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Building the Offerings-lodge ..... 85 



Final rites in the Rabbit-tipi .-..-- 85 



The "packed " bird ...... 86 



The digging-stick prepared - - - - - 86 



Healing ceremony with the Wheel, igo2 - - - 87 



The privilege of painting the center-pole - - - 87 



The Lodge-Maker painted, igoi .... 89 



The Lodge-Maker and associates painted, 1902 - - - 8g 



Hdwkan's prayer - - - .^ - - - 90 



Hdwkan's prayer ...... qi 



The Rabbit-tipi abandoned . . . . . g2 



The Rabbit-tipi abandoned, 1902 - - - - - 93 



The lodge-poles painted ...... 93 



The lodge-poles painted, 1902 - - - - - 94 



The Offerings-lodge completed - ... - 96 



The Offerings-lodge completed, 1902 - - - - 97 



The Offerings-lodge dedicated ..... 97 



The Offerings-lodge dedicated, 1902 - - - - 98 



The beginning of the dance ..... q8 



Hdwkan's prayer ...... qq 



The beginning of the dance, 1902 .... 100 



The rawhide incensed ...... 100 



The offering of the Lodge-Maker's wife - - - lOl 



Dancing to the Four-Old-Men ..... 102 



The rawhide incensed ...--- 103 



Fourth day, 1901; fifth day, 1902 - ..... 103 



The Sunrise dance ...... 103 



Assembling material for the altar ..... 104 



Preparing the sods ...--. 104 



The sods brought to the Offerings-lodge, 1902 - - - 105 



Hdwkan's prayer .--..- 106 



Timbers for the altar ...---- 108 



The erection of the altar -.-.-- 109 



The " ditch " made - - - - - - - 109 



The "ditch" painted -.-.-- 109 



The skull repainted - - • - - - no 



The sods painted - - - - • - no 



The seven trees - - - - - • - no 



The seven upright sticks - - • - ni 



The Wheel and pipe placed in position - - - ni 



The seven curved sticks - - - - - ni 



The altar, 1902 - - - - • - - - n2 



The symbolism of the Offerings-lodge - - - - n2 



Man-Above - - - - - - - - n2 



The Four-Old-Men - - - - - n3 



Nih'a"9a'' and the elk skull ..... 113 



The Thunderbird nest ... - - 114 



Young-Bull - - - - - - - - U4 



Story of result in neglecting Young-Bull - - - US 



