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.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Two

Alphabet used in recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Pima	1
Tribal Characteristics	3
Ceremonies	11
Creation Myth	14
The Papago	25
The Qahatika	39
The Mohave	45
Habitat, Home Life and Social Customs	47
Creation Myth	56
Ceremonies	58
The Yuma	61
Homeland, Arts and Customs	63
Ceremonies	70
Creation Myth	73
The Maricopa	79
Customs, Arts and Beliefs	81
Creation Myth	86
The Walapai	89
The Havasupai	95
The Apache-Mohave, or Yavapai	103
Appendix	107
Tribal Summary	109
Piman Comparative Vocabulary	118
Yuman Comparative Vocabulary	123
Index	129

Vol. 2 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Yuma girl	Frontispiece
Author's camp, Walapai-land	x
Palo verde	xii
Pima-land	2
Gathering cactus fruit - Pima	4
A Pima home	6
Antonio Azul -Pima	8
Pima burial grounds	10
Pima granaries	12
Ceremonial Ki - Pima	14
Gathering arrow-brush - Pima	16
Joseph Head - Pima	18
Isevik-Pima	20
Casa grande ruin	22
Casa grande ruin	24
Papago kitchen	26
Mission San Xavier del Bac	28
Hokak - Papago	30
Kiho carrier - Qahatka	32
Papago burial	34
Papago matron	36
The Papago potter	38
Papago primitive home	38a
Hasen harvest - Qahtlka	40
Qahatlka village scene	42
Qahatika man	44
Qahatlka home	44a
Mohave child	46
The Mohave	48
Primitive Mohave	50
Sholya - Mohave girl	52
Stone maze	54
Mohave still life	56
Mohave potter	58
Primitive transportation - Mohave	60
Chacha - Mohave	60a
Yuma maiden	62
A Yuma house	64
A Yuma type	66
Hapchach - Yuma	68
A Yuma home	70
A Yuma	72
Mohave home construction	74
An old Mohave	76
Hipah - Mohave	78
Mohave mother	78a
Fruit gatherer - Maricopa	80
Maricopa woman mealing	82
Hipdh - Maricopa	84
Maricopa still life	86
Harvesting cactus fruit - Maricopa	88
Havachach Weaving - Maricopa	88a
Walapai winter camp	90
Ta'thamiche - Walapai	92
Walapai hunter	94
Nerije - Walapai	94a
The canon walls - Havasupai	96
Havasupai basket maker	98
Havasupai matron	100
Havasupai cliff dwelling	102
Walathoma - Havasupai	102a
Apache-Mohave homes	104
An Apache-Mohave woman	106
Gathering Haisn - Qahtka	108
A Papago	110
Mohave man	112
Yaqui girl	114
Gathering arrow-brush - Maricopa	116
Maricopa group	118
Maricopa water girl	120
Qahatika matron	122
Stone maze	124
Stone maze	126
Tokopala - Walapai	128
Maricopa house	130

Portfolio 2

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Two
Saguaro harvest - Pima	plate no. 40
Pima baskets	plate no. 41
Kaviu - Pima	plate no. 42
Burden-bearer - Pima	plate no. 43
The Pima woman	plate no. 44
Pima ki	plate no. 45
Pima matron	plate no. 46
Chijako - Pima	plate no. 47
Papago girl	plate no. 48
Gathering hanamh - Papago	plate no. 49
Carlos Rios - Papago chief	plate no. 50
Facade - San Xavier del Bac Mission	plate no. 51
Portal - San Xavier del Bac Mission	plate no. 52
Luzi - Papago	plate no. 53
Qahatika water girl	plate no. 54
Resting in the harvest field - Qahatika	plate no. 55
Qahatika girl	plate no. 56
Mohave chief	plate no. 57
Mohave water carrier	plate no. 58
Judith - Mohave	plate no. 59
Quniaika - Mohave	plate no. 60
Mosa - Mohave	plate no. 61
Yuma	plate no. 62
Hwalya - Yuma	plate no. 63
Havachachi - Maricopa	plate no. 64
Maricopa girl	plate no. 65
Mat Stams - Maricopa	plate no. 66
Hipah with arrow-brush - Maricopa	plate no. 67
By the canal - Maricopa	plate no. 68
Saguaro fruit-gatherers - Maricopa	plate no. 69
Pakit - Maricopa	plate no. 70
Captain Charley - Maricopa	plate no. 71
Captain Charley - Maricopa	plate no. 72
Pachilawa - Walapai chief	plate no. 73
Tonovige - Havasupai	plate no. 74
Getting water - Havasupai	plate no. 75

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

Vol. 3 Illustrations
	Facing Page
The Sioux	Frontispiece
Calico - Ogalala	2
In the Shadow of the Cliff	4
In Camp	6
When Winter Comes	8
Shield - Ogalala	10
Start of a War-party	12
Stands First - Ogalala	14
Good Lance - Ogalala	16
Mother and Child	18
Daughters of a Chief	20
Tipi Construction (A)	22
Tipi Construction (B)	24
Pipe-bags	26
Sioux Maiden	28
Scalp-shirts	30
Iron Plume - Ogalala	32
Short Log - Two Kettle	34
Brule Warriors	36
Struck By Crow - Ogalala	38
Sioux Hunters	40
Scouts	42
Custer Battle-field - Map	44
Custer's Crow Scouts	46
White Man Runs Him	48
Custer Monument	50
White Man Runs Him	52
Red Cloud's Granddaughter	54
Elk Head, and the Sacred Pipe Bundle	56
The Camp	58
Daughter of American Horse	60
Ogalala Child	62
Big Road's Twin Daughters	64
In the Mountains	66
Fasting	68
Slow Bull's Tipi	70
A Prairie Camp	72
Huka-lowapi - Fire-carrier Bringing the Skull	74
Huka-lowapi - " Work-do removes the covering"	76
Huka-lowapi- Painting the Skull	78
Huka-lowapi - The Altar Complete	80
Singing Deeds of Valor	82
Crow Dog - Brule	84
Slow Bull's Wife	86
After the Snow	88
No Flesh - Ogalala	90
The Parley	92
Blue Horse - Ogalala	94
Drying Meat	96
Returned Scout - Ogalala	98
Good Day Woman - Ogalala	100
He Crow - Ogalala	102
Making Camp	104
Kills In Timber - Ogalala	106
Standing Bear - Ogalala	108
Little Hawk - Brule	110
Ring Thunder - Brule	112
Elk Boy - Ogalala	114
Spotted Elk - Brule	116
His Fights - Ogalala	118
A River Camp - Yanktonai	120
Gray Bear - Yanktonai	122
Yellow Horse - Yanktonai	124
Camp Life - Assiniboin	126
An Assiniboin Lodge	128
Long Fox - Assiniboin	130
Good Voice Hawk - Yanktonai	132
Flying Shield - Yanktonai	134
Winter-count - First Period	158
Winter-count- 1540	160
Winter-count - 1680	162
Winter-count - 1701-1727	164
Charge Crow - Yanktonai	180
Eagle Elk - Ogalala	182
Fast Thunder - Ogalala	184
Little Dog - Brule	186
Red Hawk - Ogalala	188
Yellow Hawk - Yanktonai	188

Portfolio 3

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Three
Medicine-man	plate no. 76
Ogalala war-party	plate no. 77
Two Strike	plate no. 78
Sioux chiefs	plate no. 79
Oasis in the Bad Lands	plate no. 80
Jack Red Cloud	plate no. 81
Hollow Horn Bear	plate no. 82
Sun dancer	plate no. 83
Slow Bull - Ogalala	plate no. 84
Brule war-party	plate no. 85
Gray day in the Bad Lands	plate no. 86
High Hawk	plate no. 87
Prairie chief	plate no. 88
Little Hawk	plate no. 89
Hukalowapi ceremony	plate no. 90
Prayer to the Mystery	plate no. 91
Fast Elk	plate no. 92
Sioux camp	plate no. 93
Ogalala woman	plate no. 94
In the land of the Sioux	plate no. 95
Ogalala girls	plate no. 96
Sioux girl	plate no. 97
Planning a raid	plate no. 98
Morning attack	plate no. 99
Heavy load - Sioux	plate no. 100
Black Eagle - Assiniboin	plate no. 101
Mosquito Hawk - Assiniboin	plate no. 102
Red Cloud - Ogalala	plate no. 103
Crazy Thunder - Ogalala	plate no. 104
Wood gatherer - Sioux	plate no. 105
Winter camp - Sioux	plate no. 106
Assiniboin camp	plate no. 107
American Horse - Ogalala	plate no. 108
Invocation - Sioux	plate no. 109
Mountain-sheep hunter - Sioux	plate no. 110
In the Bad Lands	plate no. 119

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

Portfolio 4

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

Portfolio 5

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

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Six

Alphabet Used In Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Piegan	1
General Description	3
Religion and Ceremonies	31
The Cheyenne	85
Historical Sketch	87
Tribal Organization	103
The Arapaho	135
Appendix	151
Tribal Summary	153
Arapaho Songs	160
Note on the Indian Music	165
Western Algonquian Comparative Vocabulary	167
Index	175

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.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Eight

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Nez Perces	1
Historical Sketch	3
General Description	40
Religion and Ceremonies	52
Wallawalla, Umatilla, Cayuse	77
The Chinookan Tribes	83
General Description	86
Mythology	106
Appendix	155
Tribal Summary	157
Additional Nez Perce Songs	183
Additional Wishham Songs	185
Vocabularies	191
Index	207

Vol. 8 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Tsagiglalal, the Guardian of Nihhluidih	Frontispiece
A Typical Nez Perce	Facing page 4
Nez Perce Warrior	6
A Nez Perce	8
Nez Perce Matron	10
Kulkultsalum - Nez Perce	12
Grizzly-bear Ferocious - Nez Perce	14
Half-shorn - Nez Perce	16
No Wings - Nez Perce	18
Nez Perce Profile	20
Fort Lapwai	22
Joseph - Nez Perce	24
Three Eagles - Nez Perce	26
Half Moon - Nez Perce	28
A Young Warrior - Nez Perce	30
Two Moons - Nez Perce	32
Nez Perce Girl	34
A Young Nez Perce	36
Last Home of Joseph - Nez Perce	38
Lodge of the Joseph "Dead Feast " - Nez Perce	40
Nez Perce Sweat-lodge	42
The Scout - Nez Perce	44
Nez Perce Canoe	46
The Old-time Warrior - Nez Perce	48
A Mat Lodge - Umatilla	50
White Bull - Umatilla	52
A Young Umatilla	54
Umatilla Child	56
In the Forest - Cayuse	58
With Her Proudly Decked Horse - Cayuse	Facing page 60
Umatilla Girl	62
Cayuse Type	64
Cayuse Profile	66
Falling On The Land - Cayuse	68
Cayuse Matron	70
Cayuse Youth	72
Cayuse Mother and Child	74
Cayuse Woman	76
A Mountain Home - Umatilla	78
Youth in Holiday Costume - Umatilla	80
Learning to Ride - Cayuse	82
Chinook Female Type	84
Chinook Female Profile	86
Tamlaitk - Namnit	88
Spidis - Wishham	90
Wishham Beadwork	92
Pounding Fish - Wishham	94
Island of the- Dead - Wishham	98
Salmon Fishing - Wishham	100
Wishham Fishing Platform	102
Bone Carving - Cascade	104
Wishham - Female Type	106
Wishham - Female Profile	108
Petroglyphs - Wishham	110
Wishham Basket Worker	112
On the Columbia - Wishham	114
Wishham Man	116
At the Spring - Wishham	118
Mnashwai - Wishham	120
Wishham Young Woman	122
Wishham Girls	126
Water Baskets - Wishham	128
Kyetani - Wishham	130
Wishham Child	132
Below the Cascades	134
Wind Mountain	Facing page 136
Kamagwaith - Cascade	138
Wishham Bowl	140
At the Site of Wahala - Cascade	142
Preparing Salmon - Wishham	146
Map of Nez Perce Territory	160
Daughter of Tamahus - Cayuse	164
Wishham Handicraft	172
Caches at Celilo	174
The Rock Slide - Wishham	176
Lewis and Clark's Landing-place at Nihhluidih	180
Map of Chinook Territory	182

Portfolio 8

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Eight
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce	plate no. 256
Yellow Bull - Nez Perce	plate no.257
Typical Nez Perce	plate no. 258
Raven Blanket - Nez Perce	plate no. 259
Night scout - Nez Perce	plate no. 260
Watching for the signal - Nez Perce	plate no. 261
Nez Perce warrior	plate no. 262
Nez Perce brave	plate no. 263
Lawyer - Nez Perce	plate no. 264
Black Eagle - Nez Perce	plate no. 265
Nez Perce babe	plate no. 266
Piopio-maksmaks – Wallawalla	plate no. 267
Piopio-maksmaks, profile – Wallawalla	plate no. 268
Umatilla maid	plate no. 269
Innocence – Umatilla	plate no. 270
War chief - Nez Perce	plate no. 271
Cayuse warrior	plate no. 272
Holiday trappings – Cayuse	plate no. 273
Fisherman – Wishham	plate no. 274
Dip-netting in pools – Wishham	plate no. 275
Spearing salmon – Wishham	plate no. 276
Fish carrier – Wishham	plate no. 277
Wishham girl	plate no. 278
Wishham girl, profile	plate no. 279
Wishham woman	plate no. 280
Wishham bride	plate no. 281
Hlalakum – Wishham	plate no. 282
Kashhila – Wishham	plate no. 283
Wishham maid	plate no. 284
Columbia near Wind River	plate no. 285
Lower Columbia	plate no. 286
Evening on the Columbia	plate no. 287
Middle Columbia	plate no. 288
On Klickitat River – A	plate no. 289
On Klickitat River – B	plate no. 290
On Klickitat River – C	plate no. 291
On the beach – Chinook	plate no. 292

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

Portfolio 9

Vol.10. The Kwakiutl.

Portfolio 10

Vol.11. The Nootka. The Haida.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Eleven

Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms

Illustrations	vii
Introduction	xi
The Nootka	1
General Description	3
Warfare	53
Sociology	62
The Winter Ceremony	68
Mythology	94
The Haida	113
Mythology	148
Appendix	175
Tribal Summary	177
Vocabularies	195
Nootka	197
Haida	204
Index	211

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

Portfolio 12

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.

Vol. 15 Illustrations
	Facing Page
Andres Canon - Cahuilla	Frontispiece
Moriar Pits - Cupeno	6
Sandstone Vessels from Santa Catalina Island	8
Streatite vessels from Santa Catalina Island	10
Basketry of the Mission Indians (a)	12
Basketry of the Mission Indians	14
Southern Shoshonean	16
A Cupeno Woman	18
A Cupeno Female Type	20
Site of Prehistoric Village - Cahuilla	22
Ancient Shore of Salton Sea	24
Remains of ancient fish-pounds - A	26
Fiesta camp - Cahuilla	28
A Cahuilla child	30
Remains of ancient fish-pounds - B	32
A desert Cahuilla woman	34
Desert Cahuilla home	36
Modern rancheria at Santa Ysabel - Diegueño	38
A Santa Ysabel woman - Diegueño	40
A southern Digueño woman	42
Monkey Face - Mesa Grande Digueño	44
A northern Digueño type	46
A Campo female type - Diegueño	48
Communal ceremonial shelter at Capitan Grande - Diegueño	50
Summer shelter at Campo - Diegueño	52
An Owens Valley Mono	54
A Mono type	56
Mono house near Independence	58
A Lake Mono basket-maker	60
Mono basketry	62
Mono summer shelter	64
Mono summer kitchen	66
Pavaish - Pyramid Lake Paviotso	68
The ancient shore of Walker Lake	70
Western shore of Walker Lake	72
Paviotso basketry	74
Modern Paviotso beadwork	76
Paviotso house at Walker Lake	78
Paviotso woman of Pyramid Lake	80
Su-donii - "Osier-willow blossom" - Pyramid Lake Paviotso	82
Volcanic mud formation at Pyramid Lake	84
Bob Lowry - Pyramid Lake Paviotso	86
Phallic rock painting at Walker Lake	88
Washo house	92
Washo cradle-baskets	94
A Washo gem	96
Captain Pete, Namina - Washo	98
Scraping a deerskin - Washo	100
Primitive Chemehuevi dwelling	104
Chemehuevi house on Colorado River	106
Chemehuevi granary	108
Chemehuevi basketry and pottery	110
Cahuilla house in the desert	112
Modern houses at Palm Springs - Cahuilla	114
The harvester - Cahuilla	116
Palm fruit	118
Under the palms - Cahuilla	120
A desert Cahuilla female type	122
Marcos - Palm Canon Cahuilla	124
A man of Palm Springs - Cahuilla	126
A woman of Palm Springs - Cahuilla	128
Modernized house at Capitan Grande - Digueño	130
Modern house at Mesa Grande - Digueño	132
A Capitan Grande man - Digueño	134
A Capitan Grande woman - Digueño	136
A Mesa Grande man - Digueño	138
A Santa Ysabel man - Digueño	140
A young woman of Campo - Digueño	142
Paviotso female type	144
Pahu-Kumaa - "Sunflower Edge" - Walker Lake Paviotso	146
A Paviotso woman of Walker Lake	148
A Pyramid Lake matron - Paviotso	150
Washo burden-basket and trinket-basket	152
Washo basketry designs	154
A Washo woman	156

Portfolio 15

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Fifteen
Before the white man came - Palm Cañon	plate no. 508
Basketry of the Mission Indians	plate no. 509
Cupeño woman	plate no. 510
Modern Cupeño house	plate no. 511
Serrano woman of Tejon	plate no. 512
Tejon Serrano	plate no. 513
Modern house at Tejon	plate no. 514
Chemehuevi house	plate no. 515
Home in the Mesquite – Chemehuevi	plate no. 516
Marcos - Palm Cañon Cahuillavi	plate no. 517
Home in the Mesquite – Chemehuevi	plate no. 518
Numero - Desert Cahuilla	plate no. 519
Cahuilla house in the deserti	plate no. 520
Under the palms – Cahuillai	plate no. 521
Desert Cahuilla womani	plate no. 522
Andres canoni	plate no. 523
Diegueño homei	plate no. 524
Diegueño house at Campo	plate no. 525
Diegueño of Capitan Grande	plate no. 526
Diegueño woman of Santa Ysabel	plate no. 527
Southern Diegueño house	plate no. 528
Southern Diegueño	plate no. 529
Diegueño woman of Campo	plate no. 530
Degueño house at Santa Ysabel	plate no. 531
Diegueño of Santa Ysabel	plate no. 532
Mono home	plate no. 533
Shores of Walker Lake	plate no. 534
Pyramid Lake Paviotso	plate no. 535
Primitive artist – Paviotso	plate no. 536
Aged Paviotso of Pyramid Lake	plate no. 537
Fishing with a gaff-hook – Paviotso	plate no. 538
Walker Lake Paviotso	plate no. 539
Datsolali, Washo basket-maker	plate no. 540
Washo baskets	plate no. 541
Modern designs in Washo basketry	plate no. 542
Washo woman	plate no. 543

Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

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Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

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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.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN

Contents of Volume Nineteen

Illustrations	ix
Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms	xii
The Indians of Oklahoma	1
Historical Introduction	3
Population of the Indians of Oklahoma in 1926	32
The Wichita	33
General Description	35
Religious Beliefs	44
Witchcraft	56
Ceremonies	64
Mythology	85
The Southern Cheyenne	105
Introduction	107
Origin of the Forty-four Chief-sticks and the Election of Chiefs	110
Ceremonies	112
Band and Society Legends
Witchcraft	138
The Sweat-lodge	140
Mythology	143
The Oto	149
General Description	151
Genesis of the Clans	158
Mythology	164
The Commanche	179
General Description	181
Mythology	189
The Peyote Cult, the "Stomp" Dance, and the Forty-nine Dance
Peyote Ritual	203
Peyote Experiences	213
The "Stomp Dance and the Forty-nine Dance	214
Appendix	221
Tribal Summary	223
Vocabularies	230
Index	239

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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.

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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.

Vol. 2 Illustrations

Portfolio 2

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Two

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

Vol. 3 Illustrations