The Night Chant : a Navaho ceremony / by Washington Matthews.

  • Washington Matthews
Date:
1902
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Credit: The Night Chant : a Navaho ceremony / by Washington Matthews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Collars of foxskin, 10-14, 23, 24, 27, 55-57 Collars of spruce, 10-16, 18, 56, 123, 136, 141 Color, symbolism of, 5 ; in cardinal points, in zenith, in dry-painting, 5,6; in connection with costume of gods, 9-29 ; in dry-painting, 35 ; in kethawns, 53, 58; in basket-drum, 59; on meal-basket, Jii ; in sacred rites, 68-97, 113, 115, 121-123, 128, 132, 137, 141, 191, 193, 199, 201-210, 233, 236 Colorado, 132, 307 Communal Supper, 43, 45, 108, log Consecration of the Lodge, 68 Consonants in Navaho words, xv Contents of volume, vii Cooking of food, 47 ; in myth, 189, 193, 216 (see also Food) Coral ear-pendants, 123 Coral necklace, 21, 27, 83, m ; in myth, 254 Corn, of different colors, 44 ; in myth, 187-195, 216; method of cooking, 47, 48 ; ears of, as wands, 63 ; in songs, 85, 102, ill, 143, 144, 146, 277, 282, 283, 287; god of, 141 ; roasting of, 189; gathering, husking, etc., 191, 192 ; Vigil of, 192, 193 ; feeding, 193 ; planting, 211, 246 Corn-cakes, ceremonial, described, 27-29 Corn-girl, in myth, 193 Corn-husks, used ceremonially, in preparation of kethawns, 39, 71, 87, 91, 92, 97, 98, no, 113 ; used in cook¬ ing- 47 Corn-meal, sacred, ceremonial uses of, 43, 51, 66, 68, 70- 96, 99, 103, 124 ; in myth, 181, 202, 260, 265 Corn-meal cake, 99 Corn-meal dumpling, 47 Corn-meal mush, 47 Corn-pollen, ceremonial use of, 41, 48, 97, 98, 113 ; in myth, 163, 177, 179, 211, 230 Corn-stalks, 121, 124, 125, 132, 135 ; in myth, 264 Corn-symbol, 28 Costumes, of personators of gods, 9-29 ; in dry-painting, 121-123 ; in dances 141, 147 ; in myth, 262 Cotton cloth, in preparation of kethawns, 71 Cotton string, as gift to gods, 48 ; in preparation of plumed wands, 58 ; in preparation of kethawns, 71, 86, 87, 90, 97 Cottonwood plug, 174, 312 (note 35) Cottonwood tree, in myth, 172 Council of gods, in myth, 240, 256, 258, 262, 265 Council of Moki, in myth, 247, 252 Coyote, sacred animal, 165, 178, 201 ; made a god, 203, 207, 208 Coyote corn (mai/a), 93, 162 Crater Lake in Oregon, 308 (note 6) Creation myths, 31, 32 (see Myths) Cries or calls of gods, 29, 69, 85, 94, 106, 112, 116, 118, 125, 126, 130, 133, 138, 142, 194, 202, 203, 217, 231, 235, 239 Cross of logs (Whirling Logs), 171 Crosses, in decoration of baskets, 61, 124 ; in meal, 101 ; in dry-painting, 121-125, 171 Crosses and circles of pollen, 101, 102 Crow People, 159-161, 311 (note 27), 313 (note 49) Crystal (see Rock crystal) Crystal basket, 260 Crystal windows, 178 Crystals, for lighting homes of gods, 228, 230, 236 Crystals of frost, in Frost medicine, 46 ; in myth, 185 Curing blindness, 209, 210 Curtains, to door of sweat-house, 52 ; to house of god 238, 239, 259, 261 Cushing, Frank H., 314 (note 53) Damon, Benjamin, 120 Dances, Yebltrai, 4, 9 ; AtsaVei or First Dance, 16, 17, 139-146 ; Naak/iaf, 16-19, 29. 89, 90, 128, 135, 146-154; in myth, 165, 169, 202-204; Beziton, a variant, 151 Dancing-ground, diagrams of, 140, 142, 147, 148 Darkness, songs of, 101, 260, 295 ; blanket of, 202, 210, 216, 217, 246 ; house of, 207 ; bow of, 240, 241 ZWoinoga/i, a bird used ceremonially, 86 Z?a‘tsos kg'tlo, a medicine, 46, 107, 185 Day Bearer, the Sun-god, 30, 31 Daylight, songs, 183, 193, 294, 295 ; blanket of, 201, 210 Deafness cured, 170, 236 Decorations, of sweat-house, illustrated and described, 51, 52 ; in myth, of house of gods, 230 ; on kethawns, explained, 237 ; on walls of ruined cliff-dwellings and of modern Zuni, 314 (note 59) Deerskin, sacred, 54 Deer People, in myth, 240 Defiance Station, 315 (note 63) Z?egonelrtehe (f am ascending), a song, 166 Degoziiia, a place, 208 Depeha.ha.tin (Where Sheep Come up), a place, 162, 163, 234 Depenato, sheep tobacco, 308 (note 7) Zlepe’ntsa, San Juan Mountains, one of the seven sacred mountains, 166, 206, 207, 212, 231, 307 (note 2) Depositing or sacrificing the kethawns, 40 Der Westen, 311 (note 21) Diaphoresis, 50 Zfigin fl'Ine' (holy people), 271 Zhgi'ni (holy ones), 173, 174, 184, 214 Dine' (people), Navaho term for the Navaho, vi ; and for whole human race, 314 (note 55) Z>im‘yasVai, god of animals, 265 Disease, treated by flagellation, 15; by witchcraft, 20; ceremonially, 28, et seq.; in myth, 166, 170, 171, et seq. Do (may) Navaho suffix, 316 (note 76) Dog, watch dog of the gods, 229 Dog Kethawns, 103 Zlokoslio', San Francisco Mountain, one of the seven sacred mountains, 166, 206, 207, 307 (note 2) Do\i, doVi niga'ni, a bluebird song, 169 .Dotttso, sacred insect, 166, 260, 261, 316 (note 73) Dots, black, on kethawn of the Owl, 72 Drum, basket-drum, 59, 60, 112, 115, 116, 120, 140, 165, 182, 197, 202 Drumstick for basket-drum, process of manufacture, 61, 62 ; use and sacrifice, 62, 63 ; in myth, 265