A Further Contribution to the Study of Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians

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Description: 

Seven different types of burials -- inhumation, embalmment, use of urns, surface, cremation, aerial sepulture, aquatic burial - are discussed and examples of each given. Excerpts only. Attached is related summary of work.

People: 
American Indian, Cheyenne, Creek, Mohawk, Otoe-Missouria, Pueblo, Sac and Fox, Seminole
Location Description: 

Arizona AZ; California CA; Florida FL; Missouri MO; Nebraska NE; New Mexico NM; New York NY; Oklahoma OK; Pennsylvania PA; Utah UT; Washington WA

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Death, Tribal Actions
Original Date Description: 
1879-1880
Original Date: 
1879
Creator: 
Yarrow, H.C.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
American Anthropologist; Yarrow, HC. A further contribution to the study of mortuary customs of the North American Indians. BAE 1st Ann Rep 1879-1880;1:87-199.
Identifier: 
9900156
Subject: 
Ceremonial, Mortuary Practices
Type: 
Monograph