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The American Indian (Uh-nish-in-na-ba) ... By Elijah M. Haines.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1888 Haines
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haines, Elijah M. (Elijah Middlebrook), 1822-1889.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America.
- Genre:
- Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1888.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 9-821 p. illus., port., fold. map. 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, The Mas-sin-na'-gan company, 1888.
- Contents:
- Introductory
- Origin
- Indian Traditions
- Affinity with the Jews
- Linguistic groups
- Indian tribes
- Totems
- Government
- Indian Languages
- Indian sign language
- Indian character
- Physical characteristics
- Manners and customs
- Dances
- Amusements and games of chance
- Food and subsistence
- Marriage and domestic affairs
- Parental and filial affection
- Indian habitations
- The Indian canoe
- Weapons and utensils
- Names of persons
- Indian local names
- Dress
- Religion
- Indian superstition
- Witchcraft
- Fasts and feasts
- Death and its incidents
- Medicine men
- Indian prophecies
- Anatomy and medical knowledge
- Diseases and treatment of the sick
- Astronomical and geographical knowledge
- Mode of computing time
- Numerals and use of numbers
- Hunting and fishing
- The Indian and the buffalo
- Picture writing
- The pipe of peace
- Wampum
- Indian eloquence
- Indian metaphors
- Indian music and poetry
- Secret societies
- Indian treaties
- Status of the Indian
- Indian biography
- Elliot's Indina bible
- Indian civilization
- Indian population
- Indian anecdotes
- Wars and massacres
- The order of red men
- Vocabularies
- Indian geographical names.
- Notes:
- Title vignette.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in brown cloth, design in black and gilt on front cover.
- Athenaeum copy: Nichols fund bookplate.
- OCLC:
- 1950617
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