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Rh Aymara, distribution, ; stock,

Aztec,, , , , , , , , , , , , ; culture, similarity to Maya, -; most typical of the Nahua culture,

Bakairi,

Balsa, distribution of, ; in Plateau area,

Bands, found among hunting groups, -; quill-worked, ,

Bannerstone, ; possibly a mesh gauge,

Barefoot regions, outlined, -

Bark-beater, ridged, -

Basketry, -, ; area, outlined, ; California area,, , ; cane, , ; central group, North Pacific Coast tribes, ; decorations on, ; distinguished from cloth, ; distribution of types, ; eastern maize area, ; Eskimo, , ; Haida and Tlingit, -; imbricated, ; Northern Shoshonean tribes, ; Pima, ; Plateau area, ; Southeastern area, ; Southwestern area, ; splint, -; techniques, -; Tlingit,

Baskets, Aleutian, -; California, designs on analyzed, ; California, specialization in, ; cane,, ; classification of, ; cooking, ; decoration of, -; flexible,

Bast fibers, used in textiles, -

Beadwork, ; design elements in Plains, ; floral designs on, ; Plains designs analyzed,

Bear, belief in power of,

Bee, domestication of,, ,

Betel nut culture, analogy of tobacco chewing to,

Berries, used as food, Déné, ; Carrier, ; salmon area, ; and fruits, rarity in acorn area,

Birchbark, canoes of, ; covers for tipis, ; decorations on,, ; high development of drawing on, ; vessels and canoes associated, ; work in, Mackenzie area,

Bison area,, , , , , , , , , , , , , ; costume, ; described, ; designs, ; pottery made in, ; types of cultures in,

Bison, eastern range of, ; methods of hunting, ; use of centered in the Plains,. See also buffalo

"Black drink," Southeastern area, ; widespread use of,

Black-on-white pottery, distribution,

Blanket, Chilkat,, , , -, ; Navajo, , ; rabbitskin, -,

Blind dupe, distribution of story,

Blood-clot Boy, story,

Blood feuds, among tribes with simple organization,

Blood, offering, among Maya and Nahua, ; as a means of purification, ; vengeance, right of recognized in North America, ; vengeance, tribes of Gulf states,

Blowgun, distribution, ; used in hunting, Amazon Basin,

Boats, Eskimo, ; frame, distribution, ; in the New World, ,

Bochica, Chibcha culture hero, ,

Bodily proportions,, , ; unity of in the New World,

Bola,, , ; stone, Patagonia,

Bone, artifacts, in Missouri Valley, ; objects of, California area, ; prevailing tool material in hunting areas, ; process of working, -

Boomerang, Pueblo area,

Boundaries, to culture areas, -; of pottery area,

Bow, in bison area, ; distribution, ; musical, ; sinew-backed, ; universal use of, -

Bowdrill,

Bowls, knot, Eastern Woodland area,

Boxes, and plank work, specialization in,