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Hitantuh, another of the dancers, then went through the same per- 

 formance. 



During this time considerable fervor was shown on the part of the 

 women and among the crowd of spectators, and among those who had 

 brought in the food, by their shouting. The priests, ' grandfathers,' 

 and singers now ate their dinner, which had been so liberally provided, 

 during which time the best of feeling was shown. At the conclusion 

 of the meal, H6cheni cried out, asking the women to come forward 

 and remove what remained of the feast. 



CEREMONIAL SMOKING. 



Thihauchhawkan now arose, received from H6cheni a pipe, which 

 he carried to the fireplace and lighted, carrying it back to Hocheni. 

 As the latter received the pipe, he blew puffs of smoke to the four 

 directions, and then passed it on in the line. Then the second of the 

 dancers lighted his pipe and passed it to Hocheni, who smoked it and 

 passed it along. The other dancers now in turn lighted their pipes 

 for the grandfathers, for it is the privilege of the grandfathers to 

 call for a pipe at any time during the ceremony, and it is the duty of 

 the dancer to have a pipe ready for this purpose. 



Inasmuch as this preparation of the pipe is performed many times 

 throughout the ceremony, and generally in a uniform manner, a single 

 detailed description will suffice. The dancer takes up his pipe, which 

 he has by his side, and fills it from a buckskin bag with native tobacco. 

 He then passes the pipe to Hocheni, who holds it out in front of him 

 in his right hand, with the stem pointing downward. The dancer then 

 puts his left hand under Hdcheni's right hand, and with his right hand 

 makes a downward motion on Hocheni's right arm, from the shoulder 

 to the tips of his fingers. This he does four times. 



The same performance is repeated whenever any one of the dan- 

 cers receives a pipe from Hocheni for the purpose of taking it over to 

 the fire to light it. Whenever the lighted pipe is handed to H6cheni 

 he points the end of the stem toward the earth, then takes a few puffs 

 and blows the smoke upward. Then he points the stem to the earth 

 again, then toward the center-pole, then toward the north, then toward 

 the south, then to the sun, and finally toward the earth. 



After the pipe has gone down and back the line of the grand- 

 fathers, or at other times, it was passed to Hocheni for cleansing, he 

 removed the contents of the bowl with a hard wooden tamper and 

 placed the ashes upon the ground, by which act he cleansed the faults 

 of the owner of the pipe, and at the same time expressed the wish, by 

 putting his hands over the ashes and by putting them on the ground. 



