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his right foot toward the base four times and placed his foot upon 

 it; then he stepped aside, and his movements were imitated by 

 the Lodge-maker. They continued on around the lodge, completing 

 the circuit. Continuing, they stopped at the southwest reach pole, 

 where they went through the same motion again, Bull-Tongue first, 

 the Lodge-maker following, as before. Then they made the fifth 

 and last circuit of the lodge. This time they halted at the north- 

 east reach pole, where the same movements were performed. Thus 

 they had made five complete circuits of the lodge, their movements 

 having the same symbolism as the forming of the "earth" with the 

 thumb in the Lone-tipi. At the first pole they made one step, at 

 the second pole two steps, etc., four steps being made at the fourth 

 pole. From the northeast pole they continued toward the east, 

 where, at the entrance of the lodge, they turned in and approached 

 the base of the center-pole, which at this time was lying by the side 

 of the hole which had been excavated to receive it. Here Bull- 

 Tongue moved his foot toward the base four times, then stepped 

 upon it and walked five steps. Then he stepped back while the 

 same movements were gone through with by the Lodge-maker. They 

 then passed outside of the lodge and returned to the line of priests. 

 Bull-Tongue and the Lodge-maker, carrying black and red paint, 

 again left the line of the priests and approached the lodge toward 

 the southeast reach pole. (See Plates XXXV. and XXXVL) Bull- 

 Tongue lay down on the ground and placed his right arm at the 

 base of the pole and extended his left arm upward on the pole as 

 far as he could reach. He 

 then moved his body up 

 toward the pole until the 

 center of his breast was ex- 

 actly over the point of the 

 pole indicated by the fingers 

 of his left hand. From this 

 point he measured to the tip 

 of forefinger of his out- 

 stretched left hand. (See 

 Fig- 50) Having thus 

 measured off on the pole one 

 and a half times his total 

 finger reach, he laid his right 

 hand on the pole at this 

 point and extended his 

 thumb upward and placed Fig. 50. Painting the center-pole. 



