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As noted above, this paint is known as the "Pink-Calf paint," in 

 distinction from the "Pink paint" about to be described, inasmuch as 

 the paint of the calf is supposed to be lighter in color than that of the 

 adult. The paint may be said also to be typical of the color of the 

 Indian, while the graining,or the parallel lines made by the fingers of 

 the grandfathers over the surface of the body, was said to represent 

 the sun's rays. The black feet and arms are typical of the earth and 

 are also said to represent the black hoofs of the buffalo. The black 

 dot on the nose is symbolic of the buffalo calf. 



While these men carried from time to time during the ceremony, 

 as has already been described, a sprig of wild sage in the right hand, 

 they wore no sage bands on the head, waist, or ankles, nor did they 

 wear at any time the five bunches of sage about the loins. These four 

 men throughout the ceremony stood at the eastern end of the line. 

 Henienit, however, was distinguished from his companions by standing 

 out about two feet in front of the line. The exact significance of this 

 was not learned, but it seems to have been due to the ability of his 

 grandfather, Waakatdni, to confer upon him a more signal honor; 

 for in this position he stood closer to the sun, thereby suffering more, 

 and showing his greater earnestness. On the last day of the ceremony 

 all of the other dancers sat down to rest from time to time, but 

 Heni&nit remained standing in front of the line — "standing out." 



THE PINK PAINT. 



This paint (see Fig. 2, Plate CXV.) was worn in 1901 only by 

 Hisehaseh; in 1902 it was not represented. The Pink paint was uni- 

 form throughout the three days. The color of its body paint was 

 similar to that of the Pink-Calf paint just described, except that it 

 was a deeper shade of red. The sun symbol with the man standing 

 above it was painted on the breast, as above described, except that on 

 Hisehaseh the sun symbol was painted solid black, while he had a 

 similar though smaller sun and man symbol just over the black line 

 about his face. The left hand as far as the wrist and the right foot 

 as far as the ankle were painted in solid black, and the left foot and 

 the right hand were similarly painted, but with black. Just above the 

 two wrists and the two ankles and extending upward on the arms 'and 

 legs, was a zigzag symbol about eight inches in length, terminating in 

 'a fork, symbolic of the lightning. The inside of a circular line, 

 which was drawn around the face, was painted a deep red, cor- 

 responding to the deep red of the left hand and the right foot. Under 

 the eyes were drawn the tear symbols, and on the nose the symbol of 

 the buffalo calf. Back of the left shoulder w^as a moon symbol in 



