Customs Concerning Birth And Adolescence : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], CUSTOMS CONCERNING BIRTH AND ADOLESCENCE. The expectant mother among the Diegueo refrains as far as possible from meat and salt. This is held to make childbirth less dangerous. At birth the navel string of the infant is cut...
The Fire Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE FIRE CEREMONY. This ceremony never occurs by itself, but always follows some other dance. When observed by the writer it occurred late at night after a Horloi or War dance. It also occurs as part of the kus or toloache...
Conclusion Of The Boys Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], CONCLUSION OF THE BOYS CEREMONY. On the following day, late in the afternoon, they proceed with the final rite of the ceremony. While the other rites have been progressing, a figure representing a man has been fashioned out...
The Clothes Burning Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE CLOTHES-BURNING CEREMONY. At the appointed time word is sent to the neighboring villages and families, and a large assembly drawn together. According to invariable custom, both for this and kindred ceremonies, the head...
Girls Adolescence Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], GIRLS ADOLESCENCE CEREMONY. The Atanuk, or girls adolescence ceremony, will be found to correspond closely with the Wukunish ceremony of the Luiseo. There is no internal evidence, however, of a Luiseo source, since the songs...
Conclusion : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], CONCLUSION. We may, in conclusion, carry away several definite facts concerning the religion of the Diegueo people. One such fact is, that a certain part of their religious practices are, so far as externals are concerned...
Colors And Direction : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], COLORS AND DIRECTION. Among the Diegueo exists a peculiar association of direction with color. 126a The two ideas appear together frequently both in their myths and in their religious formulas and rituals. p. 333 [paragraph...
Introduction : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], p. 272 INTRODUCTION. The people known as Diegueo, called by themselves Kawakipai 1 or southern people, 2 occupy the extreme southern part of California. The region which they inhabit coincides approximately with...
Title Page : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS IN AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY Vol. 8, No. 6, Pp. 271-358, Pls. 21-28; March 30, 1910 THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF THE DIEGUEO INDIANS BY T. T. WATERMAN BERKELEY THE UNIVERSITY...
Bad Songs : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], BAD SONGS. Part of each day, usually the afternoon, is given up to the singing of curious songs which are called by the people "bad" songs. The intent of these songs is to insult and revile the people of hostile villages...
The Image Burning : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE IMAGE-BURNING. When several members of a family have died within a short period, it is customary to hold a ceremony called Image Burning or Keruk, southern dialect Wukeruk. The corresponding ceremony p. 312 among...
Other Ceremonial Matters : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], OTHER CEREMONIAL MATTERS. A moon ceremony among the Luiseo is mentioned by Miss DuBois 120 in the following words: " They sing 'Wy-ot, Wy-ot' nine times, then 'Ne-yonga (My head), ne-chaya, tomave.' 121 The dances were...
Creation Myth : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], CREATION MYTH. In the beginning there was no earth or land. There was nothing except salt water. This covered everything like a big sea. Two brothers lived under this water. The oldest one was Tcaipakomat. 148 Both of them...
Ceremonial Numbers : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], p. 335 CEREMONIAL NUMBERS. A prominent element in all ritualism, whether of the primitive or civilized variety, is the consciousness of a sacred or ceremonial number. The exact implication of the term "ceremonial number" is...
Conclusion Of The Feather Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], p. 311 CONCLUSION OF THE FEATHER CEREMONY. While the Tapakwirp is in progress, the old dancers gather in a second enclosure at some distance from the assemblage. After the conclusion of the dance they appear one by one...
The Whirling Dance, Tapakwirp : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE WHIRLING DANCE, TAPAKWIRP. Before the dancer appeared, on the occasions when the dance was witnessed, one of the old men made an energetic speech, saying that the ceremony was ancient, and must be done exactly according...
The Feather Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE FEATHER CEREMONY. A distinctive mortuary ceremony is performed after the death of each toloache initiate. Among the Diegueo it is called "otcam", and seems to coincide with the unish matakish ceremony of the Luiseo. 79...
Diegueno Beliefs Concerning Origin : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], DIEGUEO BELIEFS CONCERNING ORIGIN. As already suggested in the discussion of the Keruk ceremony, the Diegueo explain the origin of certain of their religious practices in the myths which concern a wonderful being called...
Conclusion Of The Girls Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], p. 292 CONCLUSION OF THE GIRLS CEREMONY. With such matters the time elapsed day by day until the girls could no longer endure the inaction of remaining in the pit. As each girl surrendered and came out, she took off her...
The Eagle Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE EAGLE CEREMONY. The Eagle dance or ceremony, expa ima, is a mourning ceremony held on the anniversary of the death of a kwaipai, or leader of the dances. 90 An Eagle dance which was observed by the writer at Mesa Grande...
Gambling : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], GAMBLING. Gambling among the Diegueo as among many primitive peoples has so much of the formal in it, and so many "charms" connected with it, that it becomes almost a religious observance. Figure 3.--Diegueo women's dice...
Plates : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], PLATES NOTE: "The order of the plates and 'explanations' have been reversed so that the explanation follows the plate. All plates have been arbitrarily resized so the notes on the 'natural size' of the objects are no longer...
The Ground Painting : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE GROUND-PAINTING. Several variations in this ground-painting have come to light in the Diegueo country, but all such are of one general type. All alike are quite different from anything reported among the Luiseo. 62...
Mourning Ceremonies : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], MOURNING CEREMONIES. Quite as significant as the adolescence ceremonies are the mourning rites. Mourning for a relative usually lasts among the Diegueo for one year. The hair of both men and women was formerly cut short...
Tobacco : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], TOBACCO. While the Diegueo do not seem to attach much ceremonial importance to plants, there is a definite religious feeling associated with tobacco. The shape of the Diegueo stone pipe (pl. 21, fig. 4) indicates th...
Boys Adolescence Ceremony : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], BOYS ADOLESCENCE CEREMONY. The boys puberty or toloache ceremony among the Diegueo is similar to the corresponding ceremony 52a performed by the Luiseo. The songs are partly sung in the Luiseo language. The accounts...
The War Dance : * "Religious Practices of the Diegueo Indians", by T.T. Waterman, [1910], THE "WAR" DANCE. The writer observed the Horloi or "War dance" a number of times in the fall of 1907. It always occurred after nightfall. A large fire was kindled in the evening on the northern side of the dance-circle...
