IV* Honors^ Degrees^ and 



Indian Names 



Honors 



HONORS are of two kinds, individual, and group 

 or degree. Any brave may take both kinds, if 

 he wishes. The standards for the individual 

 honors, it will be seen, are higher. 



I shall give these first, as they have been in use from the 

 beginning. 



DECORATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL HONORS 



The decorations for the exploits are: eagle-feathers and 

 wampum medals. Thus, the emblems of a high honor 

 or grand coup would be an eagle feather with a red tuft 

 on the end, and a wampum or beaded medal for the head 

 band or necklace. 



The symbol for a low honor or coup would be a plain 

 eagle feather — that is without any tuft and a wampum 

 or beaded medal of half-size. 



Thus, it will be seen that the medals do not take the 

 place of the feathers, but repeat the honor in another form. 



DECORATIONS FOR GROUP HONORS OR DEGREES 



The decoration for the group honors or degrees, of which 

 there are twenty-four, set forth on pages 117-141 is an honor 

 band made in beads, quills, or embroidery. These honor 

 bands are used as arm bands or as decorations of the war 

 shirt. 



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