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Page<br />
Acorns, use of 48<br />
Adoption, custom of 118<br />
Adulteey, punishment of 110-111<br />
Ageicultube among the Choctaw<br />
4,6-47<br />
Aliktabbi, mention of 102<br />
Animal tails, significance of<br />
use of 44<br />
Animals—<br />
beliefs concerning 235<br />
domestic, effect of lack of__ 49<br />
Apushmataha, mention of 4, 96<br />
Arms and ammunition 50<br />
Arrowpoints, materials used<br />
for 49<br />
Astolabe, house of, described— 39<br />
Authorities on the Choctaw 3<br />
See also Bibliography.<br />
AYBas, Edward E., mention of<br />
collection of 3<br />
Ball game—<br />
described 140,<br />
141, 142-144, 144-149, 150-152,<br />
153-155.<br />
injuries inflicted in 151<br />
selection of players for 153<br />
Ball-play dance 143<br />
Bands, arranged into town<br />
moieties 153<br />
Basketry, survival of 40<br />
Baskets, variety of 41<br />
Bbjads, use of 43<br />
Beds, cane 37,39<br />
Bellows, use of 43<br />
Betting—<br />
on games 140,<br />
147, 148, 151, 154, 155.<br />
See also Gambling.<br />
BiASHA, a Choctaw band 152<br />
Blood revenge, law of 104-107<br />
Blov/gun, small game killed<br />
with 52<br />
Bluemouth Indians, origin of<br />
the name 57<br />
INDEX<br />
Bogue Chito Indians—<br />
I'age<br />
adherence of, to old customs<br />
See also Bok Chito.<br />
194<br />
BoHPOLi, the pygmy being 198<br />
Bok Chito—<br />
a Choctaw band 152<br />
See also Bogue Chito.<br />
BoKFOKA, death and mutilation<br />
of chief of 107<br />
Boktokoi-O, chief of 91<br />
BONE-HOUSB<br />
described 172<br />
removal of bones to 187-188<br />
BONE-PICKEBS<br />
function of 171,<br />
172, 173, 174, 176, 181<br />
use of the term 187<br />
BoNE-picKiNG, custom of, aban-<br />
doned ,<br />
189<br />
Bones of the dead, disposal of_ 171,<br />
172, 173, 174, 182<br />
BouKFOUKA, village of, de-<br />
scribed 76<br />
Bows, materials used in 49<br />
Burial customs—<br />
Bayou Lacomb Choctaw— 185<br />
change in 177<br />
described 170-194, 217<br />
reasons for 220<br />
See also Mourning customs.<br />
Burials—<br />
in dwellings 183<br />
in mound 8<br />
in sitting posture 177, 178, 189<br />
mounds formed by<br />
177<br />
propertv rights established<br />
by<br />
182-183<br />
Calendar. See Time.<br />
Calumet—<br />
described<br />
169<br />
use of<br />
Camp life—<br />
97,167,169-170<br />
fondness for 161<br />
occupations in<br />
275<br />
161
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