prominence of, in Seri funeral rites, 287*-292*
Maturity, Seri arrival at, 137*
Men, Seri, duties of, 273*-274*
Mendoza, Diego Hurtado de, explorations by, 51
Mendoza, Juan Antonio de, attacks on Seri by, 75
on Seri neglect of dead, 287*
Mesquite, occurrence of, in Seriland, 32
, Seri consumption of beans of, 207*
, Seri use of fiber of, in making rope, 228*-230*
Metal, Seri use of, 247*-248*, 249*
Metallic stage of technic, definition of, 253*
Miguel, aid rendered by, 14
Millard, S. C., aid rendered by, 14
Mind, responsivity of, 268*-269*
Missions, influence on Seri of, 76
Mitchell, J. W., acknowledgments to, 20
, work of, 14
Mitchell, S. W., acknowledgments to, 21
, examination of poisoned arrows by, 256*
Moll, Herman, map by, 56, 62
Monogamic character of Seri marriage, 285*
Moon, Serian and Yuman names for, 341*-342*
Mooney, James, acknowledgments to, 20
Morgan, L. H., on primitive marriage, 284*
Mortier, Corneille, maps published by, 63-64
Mortuary customs, Seri, 11-12, 212*-213*, 287*-295*
Mourning, among the Seri, 12, 292*
Mühlenpfordt, Eduard, map by, 66
, notes on Seri by, 94-95
Mutilation of Seri body, 169*-170*
Nacameri, location and duration of, 69-70

N

Nadal, Pedro, explorations by, 51
Nails, Seri use of, 154*
Names of Seri tribe, 9, 123-130*
Natural selection among Seri, 157*-159*
Navarro, Cayetano, attack on Seri by, 116
Navigation, Seri, 10, 49, 61, 67, 82, 106, 215*-221*
, Seri, effect on race of, 159*
of the Seri, 172*
Niza, Marcos de, explorations and observations by, 51-52
Noah's-ark, place of, in Seri dietary, 195*
Nomenclature of Seriland, 15-20
of Serian stock, 9, 123-130*
Noriega, Andrés, aid rendered by, 14
on Seri archery posture, 201*
on Seri charm-trophies, 260*
on Seri fishing devices, 193*-194*
on Seri neglect of dead, 287*
Norris, Hugh, aid rendered by, 14
Nose, Serian and Yuman names for, 324*-327*
Numerals, importance of, in linguistic classification, 300*-301*
, Serian and Yuman, comparative lists and analyses of, 303*-321*

O

Ober, F.A., photograph furnished by, 115
Och, Joseph, on Seri decoration, 78, 170*
Okatilla, Seri use of, in jacal-building, 221*
Old, Serian and Yuman words meaning, 336*-337*
Ollas, Indian, table of relative capacity of, 183*
, Seri, adaptation to function of, 184*
, Seri, character and capacity of, 182*-183*
, Seri, decoration of, 173*-175*
, Seri, method of manufacture of, 183*-184*
, Seri, method of using, 184*
Omada, Jesus, denunciation of Seri by, 116
Omaha, marriage customs of, 286*
Opata, swiftness of, 125
Orientation of Seri jacales, 222*
Orozco y Berra, Manuel, classification of Serian family by, 102-103
, map by, 103
, notes on Seri by, 103
Ortega, José, on Kino's explorations, 57
Ortiz, Anton, aid rendered by, 14
Otondo y Antillon, Isidro, expedition of, 57
, mountain named by, 63
Outlawry among Seri, 273*
Oyster, place of, in Seri dietary, 195*

P

Pajeken, Clemens A., notes on Seri by, 100-101
Paleolithic class of artifacts, discussion of, 252*
Papago, feeling of, concerning invasion of Seriland, 130*-131*
, installment of, as guards of Costa Rica, 120-121
, swiftness of, 126
, woman, capture and enslavement of, by Seri, 278*-279*
Papagueria, exploration in, 12
Parilla, Diego Ortiz, "extermination" of Seri by, 73-74
Pebbles, Seri, use of, as tools and weapons, 234*-246*, 248*, 255*
Pedestrian habit of Seri, 149*-152*, 157*
Pelican, Seri method of catching and eating, 190*-191*
, Seri use of skin of, in making clothing, 171*, 231*-232*
Peñafiel, Antonio, on Seri name, 95
People, Serian and Yuman names for, 321*-324*
Periodic conjugation, law of, 161*-162*
Physical characters, of Seri, 9, 86, 91, 100, 101, 102, 103, 133*,
136*-163*
Pimentel, Francisco, on meaning of name Seri, 95
, study of Seri language by, 101-102, 296*, 299*
Pinart, Alphonse L., study of Seri language by, 106-108, 296*, 299*
Pineda, Juan de, campaign against Seri by, 75
Pitahaya, occurence of, in Seriland, 34
Pitic, establishment of post at, 72
Plants of Seriland, 31-36
Polyandry, traces of, among Seri, 281*, 283*
Polygamy, among Seri, 11, 279*
Population, Seri, 71, 87, 95, 96, 100, 113, 134*-135*
Populo, location, duration, and size of, 69-71
Porpoise, place of, in Seri dietary, 193*
Porter-Johnson episode, account of, 121-122
Pottery of Seri, 10, 182*-185*
Powell, J.W., classification of Seri by, 108
Pownall, Governor, map by, 61
Precipitation in Sonoran province, 24-25
Prehistoric works of Seriland, 12
Pronominal elements, importance of, in linguistic classification,
300*-301*
Pronouns, Serian and Yuman, comparative lists of, 302*-303*
Property, Seri division of, 269*-270*, 272*-273*
Protolithic stage of technic defined, 251*, 252*
Pueblo Seri, brief history of, 93-94
, establishment of, 72-73
, Mexicanization of, 84

Q

Queretaro college, sending of friars to Sonora by, 79

R

Race-sense, Seri, 154*-155*, 160*-163*
Race-type, Seri, 160*
Rain, Serian and Yuman names for, 340*-341*
Ramirez, José F., classification of Seri by, 96
, Seri vocabulary studied by, 95-96, 296*
Ramusio, citation from collection of, 52
Red, Serian and Yuma words meaning, 334*-335*
Religion, Seri, 86-87, 92, 101, 102
Retio, José Maria, on Seri population, 87, 135*
Responsivity of mind and body, 268*-269*
Ribas, Andrés Perez de, on cannibalism among Mexican Indians, 56
on Seri, 56
on Seri population, 135*
Rio Bacuache, sketch of, 26-28
Rivera, Pedro de, on Seri conversion, 70, 71
Robinson episode, history of, 117
Roca Foca, features of, 49
Rockhill, W. W., acknowledgments to 20
Romero, Don Mateo, acknowledgments to 20
"Rudo Ensayo", authorship of, 70
on Seri arrow-poison, 78
on Seri character and conversion, 77
on Seri population, 71
on Seri language, habitat, etc., 78
on Sonoran missions, 71
Running of Seri, 149*-152*

S

Saguaro, characters of, 33-34
Saguesa, characters of, 33-34
Salish, marriage customs of, 286*
Salsipuedes, discussion of name, 65
Salvatierra, Juan Maria, visit to Seriland by, 67, 69
Sand-spits of Seriland, features of, 42
Santa Magdalena de Tepoca, location and duration of, 69-70
Savagery, automacy of, 176*-177*
Sawyer, W. M., acknowledgments to, 20
Scatophagy, Seri, 209*-213*
, Seri, connected with mortuary customs, 289*, 291*
Scottish marriage customs, 285*
Seale, R. W., map by, 63
Sealskin, Seri utensil repaired with, 193*
Seaweed, Seri consumption of, 207*
"Second harvest" of Seri and Californian Indians, 209*-213*
Seneca, marriage customs of, 286*
Seri Indians, memoir on, 1-344*
Seriland, area of, 22
, climate of, 23-25
, communality of life in, 32, 37, 133*
, fauna of, 36-39
, flora of, 31-36
, local features of, 39-50
, location of, 22
, maps of, 62-66
, physical characteristics of, 22-31
, precipitation in, 24-25
, temperature of, 23-24
, water of, 28-30, 181*
Seri waters, tides, currents, and gales of, 45-49
Seton-Thompson, Ernest, on animal markings, 167*
Shamanism among Seri, 274*
Sheetflood erosion in Sonoran province, 25-26
Shellfish, place of, in Seri dietary, 195*
Shells, Seri use of, as cups, 185*-186*
, Seri use of, as tools, 233*-234*
Sierra Kunkaak, features of, 23, 42
Sierra Menor, features of, 23, 43
Sierra Seri, features of, 23, 41-42
Silsbee, T. H., on Porter-Johnson episode, 122
Siméon, Rémi, classification of Serian family by, 104
Skeleton, Seri, characteristics of, 140*-147*
Skin-dressing, Seri methods of, 227*
Skin-tint, Seri, 137*-138*
Skull, Seri, 141*, 142*-144*
Sky, Serian and Yuman names for, 340*-341*
Small, Serian and Yuman words meaning, 337*-338*
Smith, Buckingham, identification by, 51
, notes on Seri by, 101
Social development, stages of, 293*
Social organization of Seri, 10-11, 269*-295*
Socialry, Seri, place of, 293*-295*
Somatic characters of Seri, 9, 136*-163*
Sonora, Juan Maria de, on Seri, 66-67
Sonoran province, climate of, 23-25
, definition of, 22
, fauna of, 36-39
, flora of, 31-36
, geology of, 26, 30-31
, hydrography of, 25-28, 31
, physical characteristics of, 22-31
, precipitation in, 24-25
, sheetflood erosion in, 25-26
, temperature of, 23-24
Southworth, J. R., on concession for exploration of Tiburon, 122
Spencer, Herbert, on primitive marriage, 284*, 285*
Sponge, use of, as jacal covering, 222*
Squirrel, Seri tabu of, 203*
Standard markings, definition of, 168*
Stature of Seri, 136*-137*
Stirpiculture among Seri, 158*, 284*
Stock, Seri consumption of, 205*
, Seri methods of killing, 204*-205*
Stone, Charles P., identification by, 51
, notes on Seri by, 99-100
Stone implements, Seri, census of, 248*
, Seri, classes of, 10, 234*-235*, 248*-249*, 255*
, specimens of, 235*-247*
Storms of Seri waters, 45-47
Straits of Anian, belief in, 55-56
Sun, Serian and Yuman names for, 341*-342*
Surveys, recent, in Seriland, 12-21
Symbolism of Seri, 164*-179*
Synonymy of the Serian stock, 128-130*

T

Talisman-trophies, Seri, 259*-261*
Tarahumari, marriage customs of, 286*
, swiftness of, 125
Technic, development of Seri, 10, 115, 198*-200*, 205*-206*, 215*,
265*-269*
, primitive, stages of, 249*-253*
Technolithic stage, definition of, 251*-252*, 253*
Teeth, Seri use of, 152*-154*
Temperature of Sonoran province, 23-24
Tenochio, D. A., Seri vocabulary collected by, 102, 296*, 299*
Tepoka tribe, classification of, 67, 77, 83, 87, 99, 104, 107-108
, synonymy of, 129*
Ternaux-Compans, Henri, notes on Seri by, 94
Thompson, L. K., aid rendered by, 14
on Seri charm-trophies, 260*
Thrift-sense, Seri, beginning of, 209*-212*
Thumb, Serian and Yuman names for, 330*-332*
Tiburon island, extent of, 22
, features of, 42-45
, first exploration of, 61
, first circumnavigation of, 68-69
, naming of, 53
, second circumnavigation of, 89-93
Tides of Seri waters, 45-47
Tinaja Trinchera, fortifications at, 41
Todd, Professor, on directive markings of animals, 167*
Tongue, Serian and Yuman names for 297*, 328*-330*
Tools, Seri, 217*, 230*, 232*-254*
Tool-sense, Seri lack of, 152*-154*
Tooth, Serian and Yuman names for, 297*, 328*-330*
Torquemada, Juan de, on Californian fishing devices, 194*
Totemic organization of Seri, 10-11, 166*-167*, 168*-169*, 269*-274*
Tovar, Pedro de, attack on Seri (?) by, 54
Tree, Serian and Yuman names for, 297*, 338*-340*
Trees of Seriland, 32-36
Tribal features of Seri, 123-135*
Tribal organization of Seri, 275*-277*
Tribal relations of Seri, 67, 77-78, 83, 87, 95-96, 101, 102, 103,
104, 108, 127-134*
Triplets, Seri ideas concerning, 281*
Troncoso, Francisco, on Seri population and navigation, 82, 135*
Tuna harvest of Seri, 206*-208*
Turtle, Seri method of catching and eating, 186*-190*
, Seri trays of shell of, 185*-186*
, Seri use of shells of, as jacal covering, 222*
Tylor, E. B., on primitive marriage, 284*

U

Ugarte, Juan de, explorations in Seriland by 67-69
Ulloa, F. de, explorations and observations by, 52-53
Upanguayma, classification of, 78, 102, 103, 104, 130*
, synonymy of, 129*-130*
Utensils, Seri, 10, 182*-186*, 208*-209*