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Rh Napiwa, Blackfoot god,

Narcotics, distribution of, -

Narrative, mythical, for origin of clan group, ; prose, ,

Nasal, index, -; skeleton, -

Nasca,, , ,

Navajo,, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ; blankets, ; weaving,

Navigation, -

Nebraska Loess Man,

Neolithic, culture,, , , ; deposits, ; period, in Europe,

Nephrite, manner of working, -; used in North Pacific Coast, ; used in Thompson River region,

Netting, -; southwestern Dene,

Nets, antiquity of use, ; birds taken in, ; for fishing, -; recent introduction among Eskimo,

New-fire ceremony, Inca, ; Mexican, ; Pawnee, ; Southeastern area,

Nomenclature, system of, New World languages,

North Atlantic area, archæological characterization of, -

Northern Mexico, archæological characterization of, -

North Pacific Coast area,, , , , , , , , , , , , ; archæological characterization of, ; characterization of culture, -

Nose, great variety in form, ; skeletal structure of,

Numbers, recorded by quipu, ; sacred in the New World,

Nuts and seeds, wild, area of, defined,

Oath, in the New World, -

Objective characters of man, most definitive,

Offerings, at shrines,

Ollantaitambo,

Ollantay, an Inca play,

Orbital index, distribution table,

Orbits, symmetrical distribution,

Ordeals, in the New World,

Organization, political, Inca and Mexican,, -; simple tribal, nomadic tribes, ; tribal, bands fundamental units in,

Origin, age-grading systems in America, -; art, theories of, ; Asiatic, New World man, ; Chilkat blanket, ; culture centers, due to ethnic factors, ; culture, theories of, -; culture traits, ; defensive armor, ; double-curve art, ; independent, age-societies in the Plains, ; independent, designs, Plains and California, ; language a reliable index to, ; linguistic stocks, -; New World peoples,, ; New World totemic complex, ; Plains art, -; rituals, ; single place of, fundamental Old World traits, ; single, of culture traits having continuous distribution, ; Siouan stock, ; southern, of Iroquoian culture, ; unity of, culture and somatic types, ; verse in song,

Origins, frequently detailed in mythology, -; New World, -

Ornamentation, Maya and Nahua buildings,, ; textiles and pottery,

Ornaments, copper and gold, Maya and Aztec, ; stone,

Pachacamac,

Pacific Islands, ceremonies, ; New World culture correspondences with,

Packing, methods of,

Paddles,

Painting, ; body, ; building interiors, ; pottery,, ; skins,

Palenque, ,

Paleolithic, culture,, , , , , ; races, similarity of Eskimo to,