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glue, the sinew, and the paint, which is made from the buffalo blood. 

 In order to comply with the original Prophet's requirements, to use 

 buffalo sinew, glue, and blood on these great medicine-arrows, the 

 Cheyenne have this day in their possession from eight to ten pounds 

 of dried buffalo blood, four to five pounds of buffalo glue, and about 

 forty pieces of buffalo sinew. These are to be used by these four 

 men only, and only in the Medicine-Arrow ceremony and no where else. 



4.— THK MEDICINE-MEN. 



The medicine-men come next in order. These men are all doctors 

 who give medicine to the sick. They usually have contributed 

 many ponies or goods to the arrow ceremony. They contribute 

 toward this worship in order to be taught how to perform certain parts 

 of the Medicine-Arrow ceremony. If any one of these men has been 

 loyal and has a good memory and has contributed more than the 

 other men, he will some day be appointed as one of the assistant 

 Keepers of the sacred arrows. There are thirty to forty of these 

 medicine-men, representing different bands of Cheyenne. They are 

 usually old men, and are the only ones who can go inside the great 

 Medicine- Arrow lodge and assist the Arrow-Keeper and his four assis- 

 tants to perform the ceremony the way the original Prophet taught 

 them. These men, the Arrow-Keeper, his assistants, and the Prophet 

 are the only ones allowed to perform this great Medicine-Arrow 

 ceremony. 



5.— THE FOUR EX-CHIEFS AND THE FORTY CHIEFS. 



When the chiefs have become old, and weary and worn, and realize 

 that they cannot live much longer they hold council and select a 

 place and date, and send messengers to the different bands to invite 

 even' one to come to the place where all the Cheyenne people must 

 gather to have new chiefs appointed. When the Cheyenne have 

 assembled in a circular camp, a large lodge is put up in the center of 

 the circle facing the opening of the camp. See Plate II. This lodge 

 is similar to the Medicine-Arrow lodge. It has from forty to fifty poles 

 and two tipi covers are used. It is twice as lafge as a good-sized Chey- 

 enne tipi. After it is put up, the ground inside is made smooth and 

 all weeds and grass are removed. Then all the old chiefs come to this 

 lodge to hold council. They sit in a circle about the inside of the lodge. 

 After they are seated they send for the forty sticks that are tied 

 in a bundle and kept by the medicine-arrow Keeper, fastened 



