CONTENTS.

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Zuñi philosophy[9]
Worship of animals[11]
Origin of Zuñi Fetichism[12]
The Zuñi Iliad[12]
The Drying of the World[13]
Power of the Fetiches[15]
Prey Gods of the Six Regions[16]
Their origin[16]
Pó-shai-aŋ-k'ia[16]
Their power as mediators[18]
Mí-tsi[18]
Their worship[19]
Prey Gods of the Hunt[20]
Their relation to the others[20]
Their origin[20]
The distribution of the animals[21]
Their varieties[24]
The Mountain Lion—Hunter God of the North[25]
The Coyote—Hunter God of the West[26]
The Wild Cat—Hunter God of the South[27]
The Wolf—Hunter God of the East[28]
The Eagle—Hunter God of the Upper Regions[29]
The Mole—Hunter God of the Lower Regions[30]
The Ground Owl and the Falcon[30]
Their relative values[30]
Their custodian[31]
The rites of their worship[32]
The Day of the Council of the Fetiches[32]
Ceremonials of the hunt[33]
Their power[39]
Prey Gods of the Priesthood of the Bow[40]
The Knife-Feathered Monster, the Mountain Lion, and the Great White Bear[40]
Their resemblance to the Prey Gods of the Hunt[41]
The rites of their worship[41]
Other Fetiches[44]
Fetiches of Navajo origin[44]
The pony[44]
The sheep[44]
Amulets and charms[44]

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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PlateI.—Prey God fetiches[12]
II.—Prey God fetiches of the Six Region[16]
III.—Prey God fetiches of the hunt[20]
IV.—Mountain Lion fetiches of the chase[24]
V.—Coyote fetiches of the chase[26]
VI.—Wild Cat fetiches of the chase[27]
VII.—Wolf fetiches of the chase[28]
VIII.—Eagle fetiches of the chase[29]
IX.—Mole and Ground Owl fetiches[30]
X.—Shield and fetich of the Priesthood of the Bow[40]
XI.—Shield and fetich of the Priesthood of the Bow[40]
Fig.1.—Concretion[45]
2.—Mineral fetich[45]
3.—Fossil fetich[45]