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	Plate XXXV. Harvest offering. The skin of a large stag was stuffed with vegetables and carried to a clearing in the forest on the first day of spring. It was mounted on a pole and prayers would be offered to the sun for a bountiful harvest.
	Detailed view of Native American offering from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans worshiping the sun from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans worshiping the sun from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans worshiping the sun from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans worshiping the sun from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans worshiping the sun from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans worshiping the sun from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Frenchmen observing ritual from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of guide with Frenchmen from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of French and native dress from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of French and native dress from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of French and native dress from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of French and native dress from plate XXXV.
	Plate XXXVI. Various sports. Exercise activities were designed to prepare young men for war. Contests were held to see who could hit a target on a pole with a ball or arrows, or who could run the farthest on a single breath.
	Detailed view of Native American archer from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of arrow from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans throwing balls at a target from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native American archer from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of target from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of target pole from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of a race from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans throwing balls at a target from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of Native Americans throwing balls at a target from plate XXXV.
	Detailed view of plants from plate XXXV.
	Plate XXXVII. A bride is carried to the chief. Four strong men carry the litter. The bride is seated on rare animal skins and shaded from the sun by a canopy of branches. Musicians lead the way. Fan bearers walk at her side. Other maidens wearing pearls and bearing baskets of fruit follow in the procession.
	Detailed view of Native American musician from plate XXXVII.
	Detailed view of Native American strong men from plate XXXVII.
	Detailed view of fans from plate XXXVII.
	Detailed view of the chief's bride from plate XXXVII.
	Detailed view of Native American strong men from plate XXXVII.
	Detailed view of procession from plate XXXVII.
	Detailed view of procession from plate XXXVII.
	Detailed view of plants from plate XXXVII.
	Plate XXXVIII. The chief receives his bride. The chief waits on a wooden platform. When arrives he tells her why she chosen and she is then seated at the chief's left. The maidens dance in a circle as the seated noblemen look on.
	Detailed view of tribesmen from plate XXXVIII.
	Detailed view of chief from plate XXXVIII.
	Detailed view of the chief's bride from plate XXXVIII.
	Detailed view of tribesmen from plate XXXVIII.
	Detailed view of tribeswomen from plate XXXVIII.
	Detailed view of tribeswomen from plate XXXVIII.
	Detailed view of tribeswomen from plate XXXVIII.
	Detailed view of tribeswomen from plate XXXVIII.

 

 

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