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and placed it in front of the stem, and by similar movement inserted 

 the stem. The assistant Chief Priest then applied a bit of tallow 

 over the mouth of the bowl to prevent the tobacco from spilling 

 out, and greased the stem. He grasped the hands of the Lodge- 

 maker and caused him to pick up the buffalo wool, put it on the 

 end of the stem and wrap it around.* Then, the hands in the same 

 position, the pipe bowl was drawn toward the stem. The hands 

 were released and again the bowl of the pipe was drawn forward 

 as before. With two more movements the bowl was in contact 

 with and ready for the insertion of the stem. This was done by 

 the assistant Chief Priest without formality. 



Painting the Sacred Pipe. 



The Chief Priest went to the Lodge-maker's side and took up 

 the pipe, rested it on the buffalo chip,t and wiped it from end to 



end four times, thus purifying the 

 pipe, and so all people, and draw- 

 ing the buffalo to them, and handed 

 the pipe to the assistant Chief 

 Priest. A coal, symbolic of heat 

 and light for all animals, people, 

 etc., was placed in front of the 

 assistant Chief Priest by the Lodge- 



maker and he laid the pipe down, 

 pausing before placing it on the 

 ground, four times. The assistant 

 Chief Priest again took the two 

 hands of the Lodge-maker, and 

 with four passes picked up a pinch 

 of red paint, and with four passes 

 l)laced it in the palm of the Lodge- 

 maker's left hand; four similar 

 passes and tallow was added ; four 

 passes and a pinch of sweet-grass was placed upon the coal. The 

 Lodge-maker then rubbed and mixed the tallow in his hands, and 

 bathed them four times, as already described, in the incense. He 

 then made four passes, picked up the pipe in his left hand, made 

 four passes with his right hand, and drew it up the pipe twice. (See 

 Fig. 30.) He transferred the pipe to his right hand and repeated 



♦Thus in smoking the pipe they would draw the buffalo to them. 



fThe chip is symbolic of the food of the buffalo and hence of life in general. 



Fig. 30. Painting the sacred pipe. 



