Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960, Jesup Arapaho Expedition (1899-1901) · New York : [Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History · leaf 95
mal represented could not well be recognizedeven by an Indian; and that this awl-case represents a lizard,and not a snake or fish or rat, is a matter of the individualpurpose or interpretation of the maker. Perhaps even a dis-tinct motive or intention for this symbolism was lacking in ■ By mistake… … Knife and Awl Cases. I902-] Kroeber, The Arapaho. 87 this persons mind, for the lizard is the most common of allanimals represented in this way; so that the symbolism ofthis awl-case may have been as conventional as its form. A small knife-case is shown in Plate xiii, Pig. 2. Thecrosses have the…
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