INDEX.

Abbott, C. C., describes bird totems [284]
Adair, James, describes shell tweezers [212]
Adair, James, on use of shell money [237]
Agricultural implements. (See [Implements].)
Amiantis shells, Manufacture of beads from [226]
Art, Antiquity of shell works of [187]
Art, Burial of shell works of [187]
Art, Evolution of [185], [192], [202], [210], [213], [225]
Art, Inception of [186]
Art, Materials employed in [185], [188]
Art, Preservation of shell works of [186]
Asphaltum used by California Indians [191], [209], [218]
Atwater, Caleb, describes shell necklace [231]
Atwater, Caleb, describes shell vessel [197]

Beads of other materials [219], [232], [235]
Beads of shell [219]
Beads, Classification of [219]
Beads discoidal in form [221]
Beads, Kinds of, used in belts [247]
Beads, Manner of stringing [234], [236], [244], [248]
Beads, Manufacture of [236]
Beads, Manufacture of, by whites [238]
Beads massive in form [223]
Beads, Mnemonic use of [240], [254]
Beads or "Runtees" [228]
Beads, Perforated [219]
Beads tubular in form [226]
Beads used as money [219], [233]
Beads used as ornaments [219], [230], [234]
Beatty, Charles, describes wampum belts [250]
Beauchamp, W. M., Beads sketched by [228]
Beauchamp, W. M., on belts of wampum [252]
Beauchamp, W. M., on strings of wampum [248]
Belts, wampum, Character of the patterns woven into [240], [246], [248]
Belts, wampum, Dimensions of [250], [253]
Belts, wampum, Keeper of the Iroquois [241], [244]
Belts, wampum made by Indian women [249]
Belts, wampum, Manufacture of [248]
Belts, wampum, Method of handling, in councils [241], [246]
Belts, wampum, Number of beads in [233], [251]
Belts, wampum, Profuse use of [242]
Belts, wampum, Rarity of, in collections [249]
Belts, wampum; the Penn belt [253]
Belts, wampum, Use of, as mnemonic records [240], [254]
Belts, wampum, W. A. Brice on use and repudiation of [242], [246]
Beverly, R., describes shell beads [229]
Beverly, R., describes shell money [237]
Beverly, R., describes shell pendants [256]
Beverly, R., describes shell spoon [201]
Beverly, R., mentions shell knives [202]
Beverly, R., mentions shell tweezers [212]
Bird; carving of eagle's head [285]
Bird, Embodiment of the, in art [280]
Bird engraved on bone [284]
Bird engraved on stone [284]
Bird engraved on shell gorgets [280]
Bird, Examples of the, engraved on shell gorgets [281]
Bird, Gold ornament representing head of [285]
Bird, Myths of the [280]
Bird, Significant character of the, in engraved designs [281], [284]
Bird, Species of, represented [282], [284]
Bird, Superstitions in regard to the [280]
Bird, The Dakotas' thunder [281]
Bird, Totemic use of the [284]
Bourke, Lieut. John G., on Moqui shell vessels [193]
Bowers, Stephen, Shell objects collected by [209], [226]
Brakebill mound [215], [275], [292], [296]
Brice, W. A., on repudiation of wampum [246]
Brice, W. A., on use of wampum belts [242]
Brinton, D. G., on the origin of the cross [270]
Busycon shells, Columellæ of, used as pendants [209], [258]
Busycon shells, Columellæ of, used as pins [213]
Busycon shells, Gorgets derived from [273], [276], [282], [290], [292], [294], [296]
Busycon shells, Pendants derived from [209], [259]
Busycon shells, Perforated plates derived from [265]
Busycon shells used as beads [220], [224]
Busycon shells used as celts [204]
Busycon shells used as vessels [194], [197]
Busycon shells used as weapons [211]
Busycon shells used in the arts [191]

Cabeça de Vaca on trade in shells [194]
Cabrillo, João, visits Island of Santa Rosa [260]
Calendars, Pictographic symbols of the Sioux [279]
Calendars, Probable use of shell disks as [268], [273], [278]
Calendars used by ancient Mexicans [279]
Calendars used by modern tribes [279]
Carr, Lucien, describes shell gorget [295]
Cassis shells used as vessels [191], [194], [196]
Catlin, George, describes shell adze [205]
Celts, Examples of [203]
Celts, Manufacture of [203]
Celts of shell [203], [205]
Clam shells used as implements [190], [205], [207]
Clam shells used as utensils [190]
Clam shells used in manufacture of ornaments [263]
Clam shells used in manufacture of wampum [190], [226], [238], [257]
Clark, J. S., Photographs made by [252]
Clavigero, F. X., on use of shell ornaments [256]
Clavigero, F. X., on use of shell vessels in Mexico [193]
Cleveland, F., describes shell vessels [197]
Columellæ, Manner of extracting, from shell [214]
Columellæ used in manufacture of heads [219], [223]
Columellæ used in manufacture of pins [213], [218]
Conant, A. J., describes shell gorgets [300]
Conant, A. J., mentions shell gorgets [287]
Cross design associated with others [270]
Cross design combined with spider design [288]
Cross design in Aztec paintings [285]
Cross design engraved on shell gorgets [268]
Cross design, Evolution or derivation of the [270]
Cross design, Examples of the, combined with birds [282], [283]
Cross design, Examples of the, from mounds [271], [273]
Cross design, Introduction of the Christian [269]
Cross design, Occurrence of the, in ancient Mexican art [270]
Cross design, Occurrence of the, in Yucatan [270]
Cross, Origin of the, among mound builders [269]
Cross, Prehistoric use of the, in America [268], [270]
Cross, Symbolic character of the [269]
Croswell, C., describes shell gorgets [286]
Curtis, Dr., Shell gorgets collected by [283]
Cyprea shells used as beads [219]
Cyprea shells used as ornaments [263]

Dall, W. H., use of pins [217]
Dall, W. H., Shells identified by [190]
Davis, W. H. H., mentions shell pendants [256]
Dentalium shells used for money [191], [220], [227], [239]
Dentalium shells used for ornament [191], [218], [220], [227]
Dentalium shells used in bushing [218], [227]
Disks, Scalloped, probably time symbols [273]
Disks, Scalloped, Relation of, to human remains [276]
Disks, Scalloped shell, from mounds [275], [278]
Disks, Scalloped, Shell gorgets in the shape of [268], [273], [279]
Disks, Scalloped stone [277]
Disks, Scalloped stone with engravings of knotted serpents [278]
Disks, Scalloped, Table of [280]
Disks, Scalloped, The sun suggested by [273]
Disks, Scalloped, Type example of [273]
Disks, Scalloped; use of sun symbols of similar shape [273]
Drake, Daniel, describes shell vessel [197]
Dunning, E. O., Shell ornaments collected by [272]
Dunning, E. O., Shell pins collected by [215]

Ely mound in Virginia [295]
Engraved gorgets. (See [Gorgets].)

Face, Human, Description of shell gorgets representing the [294]
Face, Human engraved and carved on shell gorgets [293], [297]
Face, Human modeled in clay [296]
Face, Human, Portions of shell used for representing [293]
Face, Human, Use or significance of shell gorgets representing [295]
Fain's Island mound [215], [272], [288]
Farquharson, B. J., describes shell vessel [197]
Fasciolaria shells, Columellæ of, used for pins [213]
Fasciolaria shells used as vessels [194]
Figure, Human. (See [Human figure].)
Fishing appliances, Shell [207]
Fishing appliances, Shell; hooks [208]
Fishing appliances, Shell, Manufacture of [210]
Fishing appliances, Shell; sinkers [208]
Fissurella shells used as ornaments [191], [220], [261], [263]
Frey, S. L., describes shell vessel [198]

Gilpin, H. D., on the use of wampum belts [246]
Gorgets, Engraved, Classification of [267]
Gorgets, Engraved design on, character of [267]
Gorgets, Engraved described by Beverly [256]
Gorgets, Engraved, Modern examples of [268]
Gorgets, Engraved of shell [267], [305]
Gorgets, Engraved, Significance of designs on [267], [274], [278], [282]
Gorgets, Engraved used as amulets [267]
Gorgets, Engraved used as insignia [267], [273]
Gorgets, Engraved used as symbols [268], [273]
Gorgets, Engraved used as totems [268]
Grave Creek mound [234], [264]
Gray's mound, Oldtown, Tenn. [283]
Gumilla, Joseph, concerning emblems in treaties [247]

Hafting of implements of shell [203], [205], [211]
Haldemann, S. S., describes shell beads [227], [230]
Haliotis shells used as vessels [189], [191]
Haliotis shells used in manufacturing beads [225], [227]
Haliotis shells used in manufacturing fish hooks [209]
Haliotis shells used in manufacturing pendants [209], [261]
Haliotis shells used in trade [191]
Heckewelder, Johann, describes shell tweezers [212]
Heckewelder, Johann, describes wampum belts [250]
Heckewelder, Johann, on the use of wampum belts [246]
Hennite shells used in manufacture of beads [225], [227]
Hilder, F. F., describes shell gorgets [286], [288], [303]
Hilder, F. F., photographs of gorgets procured by [286]
Human figure engraved on shell gorgets [297]
Human figure engraved on shell gorgets, Comparison of, with other examples [302]
Human figure engraved on shell gorgets, Comparison of, southern examples [301]
Hunter, J. D., concerning emblems in treaties [247]
Hutchinson, Thomas, on the antiquity of wampum [235]