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of Sage-Woman, took up the second piece and carried it to the lodge. 

 She returned for the third, fourth, and fifth pieces. The second piece 

 was placed just west of the first piece, or at the southeast corner of 

 the skull, the third 

 and fourth pieces 

 on the northwest 

 and northeast cor- 

 ners respectively, 

 and the fifth piece 

 (see Fig. 68) at the 

 back of the skull; 

 the positions of the 

 five pieces may be 

 understood by ref- 

 erence to the ac- 

 companying dia- 

 gram. (See Fig. 

 69.) 



The sods are 

 now symbolic of 



Fig. 6g. Diagram of position of sods and skull. 



the four medicine-spirits and the sun. As she brought in the fifth 

 piece she was followed by Sage-Woman and all the priests, though 

 it was observed that no particular order was followed in the return 

 to the lodge. Within the lodge the priests took up their accustomed 

 places, except one who took up his position immediately behind the 

 central piece of sod. 



Fig. 70. Priests making the semi-circle of earth. 



