The Northern Maidu
The Northern Maidu
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No particular observances were necessary, and it does not seem to have been customary to kill either or both. In the foot-hills, however, the birth of twins was regarded as an exceptionally bad omen. The mother was often killed, it is said, and the newly bom children either buried alive with the mother's body or burned. It was thought by the Northeastern Maidu, thaJ|wf the father wore two caps (wika') at the time the child was conceived, twins would be the result. Barren women "v^nt to a certai...n rock which bore some resemblance to a woman with child. By touching this it was thought they would be sure to conceive.
Abortion is said to have been very rare. When practised, it was by means of pressure.
Names. — In the names given to children, and the number of names, there seems to be considerable variation in different parts of the Maidu area. In the Sacramento Valley region about Chico, names are said to be given to children by their parents when the children are about one or two years old.
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No particular observances were necessary, and it does not seem to have been customary to kill either or both. In the foot-hills, however, the birth of twins was regarded as an exceptionally bad omen. The mother was often killed, it is said, and the newly bom children either buried alive with the mother's body or burned. It was thought by the Northeastern Maidu, thaJ|wf the father wore two caps (wika') at the time the child was conceived, twins would be the result. Barren women "v^nt to a certai...n rock which bore some resemblance to a woman with child. By touching this it was thought they would be sure to conceive.
Abortion is said to have been very rare. When practised, it was by means of pressure.
Names. — In the names given to children, and the number of names, there seems to be considerable variation in different parts of the Maidu area. In the Sacramento Valley region about Chico, names are said to be given to children by their parents when the children are about one or two years old.
What to read after The Northern Maidu?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Roland Burrage Dixon, Huntington California Expedition, American Museum of Natural History to read onlineMoreLess
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