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.

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.

Portfolio 3

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

Portfolio 4

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

Vol. 5 Illustrations
	Facing Page
On the Banks of the Missouri	Frontispiece
Mandan Earthen Lodge	4
Crow's Heart - Mandan	6
Cutting Rushes - Mandan	8
Mandan Bull-boat	10
The Bather - Mandan	12
Buffalo-berry Gatherers - Mandan	14
Offering the Buffalo-skull - Mandan	16
Scattered Corn Woman - Mandan	18
Record of Custodians of a Turtle-drum - Mandan	21
Contents of Bundle of Numak-mahana - Mandan	22
The Sacred Turtles - Mandan	24
The Turtles, with Feather Adornment - Mandan	26
Numak-mahana	28
Buffalo Dance Costume - Mandan	30
Ready for Okipe Buffalo Dance - Mandan	32
Packs Wolf as Numak-mahana - Mandan	34
Buffalo Dancer - Mandan	36
Mandan Girl	40
In the Medicine-lodge - Arikara	60
Arikara Maiden	62
Ground Plan of Arikara Medicine-lodge	64
Arikara Medicine-lodge	66
The Altar - Arikara	68
Contents of Arikara Tribal Medicine Bundle	70
Arikara Corn Ceremony - Bearing out the Osiers	72
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - The Bears	74
Medicine Bundles - Arikara	76
Arikara Medicine Ceremony -Bear, Buffalo, and Night Men	78
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - The Buffalo	80
Bringing the Cedar - Arikara	82
Blessing the Children - Arikara	84
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - Night Men Dancing	86
"At the water's edge"	88
The Bear Emerges - Arikara	90
Arikara Medicine Ceremony - The Buffalo Dancing	92
The Brush-gatherers - Arikara	94
The Buffalo-medicine - Arikara	96
The Bear-medicine - Arikara	98
Prayer to the Cedar - Arikara	100
Atsina War-party	102
Atsina Camp Scene	104
Atsina Scalp Dance	106
Making a Travois - Atsina	108
A Gathering War-party - Atsina	110
Parfleches - Atsina	112
Atsina Fly Dance	114
Atsina Fly Dance - "Robes outstretched"	116
Atsina Crazy Dance - A Dancer Kisses the Grandfather	118
Atsina Crazy Dance - The Flight of Arrows	120
Atsina Crazy Dancers	122
Singing in the Crazy Dance	124
Incense - Atsina	126
The Pipe-bearer - Atsina	128
Travaux - Atsina	130
"Beside the stream"	132
The Halt - Atsina	134
Moving Camp - Atsina	136
Atsina Burial	138
Travelling Atsina	140
Rattles of Arikara Bear Medicine-men	142
Dancing into the Medicine-lodge - Arikara	144
Keeper of a Medicine Bundle - Arikara	146
Arikara Woman	148
Arikara Summer Home	150
Camp Gossips - Atsina	152
Atsina Burial-ground	154
Singing to the Cedar - Arikara	170
Atsina Maiden	172
Curly Head - Atsina	174
Three White Cows - Atsina	178
Red Star - Atsina	180
Crow Ghost - Arikara	182
Cuts Tether - Atsina	182
Running Fisher - Atsina	184
White And Yellow Cow - Atsina	186

Portfolio 5

List of Large Plates Supplementing Volume Five
Yellow Owl – Mandan	plate no. 148
Spotted Bull – Mandan	plate no. 149
Bear's Belly – Arikara	plate no. 150
Four Horns – Arikara	plate no. 151
White Shield – Arikara	plate no. 152
Sitting Bear – Arikara	plate no. 153
Bear's Teeth – Arikara	plate no. 154
Little Sioux – Arikara	plate no. 155
Bull Neck – Arikara	plate no. 156
Arikara medicine fraternity	plate no. 157
Arikara medicine ceremony - Dance of the fraternity	plate no. 158
Announcement – Arikara	plate no. 159
Rush gatherer – Arikara	plate no. 160
Arikara medicine ceremony - The Bears	plate no. 161
Arikara medicine ceremony - Dance of the black-tail deer	plate no. 162
Arikara medicine ceremony - The Ducks	plate no. 163
Arikara medicine fraternity - The prayer	plate no. 164
Arikara gir	plate no. 165
Arikara chief	plate no. 166
No Bear – Atsina	plate no. 167
Eagle Child – Atsina	plate no. 168
Land of the Atsina	plate no. 169
Horse Capture – Atsina	plate no. 170
Assiniboin boy – Atsina	plate no. 171
Assiniboin boy – Atsina	plate no. 172
On the war-path – Atsina	plate no. 173
Red Whip – Atsina	plate no. 174
Atsina camp	plate no. 175
Scout – Atsina	plate no. 176
Head-dress – Atsina	plate no. 177
War-party's farewell – Atsina	plate no. 178
Atsina warriors	plate no. 179
Lone Flag – Atsina	plate no. 180
Awaiting the scouts' return – Atsina	plate no. 181
Scout's report – Atsina	plate no. 182
Otter Robe – Atsina	plate no. 183

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.

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.

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.

Portfolio 15

Vol.16. The Tiwa. The Keres.

Portfolio 16

Vol.17. The Tewa. The Zuñi.

The North American Indian

Contents of Volume Seventeen

Illustrations	vii
Alphabet Used in Recording Indian Terms	x
Introduction	xi
The Tewa	1
San Juan	4
San Ildefonso	30
Nambe	61
Zuni	83
History	85
Arts and Industries	95
Cosmogony	104
Games	104
Organization	105
Social Customs	107
Sorcery	111
Warfare	111
Origin and Migration	113
Priesthoods and Fetishes	123
Mythology	169
Poseyemo	171
The War-gods Destroy Tsimayo	172
Antelope Races with Hawk	172
Shitsukye An Telapnawe, Shitsukye His Stories	173
A Youth Destroys Achiyalatapa	176
Tsuya, Hummingbird	179
Appendix	183
Tribal Summary	185
Additional Notes on the Hopi Snake Dance	195
Vocabularies	200
Index	211

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.

Portfolio 20

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