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maker's head, the priest making 

 first four passes. (See Fig. 34.) 

 Black-Man tied a bunch of sage in 

 the hair over each ear of the wo- 

 man to express the desire that the 

 grass should come. (See Fig. 35.) 

 The Lodge-maker put on a long 

 buckskin kilt which was tied on 

 his right side. Big-Baby placed 

 five bunches of sage in the Lodge- 

 maker's belt, one being attached 

 at each side, both in front and 

 behind, and one in the center, in 

 front. Black-Man painted the wo- 

 man's hair white, and Big-Baby 

 painted the Lodge-maker's white. 



The white hair was indicative of the desire that they might come to 



be gray haired, and thus live to old age. 



Fig. 35. The Lodge-maker's wife in 

 ceremonial costume. 



The Priests Prepare to Leave the Lone-Tipi. 



Black-Man folded the robe of the woman so that the hair side 

 was out and fastened it around her, holding it in place by the belt, 

 which he drew tight in front of her, the robe being placed like a 

 skirt, and reaching up under her arms. Big-Baby passed the paint 

 to Cedar-Tree, who painted the under half of the image which he 

 had made. The point was taken out of the arrow and the feathers 

 were stripped down, and it was painted white. Cedar-Tree then 

 held up the image and the arrow, and said: "I went on the war- 

 path on the Arkansas River as a scout, and spied the enemy. Again 

 I went as spy, and while out I killed an enemy." The Lodge-maker 

 went over to Cedar-Tree and after four passes received the image 

 and arrow. He took them close to his body, first to his right, then 

 to his left, to his right, to his left, and to the middle of his body, 

 thus receiving the power which had enabled Cedar-Tree to be victo- 

 rious. The arrow was broken, because it was the enemy's arrow, 

 thus indicating that so it shall be with all of their arrows if they 

 come against the Cheyenne. The arrow and image were placed by 

 the side of Cedar-Tree and all smoked. The Lodge-maker and his 

 wife were barefooted. Deafy left the lodge and brought in two 

 pairs of moccasins, which they put on. 



