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.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume One

Alphabet Used In Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Foreword	xi
General Introduction	xiii
Introduction to Volume One	xix
The Apache	1
Historical Sketch	3
Homeland and Life	13
Mythology	23
Medicine and Medicine-Men	35
The Jicarillas	51
Home and General Customs	53
Mythology	60
The Navaho	71
Home Life, Arts, and Beliefs	73
History	81
MYTHOLOGY	83
Ceremonies	116
Appendix	129
Tribal Summary	131
Southern Athapascan Comparative Vocabulary	139
Index	145

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.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Four

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Apsaroke, or Crows	1
General Characteristics	3
Tribal Organization	8
Arts	20
Social Customs - Daily Life	23
Historical Sketch	38
Religion and Ceremonies	52
War and the Chase	83
Myth and Legend	116
The Hidatsa	127
Tradition, Habitat, and Customs	129
Religious Beliefs and Ceremonies	143
Myth and Legend	162
Appendix	173
Tribal Summary	175
Hidatsa Songs	186
Apsaroke and Hidatsa Comparative Vocabulary	189
Biographical Sketches	197
Index	213

Portfolio 4

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

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

Portfolio 10

Vol.11. The Nootka. The Haida.

Portfolio 11

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

Vol. 12 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Nova - Walpi	Frontispiece
The Trail to Shipaulovi	Facing page 4
Approaching the Gap at Walpi	6
Return of a Trading Party	8
On a Walpi Housetop	10
A Visitor	12
Hotavila	14
Pakavi	16
Gossip at the Waterhole	18
Hopi Architecture	20
Household Utensils	22
On a Housetop - Walpi	24
East Mesa Pottery	26
Oraibi Plaques	28
Hano and Walpi Girls Wearing Atoo	30
A Hopi Flock	34
The Delights of Childhood	36
A Cave at Middle Mesa	38
Hopi Bridal Costume	40
A Cornfield	42
Grinding Meal	44
A Melon Field
Walled Gardens at Middle Mensa	46
The Stairway Trail at Walpi	48
Hopi Farmers, Yesterday and Today	50
A Hopi Woman	52
In the Cradle-basket	54
A Hopi Mother	56
A Middle Mesa Albino	60
Drying Pottery	62
Potter Building Her Kiln	64
Firing Pottery	66
An Ancient Pottery Kiln	68
Pele - Tewa	70
Tsetsanu - Tewa	72
Puliini and Koyame - Walpi	74
A Load of Wood	76
Shongopavi	78
The Plaza at Walpi	80
An Afternoon Chat	82
The Weaver	84
Good Morning	86
A Peach Orchard	88
Kachina Dolls	100
Shipaulovi Snake Kiva	106
Spectators at the Snake Dance	122
A Snake Priest	124
Walpi Snake Chief	126
Sikyaletstiwa - Shipaulovi Snake Chief	128
The Prayer	130
Snake Priest Entering the Kiva	132
Guarding the Snake Kiva	134
Singing to the Snakes - Shipaulovi	136
Antelopes Starting for the Plaza - Shipaulovi	138
Snakes and Antelopes at Oraibi	140
Snake Dancer and "Hugger"	142
The "Catcher"	144
A "Catcher" Picking up a Snake	146
Picking up the Snakes	148
Depositing Snakes in the Circle of Meal	150
Oraibi Snake Dance	152
Oraibi Snake Dance	154
Awaiting the Return of the Snake Racers	156
Snake Jars in the Kiva	158
Flute Dancers Dressing at Kachina House	160
Dressing the Flute Maiden	162
Flute Boys, Priest, and Maidens	164
Flute Dancers Approaching the Spring	166
Dressing at Tawapa Spring, Walpi Flute Ceremony	168
Entering the Spring, Walpi Flute Dance	170
Flute Dancers Returning to Walpi	172
Offering Sacred Meal, Mishongnovi Flute Dance	174
Sumaikuli Katsina at Hano	176
Buffalo Dance at hano	178
An East Mesa Girl	180

Portfolio 12

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Twelve
Loitering at the spring	plate no. 400
Buffalo dance at Hano	plate no. 401
Tewa girl	plate no. 402
Hopi mother	plate no. 403
Antelopes and snakes at Oraibi	plate no. 404
Watching the dancers	plate no. 405
Hopi girl	plate no. 406
Evening in Hopi land	plate no. 407
Honovi - Walpi snake priest, with Totokya Day painting	plate no. 408
On the housetop	plate no. 409
Walpi	plate no. 410
Hopi woman	plate no. 411
Hopi maiden	plate no. 412
Counting the record	plate no. 413
Chaiwa – Tewa	plate no. 414
Chaiwa - Tewa, profile	plate no. 415
At the trysting place	plate no. 416
East side of Walpi	plate no. 417
Snake priest	plate no. 418
Potter mixing clay	plate no. 419
Hopi man	plate no. 420
Hopi architecture	plate no. 421
Snake dancers entering the plaza	plate no. 422
Primitive style of hairdressing	plate no. 423
Walpi man	plate no. 424
Mishongnovi	plate no. 425
Potter	plate no. 426
East mesa girls	plate no. 427
Modified style of hairdressing	plate no. 428
Walpi snake priest	plate no. 429
Snake dancer in costume	plate no. 430
Flute dancers at Tureva Spring	plate no. 431
Piki maker	plate no. 432
Depositing a prayer-stick	plate no. 433
Tewa girl	plate no. 434
Water carriers	plate no. 435

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

Portfolio 13

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

Portfolio 14

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

Portfolio 15

Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

Portfolio 16

Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

Portfolio 17

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

Portfolio 18

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

Portfolio 19

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.

Vol. 20 Illustrations
	Facing Page
On Kotzebue Sound	Frontispiece
Map Showing the Dialects and Hunting Territories of the Coast Eskimo of Alaska	3
Mihkoyak, a Nunivak Village	6
Ground-plan, Roof-plan, and Section of Eskimo Men's House	8
Mihkoyak, Men's House at Winter Camp - Nunivak	12
At Nash Harbor, Nunivak	16
Baninaguh - Nunivak	20
Waterproof Parkas - Nunivak	24
Girl's Costume - Nunivak	28
Holiday Costume - Nunivak	30
Duck-skin Parkas - Nunivak	32
Fish-drying Racks - Nunivak	34
Nunivak Youth	38
Jukuk - Nunivak	42
Kaiak Frame - Nunivak	44
Kaiak on Rack - Nunivak	48
Kaiak with Seal Hunting Equipment - Nunivak	52
Ready for the Throw - Nunivak	54
A Nunivak Hunter	56
Sled - Nunivak	58
Chahali - Nunivak	60
Line Stretching Posts - Nunivak	62
Herring Racks - Nunivak	64
Kenowun - Nunivak	66
Dahchihtok - Nunivak	68
Jukuk - Nunivak	72
Dishes - Nunivak	74
Baskets - Nunivak	78
Ceremonial Mask - Nunivak	80
Maskette - Nunivak	82
The Ivory Carver - Nunivak	86
Hooper Bay Homes	88
Hooper Bay Man	90
Ukowuhhuh - Hooper Bay	92
Drying Whale Meat - Hooper Bay	94
Food Caches - Hooper Bay	96
A Grave-post - Hooper Bay	98
King Island	100
Looking to Sea - King Island	102
On the Cliff Edge - King Island	104
Housetops, King Island	106
Nuktaya, King Island	108
Drilling ivory, King Island	110
The bow-drill, King Island	112
Village at Little Diomede	114
Home structure, Diomede	116
Underground house tops with whale-rib drying rack, Diomede	118
Walrus boats, Big Diomede in distance	122
Drying walrus hide, Diomede	124
Siluk, Diomede	128
Diomede girl	132
Tahopik, Diomede	134
Home structure, Cape Prince of Wales	136
Start of whale hunt, Cape Prince of Wales	140
Umiak and crew, Cape Prince of Wales	144
Aiyak, Cape Prince of Wales	148
Koaninok, Cape Prince of Wales	152
Oksiwik, Cape Prince of Wales	158
Berry-pickers, Kotzebue	162
The beluga, Kotzebue	168
Cutting up a beluga, Kotzebue	172
Food containers, pokes, Kotzebue	178
Umiak frame, Kotzebue	182
Umiak, Kotzebue	186
The umiak, Kotzebue	190
Noatak village	194
Noatak home	196
At Noatak village	198
The seal-hunter - Noatak	200
Noatak man	202
Noatak child	204
Bark dishes, Kobuk	208
On the Selawik River	226
At Selawik	228
Kihsuk, Selawik	230
Selawik women	234
Selawik woman	236
Selawik girl	238

Portfolio 20

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Twenty
Nunivak children	plate no. 688
Reindeer – Nunivak	plate no. 689
Boys in kaiak – Nuniva	plate no. 690
Kenowun – Nunivak	plate no. 691
Drummer – Nunivak	plate no. 692
Ugiyaku – Nunivak	plate no. 693
Woman and child – Nunivak	plate no. 694
Ready for sealing – Nunivak	plate no. 695
Uyowutcha – Nunivak	plate no. 696
Ugiyaku - Nunivak	plate no. 697
Hooper Bay Youth	plate no. 698
Village - Hooper Bay	plate no. 699
King Island village from the sea	plate no. 700
King Island village	plate no. 701
King Island homes	plate no. 702
Qunaninru - King Island	plate no. 703
Launching the boat - Little Diomede Island	plate no. 704
Diomede boat crew, Asiatic shore in distance	plate no. 705
Old stone house - Diomede Island	plate no. 706
Launching the whale boat - Cape Prince of Wales	plate no. 707
Cape Prince of Wales man	plate no. 708
Whaling crew - Cape Prince of Wales	plate no. 709
A Kotzebue man	plate no. 710
Foggy day – Kotzebue	plate no. 711
Starting up the Noatak River – Kotzebue	plate no. 712
Jackson, interpreter at Kotzebue	plate no. 713
Muskrat-hunter – Kotzebue	plate no. 714
Arriving home – Noatak	plate no. 715
Ola - Noatak	plate no. 716
Family group – Noatak	plate no. 717
Noatak kayaks	plate no. 718
Nungoktok – Noatak	plate no. 719
Jajuk – Selawik	plate no. 720
Charlie Wood – Kobuk	plate no. 721
Kobuk costume	plate no. 722

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