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Illustrations of the manners, customs, & condition of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 2): With letters and notes, written during eight years of travel and adventure among the wildest and most remarkable tribes now existing — John Shaqi

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Illustrations of the manners, customs, & condition of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 2): With letters and notes, written during eight years of travel and adventure among the wildest and most remarkable tribes now existing

Name: Illustrations of the manners, customs, & condition of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 2): With letters and notes, written during eight years of travel and adventure among the wildest and most remarkable tribes now existing
Author: Catlin, George

Catlin, George

Indians of North America

LETTER—+No. 24, Minataree Village+.

Crows, in the Minataree village, p. 191.—Crow chief on horseback,
  in full dress, p. 192, pl. 76.—Peculiarities of the Crows—Long
  hair—Semi-lunar faces, p. 193, pls. 77, 78.—Rats in the Minataree
  village, p. 195.—Crossing Knife River in “bull boat”—Swimming of
  Minataree girls, p. 196.—Horse-racing—A banter—Riding a “naked horse,”
  p. 197.—Grand buffalo surround, p. 199, pl. 79.—Cutting up and
  carrying in meat, p. 201.


        LETTER—+No. 25, Little Mandan Village, Upper Missouri+.

An Indian offering himself for a pillow, p. 203.—Portraits of
  Riccarees, p. 204, pls. 83, 84, 82, 81.—Riccaree village, p. 204, pl.
  80.—Origin of the Mandans—Welsh colony—Expedition of Madoc, p. 206–7.


                 LETTER—+No. 26, Mouth of Teton River+.

Sioux or (Dah-co-ta), p. 208.—Fort Pierre, pl. 85.—Mississippi
  and Missouri Sioux, p. 209.—Ha-wan-je-tah (chief), p. 211, pl.
  86.—Puncahs, Shoo-de-ga-cha (chief) and wife, p. 212, pls. 87,
  88.—Four wives taken at once, p. 213, pl. 90.—Portrait of one of the
  wives, p. 214, pl. 89.—Early marriages—Causes of, p. 215.


                 LETTER—+No. 27, Mouth of Teton River+.

Custom of exposing the aged, p. 216.—A tedious march on foot, p.
  218.—Level prairies—“Out of sight of land”—Mirage—Looming of the
  prairies, p. 218.—Turning the toes in—Bijou hills—Salt meadows,
  p. 219.—Arrive at Fort Pierre—Great assemblage of Sioux—Paint the
  portrait of the chief—Superstitious objections—Opposed by the
  doctors, p. 220.—Difficulty settled—Death of Ha-wan-je-tah (the
  chief)—Mode of, p. 221.—Portraits of other Sioux chiefs—Wampum,
  p. 222–3, pls. 91, 92.—Beautiful Sioux women—Daughter of Black
  Rock—Chardon, his Indian wife, p. 224–5, pls. 94, 95.


                 LETTER—+No. 28, Mouth of Teton River+.

Difficulty of painting Indian women, p. 226.—Indian vanity—Watching
  their portraits—Arrival of the first steamer amongst the Sioux, p.
  227.—Dog-feast, p. 228, pl. 96.


                 LETTER—+No. 29, Mouth of Teton River.+

Voluntary torture, “looking at the sun,” p. 232, pl. 97.—Religious
  ceremony, p. 233.—Smoking “k’nick-k’neck”—Pipes, p. 234. pl.
  98.—Calumets or pipes of peace, p. 235.—Tomahawks and scalping knives,
  p. 235–6, pl. 99.—Dance of the chiefs, p. 237, pl. 100.—Scalps—Mode
  of taking, and object, p. 238–9.—Modes of carrying and using the
  scalps, p. 240, pl. 101.


                 LETTER—+No. 30, Mouth of Teton River+.

Indian weapons and instruments of music, p. 241, pl.
  101½.—Quiver and shield—Smoking the shield, p. 241.—Tobacco
  pouches—Drums—Rattles—Whistles—Lutes, p. 242, pl. 101½.—Bear dance,
  p. 244, pl. 102.—Beggars’ dance—Scalp dance, p. 245, pls. 103, 104.


                 LETTER—+No. 31, Mouth of Teton River+.

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