Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian

CONTENTS

Volume: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Vol.1. The Apache. The Jicarillas. The Navaho.

Portfolio 1

Vol.2. The Pima. The Papago. The Qahatika. The Mohave. The Yuma. The Maricopa. The Walapai. The Havasupai. The Apache-Mohave, or Yavapai.

Portfolio 2

Vol.3. The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin.

Portfolio 3

Vol.4. The Apsaroke, or Crows. The Hidatsa.

Portfolio 4

Vol.5. The Mandan. The Arikara. The Atsina.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Five

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Mandan	1
History and Customs	3
Religious Beliefs and Ceremonies	19
Mythology	39
The Arikara	57
General Description	59
Ceremonies	64
Mythology	80
Folk-tales	86
The Atsina	101
Traditions and History	103
Political and Ceremonial Organization	112
Religion	119
Myths and Tales	123
Appendix	141
Tribal Summary	143
Vocabularies	169
Biographical Sketches	178
Index	185

Portfolio 5

Vol.6. The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho.

Portfolio 6

Vol.7. The Yakima. The Klickitat. Salishan tribes of the interior. The Kutenai.

Portfolio 7

Vol.8. The Nez Perces. Wallawalla. Umatilla. Cayuse. The Chinookan tribes.

Portfolio 8

Vol.9. The Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute. The Willapa.

Vol. 9 Illustrations
	Facing Page
In the Forest - Quinault	Frontispiece
Shores of Puget Sound	Facing page 4
Shores of Shoalwater Bay	6
On Shoalwater Bay	8
The Mouth of Quinault River	10
On Skokomish River	12
Cowichan Warrior	14
Quinault War Canoes	16
Shoalwater Bay Type	18
Shoalwater Bay Profile	20
Lahkeudup - Skokomish	22
Kalasetsah - Skokomish	24
Bahlkabuh - Skokomish	26
Yalqablu - Skokomish	28
Family Party - Puget Sound	30
Cowichan River	32
Qamutsun Village - Cowichan	34
Henipsum Village - Cowichan	36
Cowichan Woman	38
Primitive Dress - Quinault	40
Shell Ornaments - Quinault	42
Cowichan Houseframe	44
Cowichan Housefront	46
Puget Sound Camp	48
Settling the Net - Quinault	50
Lifting the Net - Quinault	52
Going for Clams - Quinault	54
Digging Clams - Puget Sound	56
Digging Skunk-cabbage Roots	58
Canoe Finishing - Quinault	60
Skokomish Baskets	Facing page 62
Basket Maker	64
Quinault Handiwork	66
Quinault Berry Picker	68
Looking up Cowichan River	70
Goat-hair Blanket	72
Warrior's Scalp Head-dress - Cowichan	74
Warrior's Feather Head-dress - Cowichan	76
Tsatsalaltsa - Quilcene	78
Lotsubelo - Quilcene	80
Gathering Tules - Cowichan	82
Tying the Bundle - Cowichan	84
The Head-strap - Cowichan	86
Homeward Bound - Cowichan	88
Drying Tules - Cowichan	90
Quinault Female Type	92
Quinault Female Profile	94
Kaktsamah - Cowlitz	96
River Canoes - Quinault	98
Quinault Canoes	100
River "Shovelnose" Canoes - Quinault	102
Quinault Girl	104
A Quinault Type	106
Carved Figure - Cowichan	108
A Mat Shelter - Skokomish	110
Tule Gatherers - Puget Sound	112
A Cowichan Mask	114
Masked Dancer - Cowichan	116
Still Life - Puget Sound	118
Grave House - Snohomish	120
On the River - Puget Sound	122
A Primitive Camp	124
On Quinault River	126
A Skokomish Camp	128
Watching for the Salmon - Quinault	130
Quinault Houses	132
Hop Pickers - Puget Sound	Facing page 134
Chimakum Woman	136
Chimakum Female Type	138
Chimakum Female Profile	140
Silto - Quilliute	142
Silto - Quilliute	144
Quilliute Girl	146
Hoh Type	148
Hoh Profile	150

Portfolio 9

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Nine
Primitive Quinault	plate no.293
Quinault female type	plate no. 294
Quinault female profile	plate no. 295
Mouth of Quinault River	plate no. 296
On Quinault River	plate no. 297
Hleastunuh – Skokomish	plate no. 298
Tsatsalatsa – Skokomish	plate no. 299
Chief's daughter – Skokomish	plate no. 300
Mat house – Skokomish	plate no. 301
Fishing camp – Skokomish	plate no. 302
Quilcene boy	plate no. 303
Lelehalt – Quilcene	plate no. 304
Suquamish woman	plate no. 305
Suquamish girl	plate no. 306
Squaxon matron	plate no. 307
Puget Sound type	plate no. 308
Puget Sound baskets	plate no. 309
Basket maker	plate no. 310
Basket carrier	plate no. 311
Evening on Puget Sound	plate no. 312
Mussel gatherer	plate no. 313
Princess Angeline	plate no. 314
Tule gatherer – Cowichan	plate no. 315
Sunset on Puget Sound	plate no. 316
Clam digger	plate no. 317
Homeward	plate no. 318
Snoqualmu type	plate no. 319
Lummi type	plate no. 320
Lummi woman	plate no. 321
Cowichan warrior	plate no. 322
Cowichan girl	plate no. 323
Spearing salmon – Cowichan	plate no. 324
Cowichan canoes	plate no. 325
Masked dancer – Cowichan	plate no. 326
Cowichan River	plate no. 327
Quamichan Lake	plate no. 328

Vol.10. The Kwakiutl.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Ten

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Kwakiutl	1
General Description	3
Sorcerers, Medicine-men, and Herb-doctors	63
Warriors and Warfare	98
Social Organization	124
Ceremonial Organization and Rites	155
Mythology	245
Appendix	301
Tribal Summary	303
Kwakiutl Songs	311
Vocabularies	327
Index	339

Vol. 10 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Tenaktak Wedding Guests	Frontispiece
Sailing - Qagyuhl	Facing page 4
Nimkish Village at Alert Bay	8
A House-front - Awaitlala	10
A "Begged-from" Cedar	12
A Fair Breeze	14
Preparing Cedar-bark - Nakoaktok	16
A Tsawatenok House-front	18
A Koskimo House	20
A Koskimo Dandy	22
Front Interior Posts of a Koskimo House	24
At Kwaustums Village	26
The Octopus Catcher - Qa'gyuhl	28
Ready for the Cast - Qa'gyuhl	30
Tenaktak Canoes	32
Tenaktak House, Harbledown Island	34
At Memkumlis	36
Kwaustums Village, Gilford Island	38
A Kwakiutl Canoe	44
The Hand-game - Qagyuhl	48
A Mamalelekala Chief's Mortuary House	52
Tsawatenok Tree Burial	54
Mamalelekala Cemetery on Village Island	56
Kekuhtlala - Koeksotenok	62
Naemahlpunkfuma - Hahuamis	66
Lagyus - Tsawatenok	70
Tlahleelis - Koprino	74
Gyalkum - Koskimo	78
Nultsi - Lekwiltok	82
Yumqas - Mamalelekala	Facing page 86
Tsawatenok Girl	90
Twin Child Healer - Koskimo (a)	92
Twin Child Healer (b)	94
Nakoaktok Warrior	98
Crossing the Strait	104
Embarking	108
Crests of a Nimkish Family	138
Tenaktak Crest Posts, Harbledown Island	140
Nakoaktok Chief and Copper	146
PaqusilaIh Emerging from the Woods - Qagyuhl	158
Kaloqutsuis - Koskimo	160
Kaloqutsuis - Qagyuhl	162
Nu'nalalahl - Qagyuhl	164
Paqusilahl - Qagyuhl	166
Hamatsa Emerging from the Woods - Koskimo	172
A Nakoaktok Mawihl	174
A Nakoaktok Mawihl	176
Nunhltsistalahl - Qagyuhl	178
Hamatsa - Qagyuhl	182
Nane - Qagyuhl	184
Tsunukwalah - Qagyuhl	186
A Hamatsa Costume - Nakoaktok	194
Grizzly-bear Dancer - Qagyuhl	202
An Incident of the Winter Dance - Nakoaktok	210
Sisiutl Dancer - Qagyuhl	212
Sisiutl - Qagyuhl	214
Nuhlimahla - Qagyuhl	216
Hamasilahl - Qagyuhl	228
Tawihyilahl - Qagyuhl	230
Qunhulahl - Qagyuhl	232
Kwahwumhl - Koskimo	234
Hami - Koskimo	236
Atlumhl - Koskimo	238
Nuhltmkilaka - Koskimo	240
A Tlu'wulahu Mask - Tsawatenok	Facing page 242
A Tlu'wulahu Costume - Qagyuhl	244
Mask of Octopus Hunter - Qagyuhl	246
Waswaslikyi - Qagyuhl	248
Thunderbirds and Whales	250
Pgwis - Qagyuhl	262
A Koeksotenok House-front	264
Komuqi - Qagyuhl	276
A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums	296
The Octopus Hunter - Qagyuhl	298

Portfolio 10

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Ten
Painting a hat – Nakoaktok	plate no. 329
Carved posts at Alert Bay	plate no. 330
Qa'hila – Koprinok	plate no. 331
Mowakiu – Tsawatenok	plate no. 332
Hamasaka in Tlu'wulahu costume with speaker's staff –Qagyuhl	plate no. 333
Nakoaktok chief's daughter	plate no. 334
Siwit – Awaitlala	plate no. 335
Kotsuis and Hohhuq – Nakoaktok	plate no. 336
Coming for the bride	plate no. 337
Chief's party – Qagyuhlk	plate no. 338
On the beach – Nakoaktokk	plate no. 339
In Kwakiutl waters	plate no. 340
Koskimo house-post	plate no. 341
Gathering abalones – Nakoaktok	plate no. 342
Kwakiutl house-frame	plate no. 343
Wedding party – Qagyuhl	plate no. 344
Quatsino Sound	plate no. 345
Yakotlus - Quatsino, profile	plate no. 346
Yakotlus – Quatsino	plate no. 347
Group of winter dancers – Qagyuhl	plate no. 348
Fire-drill – Koskimo	plate no. 349
Nimkish village at Alert Bay	plate no. 350
Masked dancers in canoes - Qagyhl, A	plate no. 351
Rounding into port – Qagyhl	plate no. 352
Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert	plate no. 353
Koskimo woman	plate no. 354
Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon – Qagyuhl	plate no. 355
Sailing – Qagyuhl	plate no. 356
Wedding guests	plate no. 357
Masked dancers – Qagyuhl	plate no. 358
Passing a dreaded point	plate no. 359
Inland waterway	plate no. 360
Bridal group	plate no. 361
Masked dancers in canoes - Qagyuhl, B	plate no. 362
Tsulniti – Koskimo	plate no. 363
Chief's daughter - Nakoaktok	plate no. 364

Vol.11. The Nootka. The Haida.

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Vol.12. The Hopi.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Twelve

Illustrations	vii
Alphabet Used in Recording Indians Terms	ix
Introduction	xi
The Hopi	1
General Description	3
Clan Legends	74
Religion	99
Ceremonies	105
Tradition and Mythology	184
Appendix	217
Tribal Summary	219
Vocabulary	243
Index	253

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Vol.13. The Hupa. The Yurok. The Karok. The Wiyot. Tolowa and Tututni. The Shasta. The Achomawi. The Klamath.

Vol. 13 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Fishing from a Platform	Frontispiece
Hupa Man	4
Hupa Woman	6
Hupa Baskets	8
Hupa Purses and Money	10
Hupa House	12
Hupa Sweat-House	14
Broken Fish-weir	16
Sticks Used in Hupa Guessing Game	18
Hupa Matron	20
Hupa Woman's Dress	22
Hupa Basket and Purses	24
Hupa Fisherman	26
Hupa Female Shaman	28
White Deerskin Dance Costume - Hupa	30
Dancer with Black Deer Effigy - Hupa	32
Obsidian-bearer, White Deerskin Dance - Hupa	34
Modern Hupa House	36
Costume of the Obsidian-bearer - Hupa	38
Dip-netting at the Sugar Bowl - Hupa	40
Watching for Salmon - Hupa	42
Hupa Canoe	44
Hupa Salmon-fishing	48
The Forest Stream	48
Hupa War-chief	50
A House at Wakhtek - Yurok	52
Yurok Houses at Weitspus	54
Entrance to a Yurok Sweat-house	56
Modern Yurok House	60
Yurok House on Klamath River	62
An Ancient Yurok	64
Bob Peters - Trinidad Yurok	68
Weitchpec George - Yurok	70
A Yurok Widow	72
A Yurok Cemetery	74
Yurok Fisherman	76
In the Shadow - Yurok	80
Fishing for Smelt in the Surf - Trinidad Yurok	80
Old Sweat-house Walls at Orleans Bar - Karok	82
Karok House at Soames Bar	84
The Mush-Basket	86
Karok Woman	92
Old Bob - Karok	94
Tolowa Man	96
On the Shores of the Pacific - Tolowa	98
Tolowa Tattooing	100
A Tolowa	102
Elk-horn Spoons - Tolowa	106
Measuring Shell Money - Tolowa	108
Tolowa Basket-maker	110
Tolowa Type	112
Achomawi Man	130
Achomawi Woman	132
Achomawi Summer Hut	136
Achomawi Mother and Child	136
An Achomawi	138
Achomawi Matron	140
Klamath Duck-hunter	142
Klamath Child	144
Thinking of the Old Days - Klamath	146
Gathering Basket Material - Klamath	148
Klamath Woman	150
A Klamath Costume	152
Among the Tules - Klamath	154
A Klamath Profile	156
Praying to the Spirits at Crater Lake - Klamath	158
Day Dreams - Crater Lake	162
A Klamath in Costume	164
Klamath Tule Hut	166
The Wokas Harvest - Klamath	168
Grinding Wokas - Klamath	170
Gathering Wokas	172
A Klamath Head-dress	174
Klamath Matron	176
Klamath Canoe	178

Portfolio 13

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Thirteen
Klamath woman	plate no. 436
Sam Ewing – Yurok	plate no. 437
Karok baskets	plate no. 438
Hupa trout-trap	plate no. 439
Old Klamath woman	plate no. 440
A Klamath	plate no. 441
Hupa jumping dance costume	plate no. 442
Yurok canoe on Trinity River	plate no. 443
Yurok canoe on Trinity River	plate no. 444
Wife of Modoc Henry – Klamath	plate no. 445
A Klamath type	plate no. 446
Fishing from canoe – Hupa	plate no. 447
In the forest – Klamath	plate no. 448
Klamath warrior's headdress	plate no. 449
Hupa mother and child	plate no. 450
Hupa woman	plate no. 451
Salmon stream	plate no. 452
Hupa fisherman	plate no. 453
Spearing salmon	plate no. 454
Tolowa dancing headdress	plate no. 455
Klamath lake marshes	plate no. 456
Yurok drummer	plate no. 457
Klamath hunter	plate no. 458
Fish-weir across Trinity River – Hupa	plate no. 459
Gathering wokas – Klamath	plate no. 460
Woman's primitive dress – Tolowa	plate no. 461
Wokas season – Klamath	plate no. 462
Crater Lake	plate no. 463
Achomawi basket-maker	plate no. 464
Fishing platform on Trinity River – Hupa	plate no. 465
Achomawi man	plate no.466
Principal female shaman of the Hupa	plate no. 467
Hupa woman in primitive costume	plate no. 468
Smelt fisher - Trinidad Yurok	plate no. 469
Chief – Klamath	plate no. 470
Smoky day at the Sugar Bowl – Hupa	plate no. 471

Vol.14. The Kato. The Wailaki. The Yuki. The Pomo. The Wintun. The Maidu. The Miwok. The Yokuts.

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Vol.15. Southern California Shoshoneans. The Diegueños. Plateau Shoshoneans. The Washo.

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Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

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Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

Vol. 17 Illustrations
	Facing Page
The cliff-dweller	Frontispiece
A San Juan home	4
A San Juan man	6
Tse-ka - "Douglas Spruce Leaf", cacique of San Juan	8
Good luck dance by San Juan hunters	10
Shrine of Yellow Cloud Man on Tsikumupi - Tewa	12
Winnowing wheat - San Juan	14
Firing pottery - Santa Clara	16
Santa Clara and the Rio Grande	18
A San Juan farmhouse	20
The harvest - San Juan	22
Tewa dance - costume	24
Cleaning wheat - San Juan	26
A kiva at Santa Clara	28
Puye	30
Cave-dwellings at Puye	32
Ruins on the mesa at Puye	34
Oyegi-aye - "Frost Moving", Santa Clara governor	36
Peach harvest - San Ildefonso	38
Pojoaque	40
By the old well at San Juan	42
Tewa war-god effigies	44
San Ildefonso women	46
In Santa Clara	48
Ko-pi - "Buffalo Mountain" - San Juan	50
Okuwa-tsire - "Cloud Bird" - San Ildefonso	52
Eagle dancer - San Ildefonso	54
Tablita woman dancer - San Ildefonso	56
Oyi-sawi - "Ice Terrace" - Santa Clara	58
Tablita dance - San Ildefonso - A	60
Tablita dance - San Ildefonso - B	62
Tablita dance - San Ildefonso - C	64
Tablita dancers returning to the kiva - San Ildefonso	66
Tablita dancers at the kiva - San Ildefonso	68
Tablita dancers - San Ildefonso	70
A kiva at Nambe	72
Yan-tse - "Willow Yellow" - Nambe	74
Pose-aye - "Dew Moving", profile - Nambe	76
Pose-aye - "Dew Moving" - Nambe	78
Fo-e - "Snow Child" - Santa Clara	80
Zuñi	84
Corn Mountain	86
Onate's inscription	88
Monastery and church at Hawikuh	90
Hawikuh - A	92
Hawikuh - B	94
A Zuñi house shrine	96
Zuñi village at Ojo Caliente	98
Zuñi gardens	100
Zuñi pottery	102
A Zuñi doorway	104
Boy and girl columns at Corn Mountain - Zuñi	106
Ruins on Corn Mountain - Zuñi	108
Zuñi water carriers	110
Shiwawatiwa - Zuñi	112
Zuñi ornaments	114
Siyotiwa, Zuñi kyaqimassi	116
A Zuñi girl	118
Laitsanyasitsa - Zuñi	120
A Zuñi man	122
A Zuñi governor	124
Kuse-pi - "Rock-purple Mountain" - San Juan	126
A San Juan matron	128
Yan-tsire - "Willow Bird" - San Ildefonso	130
Povi-yemo - "Flower Falling" - San Ildefonso	132
Agoyo-aye - "Star Moving" - San Ildefonso	134
A Nambe girl	136
Kwaa-Povi - "Bead Flower" - Nambe	138
Mowa - "Shining Light" - Nambe	140
A Santa Clara man	142
Agoyo-tsa - "Star White" - Santa Clara	144
Tambe - "Drum" - Santa Clara	146
A Tesuque ancient	148
Shrine and effigies of the elder war-god on Corn Mountain - Zuñi	150

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List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Seventeen
Sentinel - San Ildefonso	plate no. 580
Povi-Tamu ("Flower Morning") - San Ildefonso	plate no. 581
Okuwa-tse ("Cloud Yellow") - San Ildefonso	plate no. 582
On the Rio Grande - San Ildefonso	plate no. 583
Kiva stairs, San Ildefonso	plate no. 584
Fruit gatherer - San Ildefonso	plate no. 585
Offering - San Ildefonso	plate no. 586
San Ildefonso pottery	plate no. 587
Tablita dancers and singers - San Ildefonso	plate no. 588
In San Ildefonso	plate no. 589
Girl and jar - San Ildefonso	plate no. 590
In the gray morning - San Ildefonso	plate no. 591
Offering to the sun - San Ildefonso	plate no. 592
From the threshing floor - San Juan	plate no. 593
Washing wheat - San Juan	plate no. 594
Street scene at San Juan	plate no. 595
Ambrosio Martinez - San Juan	plate no. 596
San Juan pottery	plate no. 597
Gossiping - San Juan	plate no. 598
Offering at the waterfall – Nambe	plate no. 599
Tesuque buffalo dancers	plate no. 600
Oyi (Duck White), summer cacique of Santa Clara	plate no. 601
Potter - Santa Clara	plate no. 602
Pottery burners at Santa Clara	plate no. 603
Inscription rock	plate no. 604
Zuni street scene	plate no. 605
Grinding medicine – Zuni	plate no. 606
Zuni governor	plate no. 607
Load of fuel – Zuni	plate no. 608
Terraced houses of Zuni	plate no. 609
Zuni girls at the river	plate no. 610
Lutakawi, Zuni Governor	plate no. 611
Waihusiwa, a Zuni kyaqimassi	plate no. 612
Zuni girl	plate no. 613
Zuni woman	plate no. 614
Corner of Zuni	plate no. 615

Vol.18. The Chipewyan. The Western Woods Cree. The Sarsi.

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Vol.19. The Indians of Oklahoma. The Wichita. The Southern Cheyenne. The Oto. The Comanche. The Peyote Cult.

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Vol.20. The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik.

Contents of Volume Twenty

Alphabet Used in Recording Eskimo Terms

Illustrations	xi
Introduction	xv
The Alaskan Eskimo	1
Introduction	3
The Nunivak	5
General Description	5
Social Customs	48
Warfare	54
Ceremonies	55
Mythology	74
Eskimo of Hooper Bay	97
Eskimo of King Island	99
General Description	99
Mythology	105
Eskimo of Little Diomede Island	111
General Description	111
Social Customs	119
Mythology	124
Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales	135
General Description	135
Mythology	150
The Kotzebue Eskimo	161
General Description	161
Mythology	177
The Noatak	193
General Description	193
Mythology	197
The Kobuk	207
General Description	207
Mythology	214
The Selawik	225
General Description	225
Mythology	228
Appendix	241
General Summary	243
Appended Legends	245
Vocabularies	264
Index	279

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