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Page 16
... Charlevoix's Voyage , vol . ii . p . 93.— " The nations of the south had only vessels of baked earth to dress their meat . " Charlevoix , ibid . † Description of Ohio , Louisiana , & c . , p . 172 .-- Pike's Expedition , p . 56 . Back's ...
... Charlevoix's Voyage , vol . ii . p . 93.— " The nations of the south had only vessels of baked earth to dress their meat . " Charlevoix , ibid . † Description of Ohio , Louisiana , & c . , p . 172 .-- Pike's Expedition , p . 56 . Back's ...
Page 183
... Charlevoix speaks of certain cloths used in the funeral ceremonies of the Natchez , upon which " they had painted various figures , " probably emblematic . || As appears from Miguel Venegas , some insular tribes near the coast of Cal ...
... Charlevoix speaks of certain cloths used in the funeral ceremonies of the Natchez , upon which " they had painted various figures , " probably emblematic . || As appears from Miguel Venegas , some insular tribes near the coast of Cal ...
Page 186
... Charlevoix confirms this statement . It is the custom among some nations , he observes , for the chief of the victorious party , to leave on the field of bat- tle his war - club , on which he has taken care to trace the mark of his ...
... Charlevoix confirms this statement . It is the custom among some nations , he observes , for the chief of the victorious party , to leave on the field of bat- tle his war - club , on which he has taken care to trace the mark of his ...
Page 187
... Charlevoix , Voyage , vol . i . p . 214 ; vol . ii . p . 17. Vide Loskiel Hist . Mission Un . Brethren , etc. , p . 25 . † Clavig . , vol . i . p . 411 . Molina , vol . ii . p . 24. Frezier adds , that they also employed persons to ...
... Charlevoix , Voyage , vol . i . p . 214 ; vol . ii . p . 17. Vide Loskiel Hist . Mission Un . Brethren , etc. , p . 25 . † Clavig . , vol . i . p . 411 . Molina , vol . ii . p . 24. Frezier adds , that they also employed persons to ...
Page 188
... Charlevoix , knots were also known ; but the use of the wampum as a spe- cies of record was of more extensive prevalence . The Dela- wares , upon one occasion , seem to have kept an account of time , by putting a bead of wampum every ...
... Charlevoix , knots were also known ; but the use of the wampum as a spe- cies of record was of more extensive prevalence . The Dela- wares , upon one occasion , seem to have kept an account of time , by putting a bead of wampum every ...
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