INDEX
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Deer, white— borrowing coat of, 267 carries boy away on antlers, 354 [816]
Deity, conception of, 62
Densmore, Miss Frances— researches in Indian music, 10 special researches, 27
Djogeon.See Dwarf People.
Dog— acts as guide, 121 great power given to owner of, 236 magic, 158 restored to life, 473 Stone Coat’s, 178 trails scent in air, 470 turns to stone, 472 wins ball game dressed as man, 235 wins foot race dressed as man, 233
Dogs— attempt to save master by obstructing pursuer, 293 convey boys on journey, 292 magic power of, 193 restored to life, 221
Doll, use of, 77
Donehoo, Dr. George P., investigations of the tribes of Pennsylvania, 10
Doorway— separate, 118 use of, 75
“Down-Fended” virgin, 510
Dream— chief told of powerful enemy to be met, 346 warning against very large man, 344 warning to attack enemy, 345 warning to change course on warpath, 342
Dream word, guessing of, 597
Dreams, testing magic power, 394–398
Duck, transformation into, 80
Ducks— eyes used as dice, 354 used to paddle canoe, 218, 221, 222
Dunn, J. P.— mentioned, 28 studies of tribes of Middle West, 10
Dwarf People, mentioned, 61
Eagle— black, killing of, 318 guard of chestnut tree, 150 shooting of, to secure wife, 141
Earth— creation myth, 460 journey to end of, 238
“Eat-all-up” feast, 515
Ethnologic research— J. P. Adams, 13 Donald Beauregard, 13 K. M. Chapman, 13 Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, 14 Miss Alice C. Fletcher, 22 Nathan Goldsmith, 13 John P. Harrington, 13 Prof. Junius Henderson, 13 J. N. B. Hewitt, 20 F. W. Hodge, 10 Neil M. Judd, 13 Francis La Flesche, 22 Dr. Truman Michelson, 20 James Mooney, 14 Sylvanus G. Morley, 13 Mrs. Frances S. Nichols, assistant, 10 Jesse L. Nusbaum, 13 Dr. Paul Radin, 21 Prof. R. W. Robbins, 13 Mrs. M. C. Stevenson, 19 Dr. John R. Swanton, 18
Feast, “eat-all-up”, 515
Feather— magic, 174 magic use of, 120 pigeon, used to baffle pursuer, 272 portent of evil, 103 used to magically create barrier to pursuer, 674
Feathers, turkey, 277
Fetish— advice by, 382, 384 advises how to kill enemy in lodge, 379, 381 given to boy to overcome enemy, 379 made from bone of monster, 501 used to save life, 467
Fewkes, Dr. J. Walter— ethnologic research by, 14 mentioned, 9
Finger, magic— potency of, in killing game, 122, 123 returned to owner, 153 used as guide, 110, 440 used to kill game, 266
Fire— guest’s side of, 561 made from handful of wood, 392, 393 opposite sides occupied, 586
Firedragons, guarding pathway to magic chestnuts, 506
Fireplace, separates families in lodge, 518
Fish— conversion into, 191 speared with leg, 283 swallows boy, 182 woman transformed into, 538
Fishhook, used in capturing canoe, 78, 223, 713
Fletcher, Miss Alice C.— ethnologic research by, 22 special work by, 9
Flint, red-hot, lodge turned into, 186, 227
Flood, legend of, 636
Flute, magic, 401
Foot race— arrangements for, 496 between Seneca and Stone Coat, 439 challenge to, 233 heads wagered on, 351, 585 preparation for, 323 won by dog dressed as man, 233 [817]
Fox, Andrew, Seneca informant, 52
Frachtenberg, Dr. Leo J., special researches by, 26
Game— hunter should not eat first killed, 201 killed by blind man, 549