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sheep scapula,* attached to a stick which she held upright; with these 

 they danced, keeping time to the beating of the drum. Such women are 

 supposed to have held out for a long time when they were courted. 

 In case of one woman it was said that a certain old man of the tribe 

 was still trying to win her, and to the great amusement of the whole 

 crowd she related the story and gave the name of her old lover. 



To return to the discussion of events of the day, it may be noted 

 first, that after the period of rest above mentioned, certain dancers 

 quenched their thirst by drawing sage which had been dipped 



in water across 

 their mouths. 

 When the time 

 came for the first 

 of the three paints 

 which were worn 

 on this day, the 

 painters proceeded 

 to wash their bod- 

 ies, as they had on 

 previous occasions, 

 the symbols being 

 touched with sage 

 by the painters, for 

 the blessing of the 

 paint, it is as- 

 sumed, had struck 

 into the body. 

 Then the grand- 

 father went to the 

 Chief Priest to re- 

 ceive the spittle. 

 The dancers pro- 

 vided coals for 

 the grandfathers 

 to incense their hands and then followed the painting. Dur- 

 ing its progress the food was brought. After the Lodge-maker 

 was painted, his robe was painted as it was in the Lone-tipi, 

 it being repainted with each change of paint. After it had 

 been painted the priest made the same movements that were 

 made in the Lone-tipi; first shaking it as the buffalo does on 

 getting up to shake the dust from his body — thus the priest 



* Formerly a human scapula. 



Fig. 93. Lodge-maker sacrificing to the altar. 



