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Title: Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ..
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
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Publisher: Washington, D.C., G.P.O.
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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, the bones cleaned, and deposited inan ossuary called the Quiogozon. Figure 1, after De Bry and Lafitau, represents what the early writerscalled the Quiogozon, or charnel-house, and allusions will be found to itin other parts of this volume. Discrepancies in these accounts impairgreatly their value, for one author says that bones were deposited, anotherdried bodies. It will be seen from the following account, furnished by M. B. Kent,relating to the Sacs and Foxes (Oh-sah-lee-uclc) of the Neheina Agency,Nebraska, that these Indians were careful in burying their dead to pre-vent the earth coming in contact with the body, and this custom hasbeen followed by a number of different tribes, as will be seen by exam-ples given further on. Ancient burial.—Tho body was buried in a grave mado about 2£ feet deep, and waslaid always with tho head towards tho east, tho burial taking place as soon after deathas possible. The gravo was prepared by putting bark in the bottom of it before the corpse
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Fig. 1.—Quiogozon or Dead House. vAimow.l INHUMATION CREEKS AND SEMINOLES. (J5 was deposited, a plank covering made and secured some distance above the body.The plank was made by splitting trees, until intercourse with the whites enabled themto obtain sawed lumber. The corpse was always enveloped in a blanket, and pre-pared as for a long journey in life, no coffin being used. Modern burial.—This tribo now usually bury in coffins, rude ones constructed bythemselves, still depositing the body in the grave with tho head towards the east. Ancient funeral ceremonies.—Every relative of the deceased had to throw some arti-cle in tho grave, either food, clothing, or other material. There was no rule statingthe nature of what was to bo added to the collection, simply a requirement that some-thing must bo deposited, if it were only a piece of soiled and faded calico. After thocorpse was lowered into the grave some bravo addressed the dead, instructing him towalk directly westward, that ho

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