May, 1905. 



The Cheyenne — Dorsey 



107 



THE LONE-TIPI IS ABANDONED. 



The priests arose, and all except the Chief Priest, the Lodge- 

 maker and his wife passed around by way of the north of the tipi 

 and passed outside, where they circled the lodge by way of the east, 

 north, west, and sat on the south. A large bowl of water was passed 

 within the lodge. The Chief Priest took a bite of root, spat on the 

 water as before, and both the Lodge- 

 maker and his wife stepped over and 

 drank copiously, making four nods with 

 their heads toward the water and four 

 movements with their lips before 

 drinking. This was to be the last 

 time they were to drink until the 

 ceremony should end. The woman 

 took a position behind the buffalo 

 skull. 



The Chief Priest placed the bundle 

 on one side and the buffalo chip on 

 top of it. He took the woman's hands 

 in his, made four passes toward the 

 skull, and she grasped it just in front 

 of the horns, gently lifted upon it four 

 times, then raised it from the ground 

 and carried it slowly forward by way of the north or left toward the 

 center of the tipi and passed on outside the tipi. (See Fig. 36.) 

 The Lodge-maker took up the black and red pipes and followed. The 



other priests re- 

 turned within the 

 tipi and took a 

 drink out of the 

 bowl. The priests 

 took up the re- 

 maining objects, 

 one the rattles, 

 another the earth- 

 peg, another the 

 altar brush, etc., 

 and passed out- 

 side and formed 

 in line behind the 

 Fig. 37. The priests abandoning the Lone-tipi. (Mooney.) woman carrying 



Fig. 36. The Lodge-maker's wife 

 carrying buffalo skull. 



