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3d Group. The grandfather's body was painted red. Up and 

 down each arm was a series of large white dots, arranged in parallel 

 rows. (See PL XXXII, Fig. 2.) The bodies of the dancers were 

 painted yellow, with the face red, encircled by a white band. Down 

 the right arm was a single line of large red dots, and down the left 

 arm was a red zigzag line. 



4th Group. The bodies of the grandfather and dancers were 

 painted yellow. That of the grandfather was given a rough, grained 

 effect by the application of the finger to the wet paint. Around 

 the face was a black circle, and on each breast was a large crescent- 

 shaped symbol. (See PL XXXIII, Fig. 1.) Around the face of 

 each dancer was a single row of large red dots. 



5th Group. The bodies of the grandfather and the dancers were 

 painted yellow. The grandfather and two of the dancers wore on 

 the left side of their faces a blue crescent-shaped symbol. The 

 remaining dancers wore a straight line across the face, passing over 

 the bridge of the nose. 



6th Group. The bodies of the grandfather and dancers were 

 painted yellow. The face was painted red, surrounded by a row of 

 white dots. Across the breast and shoulders the grandfather wore 

 ten parallel rows of white dots. (See PL XXXIII, Fig. 2.) The 

 arms and bodies of the dancers were streaked with white. 



yth Group. The bodies of all the dancers and the grandfather 

 were painted red. The face was surrounded by two rows of small 

 green dots. (See PL XXXIV, Fig. 1.) The dancers wore green dots 

 on their bodies, and a white line around the face. (See PL XXXIV, 

 Fig. 2.) 



8th Group. All were painted red. Around the face and down 

 the arms of the grandfather was a white zigzag line. (See PL 

 XXXV, Fig. 1.) Each dancer wore two rows of white dots around 

 his face, and four rows across his breast. (See PL XXXV, Fig. 2.) 



gth Group. One of the dancers was unpainted. The remainder 

 were painted yellow, with a red face, surrounded by a row of white 

 dots. There were three additional dots on each cheek and one on 

 the nose. 



CONCLUSION. 



While it -is not possible at the present time, owing to lack of 

 more extended observation and fuller information from the priests, 

 to make an adequate characterization of the Ponca Sun Dance, 

 certain points stand out prominently and seem worthy a moment's 

 consideration. Foremost among these is the apparent simplicity 



