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Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians

by H. C. Yarrow

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  1. 1Smithsonian Institution — Bureau of Ethnology
  2. 2Introductory
  3. 3Classification of Burial
  4. 4Inhumation
  5. 5Embalmment or Mummification
  6. 6Urn-Burial
  7. 7Surface Burial
  8. 8Cremation
  9. 9Aerial Sepulture
  10. 10Aquatic Burial
  11. 11Living Sepulchers
  12. 12Mourning, Sacrifice, Feasts, Food, Dances, Songs, Games, Posts, Fir…
  13. 13Note on Illustrations

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