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The Indians of Cape Flattery

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Smithsonian Institution
Language
English
Pages
108

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Subjects
Makah Indians, Indians of North America, Social life and customs, History, Makah (Indiens), Indiens d'Amérique, Histoire
Places
Washington (State), Pacific Northwest, Flattery, Cape (Wash.), Washington (État), Flattery, Cap (Wash.), Cape Flattery

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Table of Contents

Name of the tribe
Geographical position
Character of the reservation
Census of the tribe
Physical characteristics
Dwellings
Picture writing
Social life
Festivals
Sports of children
Dress
Personal ornaments
Care of children
Food, and method of obtaining it
Fishing and sealing
Trade
Tools
Canoes
Whaling and fishing gear
Boxes, baskets, mats, &c.
Feather and dog's hair blankets
Gambling implements
Mats, baskets, ornaments, &c.
Weapons, bows, arrows, fish and bird spears
Songs
Method of warfare
Government
History, traditions, &c.
Mythology
Winter ceremonies
Legends
Masks and masquerading
Shamanistic ceremonies
Shamanism, or magic and medicine
Diseases
Remedies
Funeral ceremonies
Superstitions
Computation of time
Legend of the South Wind
Vocabulary of the Makah dialect
Local nomenclature of the Makah.

Edition Notes

"Accepted for publication, June 1868."

Originally issued in 1870 as Smithsonian Institution publication 220; later reprinted in 1870 as article 8 of volume 16 of the Smithsonian contributions to knowledge (simultaneously Smithsonian Institution publication 211).

"Makah vocabulary" pp. 93-106.

Includes index.

Imprint information from colophon.

Reproduction of the original from the Library of Congress.

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Series
Smithsonian contributions to knowledge -- 220, Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I, Smithsonian contributions to knowledge -- v. 16, art. 8., Publication (Smithsonian Institution) -- 211., Publication (Smithsonian Institution) -- 220., Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I

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Pagination
1 online resource (ix, [1], 108 p.)
Number of pages
108

ID Numbers

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OL44692319M
OCLC/WorldCat
1275394856

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