Antiquities of the southern Indians, particularly of the Georgia tribes . ). The Chunky - Yard of the Creeks, so called bythe traders, is a cubi-form area (A) generally inthe centre of the town—the Public Square (locatedupon the square eminence C) and the Rotundaor great winter Council-House (situated upon themound B, nine or ten feet high) standing at the twoopposite corners. It is generally very extensive, es-pecially in the large, old towns, is exactly level, andsunk two, sometimes three feet below the banks orterraces (b b b b) surrounding it, which are sometimestwo, one above and behind t
Antiquities of the southern Indians, particularly of the Georgia tribes . ). The Chunky - Yard of the Creeks, so called bythe traders, is a cubi-form area (A) generally inthe centre of the town—the Public Square (locatedupon the square eminence C) and the Rotundaor great winter Council-House (situated upon themound B, nine or ten feet high) standing at the twoopposite corners. It is generally very extensive, es-pecially in the large, old towns, is exactly level, andsunk two, sometimes three feet below the banks orterraces (b b b b) surrounding it, which are sometimestwo, one above and behind the other, and are formedof earth cast out of the area at the time of its forma-tion ; these banks or terraces serve the purposes ofseats for the spectators. In the centre of the yard CHUNKY-YARDS. 179 there is a low circular mount or eminence (c), in thecentre of which stands erect the chunky-pole, which is ahigh obelisk, or four-square pillar declining upwardsto an obtuse point, in shape and proportion much re-sembling the ancient Egyptian obelisk This is of Fig. wood—the heart or inward resinous part of the soundpine-tree—and is very durable; it is generally fromthirty to forty feet high, and to the top of this is fast-ened some object to shoot at with bows and arrows,the rifle, etc., at certain times appointed. Near eachcorner of the lower and further end of the yard standserect a less pillar, or pole (d d), about twelve feethigh: these are called the slave-posts, because to themare bound the captives condemned to be burnt, andthese posts are usually decorated with the scalps of theirslain enemies: the scalps, with the hair on them, and ISO ANTIQUITIES OF THE SOUTHEKN INDIANS. strained on a little hoop, usually five or six inches inwidth, are suspended by a string six or seven inches inlength round about the top of the pole, where they re-main as long as they last. I have seen some that havebeen there so long as to lose all the hair, and the skinremaining white as
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