Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . RIC FORMS 317 as big or morning stars. It seems as if the outlined form(sketch 218) has been derived from 217. Thus simply presented itis known as star, but the elaborated figure shown in sketch 219is called leaf in the neighborhood of Spuzzum. Sketches 220 and221 are forms of crosses, but the pronounced center at the intersec-tion of the lines and the radiating effect produced by the supple-mentary treatment are responsible for their interpretation as repre-sentations of the sun. They are quite
Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . RIC FORMS 317 as big or morning stars. It seems as if the outlined form(sketch 218) has been derived from 217. Thus simply presented itis known as star, but the elaborated figure shown in sketch 219is called leaf in the neighborhood of Spuzzum. Sketches 220 and221 are forms of crosses, but the pronounced center at the intersec-tion of the lines and the radiating effect produced by the supple-mentary treatment are responsible for their interpretation as repre-sentations of the sun. They are quite unusual and are not seenexcept on circular lids, but they are often painted on pieces of skin. Triangles All triangular forms, regardless of the type, are known over theentire region as arrowheads. They may be plain or subdivided intocolored sections, and occur singly or in combination with otherfigures. Although this is the general name in the application of whichone could hardly err much, others are often bestowed on designs inwhich the triangles are subdivided in a peculiar fashion or where. their combination is sufficiently striking to suggest a different con-notation. The fact that the triangle is called arrowhead overpractically the whole extent of North America may be due to thecircumstance that in the world of natural or artificial objects as theyappear to the Indian triangxilar forms are comparatively rare. Thearrowhead is an implement of almost world-wide distribution. Itsage and its important position in the material culture of the peoplewould be sufficient to connect it with the geometric figure whichoffers such a striking resemblance to it and to account for the adoptionby the Thompson of its name. Among the most common secondary names referring to natural orartificial objects, insects, plants, etc., are wing (either that of abird or that of an insect, especially the butterfly wing), mountains,clouds, leaves, teeth, snares, and beads. A name which owes itsexistenc
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