. Bulletin. Ethnology. URN Burial Alabama moun 1-22. ( Moore). DAKOTA SCAFFOLD BURIAL. (yarrow) etc., by the Chippewa, Sioux, Siksika, Mandan, Grosventres, Arapaho, and other Indians. The burial mounds of Wiscon- sin indicate this mode of disposing of the dead in former times, as the skeletons were buried after the removal of the flesh, and the bones frequently indicate long exposure to the air. The Eskimo of the w. coast of Alaska sometimes placed tlie dea<l on a platform 2 or 3 ft above ground and built over it a double roofing, or tent, of driftwood. It was also the custom among the Indi
. Bulletin. Ethnology. URN Burial Alabama moun 1-22. ( Moore). DAKOTA SCAFFOLD BURIAL. (yarrow) etc., by the Chippewa, Sioux, Siksika, Mandan, Grosventres, Arapaho, and other Indians. The burial mounds of Wiscon- sin indicate this mode of disposing of the dead in former times, as the skeletons were buried after the removal of the flesh, and the bones frequently indicate long exposure to the air. The Eskimo of the w. coast of Alaska sometimes placed tlie dea<l on a platform 2 or 3 ft above ground and built over it a double roofing, or tent, of driftwood. It was also the custom among the Indians of the Lake. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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