The sound rendered as “thl” would be written today as ł (l with crossing line). The backward apostrophe ‘ probably represents the glottal stop; the simple apostrophe ’ may indicate the same sound. The two characters seem to occur in complementary distribution (initial vs. non-initial syllables), but exceptions were too numerous to list. The free-standing accent ´ may be a stress marker. Small raised g could not be identified.
The spelling “Zuñi” with tilde is Spanish; today the word is generally written “Zuni.”
[ Transcriber’s Notes on the Illustrations]
Bureau of Ethnology articles rarely included artist credits, but some of the photographs are signed:
Henry Hobart Nichols (1869-1962) was one of the Smithsonian’s stable of artists; his signature appears in other Bureau of Ethnology articles. In this article, the “Sr.” in two signatures, as well as the date of publication, point to his father, H. Hobart Nichols (1838-1886).