Spindle used in ritual, ii. [119]
Spinning acorns or figs, i. 102
—— tops, i. 95, 97, 187
Spirit of Beans, Iroquois, i. 177
—— of the Corn, Iroquois, i. 177. See [Corn-spirit]
—— of Squashes, Iroquois, i. 177
Spirits, evil, averted from children, i. 6 sqq.;
of the dead supposed to influence the crops, 104;
distinguished from gods, 169;
imitation of, 186