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IN THREE PARTS INDEX 1385
Li^akak", 455; story of, 875; songs of, 1170-1171
LtAkdax, Chief, K''aci;qwan, horn dish of, 231, 235, 241. See
also Guidlta', Chief
Ltune^. See QAlaxetl
LucwAq, Teqwedi, burial of, 267; death of, 264, 267, 268, 269;
Eagle Fort builder, 260, 262; in war with Tl'uknaxAdi, 260,
262 passim: at Eagle Fort, 262-264, 265-266, at WuganiyE,
264, 266-267, 268, 269; spirit of, 267, 682, 1281, song of,
1281-1282
LiSgiiwri, K'ackqwan shaman, 672, 678
Lusxox, Teqwedi, house buUder, 302, 320; famUy of, 302, 320,
321; rattle and amulets, 665, 698; trader, 351
L'u:Jedi, 20, 79, 218, 220, 221-222, 225, 238, 240, 261; defeat of:
Russians, 222, Teqwedi, 222; extinction of, 269; houses, 316;
territories, 225; Tl'uknaxAdi defeat of, 225-226. See also
Tlaxayik-Teqwedi
Lxagusa, 319, 671; healing powers of, 717. See also Tek-ic
Lxakunik, 758; visit to Land of the Dead, 775
Magic, plants for, 32, 33, 34; uses, 658 ff.
Magpie, 830; in Raven Cycle, 871
Malaspina, Alejandro, 61, 226
at "Icy Bay," 152
at Yakutat Bay, 141ff.; chief ("Ankau") encounter, 144,
145-146; collection native manufactures, 143-144; native
encounters, 141, 143, 147-148, 149-151; observations on:
clothing, 434, cooking, 394, fishing equipment, 384, labret,
435, native customs, 143-144, 146-147, 151, rehgion, 809,
trading practices, 143-144, 147, 151; observatory, 146, 151
expedition, 1791, 139 ff.; records of, 139; scientific plans for,
139. See also Suria
explorations, route of, 139-141, 152, 153; Yakutat Bay, 142,
144, 148-149
Malaspina-Bering Glacier system, 16, 95
Malaspina Glacier, 16, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 59, 97
Mammals, land, 36-40; local, 35 ff.; sea, 40-41
Marble, 24, 89, 413; in trade, 350
Marine invertebrates, 55-56
Marriage, 489 ff., 835; arrangements: 479, 490 ff., maternal uncle
in, 479; choice of mate, 834 f.; "correct," 491; crest items in,
459; cross-cousin ideal, 480, 490; in mythology, 880, 883;
Uneage ties and, 463; to bear, 827
Marriages, intertribal, 450, 463; maternal uncle's widow and
nephew, 480-481, 491-492; polyandrous, 489-490; polygynous,
489
Marten, 38, 94, 103
fur(s), clothing, 436; with amulet, 665; worn by aristocracy,
464; trade value, 353
hunting, 366 f.
Maskettes, 442, 693
Masks, anthropomorphic, 692; dance, 444; in trade, 352; paint
for, 416; shamans', 679, 686, 690 ff.. Pis. 174, 180, 181, 184-
185, 194, 197, 200-202, 206, 207
Maternal uncle, authority and prestige of, 479; sister's chUdren
relationship: 479 ff., kin terms in, 475, 479, 481; sister's son
relationship, 479-481; wife of, nephew's relation to, 480-481,
491-492
Mats, cedar bark, 306, 348, 697; grass, 306; woven, 427
McCarthy Indians, 214-215, 231, 898. See also Atna
Measles, epidemics, 175, 178, 277; in Russian America, 175,
277; treatment of, 659
Measurements, distance, 798; length, 342, 353-354, 798, 850;
nautical problems of, 109; of coppers, 353
Medicine, 'body,' 664 (see also Amulets); entertainment, 662,
663; external, 655-656; fishhead, 402; 'happy,' 662, 663;
incorrect use of, 662, 664; internal, 657-658; 'looking at the
sun,' 663; 'no strength,' 34, 365, 660-661; seal oil, 398, 654,
656, 658; to kill someone, 662, 664. See also Plants, magical
and medicinal; specific topics, as Hunting, etc.
Medicine man. See Shaman
Menstruation, blood, potency of, 760; conduct during, 384;
cramps, treatment of, 654, 658; first, 518 ff.; of female
shaman, 676
Menstruant, powers of, 820; taboos for, 255, 405, 814
Merriam, Capt. Billy, 201, 450. See Daqusetc
Milk, breast, as curative, 657
Milky Way, concept of, 795; in mythology, 875, 878 f.; on screen,
455; weather portent, 803
Minaman, Chief. See Daqusetc
Mink, 38; hunting: 366 f., grounds, 78, 80; in Raven Cycle, 873;
skinning, 423
Mink fur, aversion to wearing, 745; for commoners, 464; robe,
439; shirt, 435 f.
Mission converts, as cultural intermediaries, 183
Mission schools, 183, 198
Missionaries, American, 183; Russian, 177-178; Swedish, 198;
influence of, 410, 411, 414, 460
Missions, first, 18; Sitka, 183; WrangeU, 183, 184; Yakutat, 183,
198-199, 201
Mittens, 437
Moccasins, 437 f., PL 134; gift exchange, 352; skin preparation,
424; tourist trade, 353
Moiety(ies), 450 ff., 475; duties of members, 294, 448; reciprocity,
450, 457; territories, 20; Yakutat, 450 ff. See also Raven
Moiety, Eagle-Wolf Moiety
Money, coin, 353; blanket ornament, 442; bracelets 445; paper,
353; in mythology, 901
Monster Rat, 145, 146; war helmet, 275
Monsters, 820, 821; in mythology, 891; on blanket, 442
Months, concept of, 799; names for, 799-801
Monti Bay, 22, 61-62, 322; monster, 821
Moon, concept of, 796, 799; in Raven Cycle, 844 ff., 860, 861,
862; personification, 817; spirit abode, 812; sun and, 836;
weather portent, 803
Moon Crest, Kwackqwan, 456, 834
crest objects, screen, 322
Moon House, 221, 223, 240, 316, 319, 320, 323, 327, 463; Raven
Cycle and, 842, 867
Moon House Posts, 316, 320, 324, PL 86
Moonhght, in mythology, 895 f.
Moons. See Months
Moose, 40, 367; horn, 418; in mythology, 886, 888, 900; meat
preparation, 395;
Moose Crest, 833
Moose House, Koskedi, 227
Moosehide, boats, 331; imported, 436, 438; tanned, uses of,
426, 439; trade in, 348, 349, 350
Mortar, 417; in mythology, 876; pamt, 415
Moser, Jefferson F., 74, 75, 76, 80 passim, 207; Yakutat-Dry
Bay travel route, 71-72
Mosquito(es), 832; mask, 692; shaman symbol, 679; spoon, 418
Moss, 31; canoe covering, 344; curative, 344, dye, 431; in
childbirth, 769; in Raven Cycle, 860; uses of, 31, 437
Mother-in-law, in mythology, 893
and father-in-law, husband's relation to, 492-493; wife's
relation to, 493-494
Motifs, artistic, 761 ff.