. Bulletin. Ethnology. Anthrop. pap. No. 76] GIFT OF CHANGING WOMAN—BASSO 131. Figure 1.—Clan relationships. The pubescent girl's clan (and her mother's clan) is Clan A, which is related to Clans B-F. Clans A-F make up the girl's clan set. The girl's father's clan is Clan G which is related to Clans H-M. Clans G-M make up his clan set. Na ihl esn must come from a clan which is not related to any of the clans in these two clan sets. could not come. The woman selected was from ci tc iltco sik a dn (*Gambel's-oak-standing people'). Once the ndeh guhyaneh have singled out all the women in the comm
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Anthrop. pap. No. 76] GIFT OF CHANGING WOMAN—BASSO 131. Figure 1.—Clan relationships. The pubescent girl's clan (and her mother's clan) is Clan A, which is related to Clans B-F. Clans A-F make up the girl's clan set. The girl's father's clan is Clan G which is related to Clans H-M. Clans G-M make up his clan set. Na ihl esn must come from a clan which is not related to any of the clans in these two clan sets. could not come. The woman selected was from ci tc iltco sik a dn (*Gambel's-oak-standing people'). Once the ndeh guhyaneh have singled out all the women in the community who are eligible (by clan) for the position of na ihl esn, they make their final decision on the basis of character and wealth. Apaches say that character is the most important, but I recall one case where it was freely admitted that the na ihl esn was a "bad ; She had been chosen, I was told, because she was rich enough to afford the expenses entailed. In all other instances, however, the na ihl esn was a woman of highly esteemed reputation. The following state- ments indicate the qualities on which such reputations are commonly 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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