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A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians

By H. C. (Harry Crécy) Yarrow

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION—BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY
- A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION
STUDY OF THE MORTUARY CUSTOMS
- NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
  - Dr. H. C. YARROW,
    - CONTENTS
    - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  - CONTENTS
  - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  - A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE MORTUARY CUSTOMS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
  - INTRODUCTORY.
  - CLASSIFICATION OF BURIAL.
  - INHUMATION.
    - PIT BURIAL.
    - GRAVE BURIAL.
    - STONE GRAVES OR CISTS.
    - BURIAL IN MOUNDS.
    - BURIAL BENEATH, OR IN CABINS, WIGWAMS, OR HOUSES.
    - CAVE BURIAL.
  - PIT BURIAL.
  - GRAVE BURIAL.
  - STONE GRAVES OR CISTS.
  - BURIAL IN MOUNDS.
  - BURIAL BENEATH, OR IN CABINS, WIGWAMS, OR HOUSES.
  - CAVE BURIAL.
  - EMBALMMENT OR MUMMIFICATION.
  - URN-BURIAL.
  - SURFACE BURIAL.
    - CAIRN-BURIAL.
  - CAIRN-BURIAL.
  - CREMATION.
    - PARTIAL CREMATION.
  - PARTIAL CREMATION.
  - AERIAL SEPULTURE.
    - LODGE-BURIAL.
    - BOX-BURIAL.
    - TREE AND SCAFFOLD BURIAL.
    - PARTIAL SCAFFOLD BURIAL AND OSSUARIES.
    - SUPERTERRENE AND AERIAL BURIAL IN CANOES.
  - LODGE-BURIAL.
  - BOX-BURIAL.
  - TREE AND SCAFFOLD BURIAL.
  - PARTIAL SCAFFOLD BURIAL AND OSSUARIES.
  - SUPERTERRENE AND AERIAL BURIAL IN CANOES.
  - AQUATIC BURIAL.
  - LIVING SEPULCHERS.
  - MOURNING, SACRIFICE, FEASTS, FOOD, DANCES, SONGS, GAMES, POSTS, FIRES, AND SUPERSTITIONS IN CONNECTION WITH BURIAL.
    - MOURNING.
    - SACRIFICE.
    - FEASTS.
    - SUPERSTITION REGARDING BURIAL FEASTS.
    - FOOD.
    - DANCES.
    - SONGS.
    - GAMES.
    - POSTS.
    - FIRES.
    - SUPERSTITIONS.
    - FOOTNOTES
  - MOURNING.
  - SACRIFICE.
  - FEASTS.
  - SUPERSTITION REGARDING BURIAL FEASTS.
  - FOOD.
  - DANCES.
  - SONGS.
  - GAMES.
  - POSTS.
  - FIRES.
  - SUPERSTITIONS.
  - FOOTNOTES
  - INDEX
    - Note on Illustrations
  - Note on Illustrations
- Dr. H. C. YARROW,
  - CONTENTS
  - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE MORTUARY CUSTOMS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
- INTRODUCTORY.
- CLASSIFICATION OF BURIAL.
- INHUMATION.
  - PIT BURIAL.
  - GRAVE BURIAL.
  - STONE GRAVES OR CISTS.
  - BURIAL IN MOUNDS.
  - BURIAL BENEATH, OR IN CABINS, WIGWAMS, OR HOUSES.
  - CAVE BURIAL.
- PIT BURIAL.
- GRAVE BURIAL.
- STONE GRAVES OR CISTS.
- BURIAL IN MOUNDS.
- BURIAL BENEATH, OR IN CABINS, WIGWAMS, OR HOUSES.
- CAVE BURIAL.
- EMBALMMENT OR MUMMIFICATION.
- URN-BURIAL.
- SURFACE BURIAL.
  - CAIRN-BURIAL.
- CAIRN-BURIAL.
- CREMATION.
  - PARTIAL CREMATION.
- PARTIAL CREMATION.
- AERIAL SEPULTURE.
  - LODGE-BURIAL.
  - BOX-BURIAL.
  - TREE AND SCAFFOLD BURIAL.
  - PARTIAL SCAFFOLD BURIAL AND OSSUARIES.
  - SUPERTERRENE AND AERIAL BURIAL IN CANOES.
- LODGE-BURIAL.
- BOX-BURIAL.
- TREE AND SCAFFOLD BURIAL.
- PARTIAL SCAFFOLD BURIAL AND OSSUARIES.
- SUPERTERRENE AND AERIAL BURIAL IN CANOES.
- AQUATIC BURIAL.
- LIVING SEPULCHERS.
- MOURNING, SACRIFICE, FEASTS, FOOD, DANCES, SONGS, GAMES, POSTS, FIRES, AND SUPERSTITIONS IN CONNECTION WITH BURIAL.
  - MOURNING.
  - SACRIFICE.
  - FEASTS.
  - SUPERSTITION REGARDING BURIAL FEASTS.
  - FOOD.
  - DANCES.
  - SONGS.
  - GAMES.
  - POSTS.
  - FIRES.
  - SUPERSTITIONS.
  - FOOTNOTES
- MOURNING.
- SACRIFICE.
- FEASTS.
- SUPERSTITION REGARDING BURIAL FEASTS.
- FOOD.
- DANCES.
- SONGS.
- GAMES.
- POSTS.
- FIRES.
- SUPERSTITIONS.
- FOOTNOTES
- INDEX
  - Note on Illustrations
- Note on Illustrations