ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATE 



I. 



II. 



III. 



IV. 



V. 



VI, 



VII. 



VIII. 



IX. 



X. 



XI. 



XII. 



XIII. 



XIV. 



XV. 



XVI. 



XVII. 



XVIII. 



XIX. 



XX. 



XXI. 



XXII. 



XXIII. 



XXIV. 



XXV. 



XXVI. 



XXVII. 



XXVIII. 



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White-Eagle, Sun dance chief. 



Big-Elk, assistant leader. 



Mourning feast. 



One of the secret tipis of preparation. 



Sun dance servants. 



Sun dance pipe-bearers. 



Sun dance priests assembling. 



Mounted Dog-soldiers leaving the camp-circle. 

 Sun dance priests awaiting return of Dog-soldiers. 

 Sham battle after capture of the center-pole. 

 Fig. i . Diagram of first altar. 



Diagram of second altar. 



Diagram of third altar. 



Diagram of fourth altar. 



View of third altar. 



View of fourth altar. 

 Preparing the centre-pole. 

 Raising the centre-pole. 



Entrance of priests and dancers to Sun dance lodge. 

 Entrance of priests and dancers to Sun dance lodge. 

 The <Sun dance lodge altar. 

 Beginning of dance, outside the lodge. 

 Incidents of the noon"dance, third day. 

 The dance to the setting sun, third day. 

 Incidents of morning dance, fourth day. 

 Incidents of morning dance, fourth day. 

 General view of camp and Sun dance lodge, fourth][day. 

 Fig. i. Depositing wreaths at foot of centre-pole, last day. 



Depositing sacrifices of flesh at foot of centre-pole, last day. 



Costume of first group of dancers. 



Costume of second group of dancers. 



First paint of first group of dancers. 



First paint of second group of dancers. 



Costume of third group of dancers. 



Costume of fourth group of dancers. 



First paint of third group of dancers. 



First paint of fifth group of dancers. 



Costume of fifth group of dancers. 



Costume of sixth group of dancers. 



First paint of sixth group of dancers. 



First paint 6f seventh group of dancers. 



Costume of seventh group of dancers. 



Costume of eighth group of dancers. 



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