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some other brave. If he loses, he surrenders his tuft to the 

 winner and goes tuf tless — that is, he is dead until the coun- 

 cil thinks proper to revive him by giving him a new scalp 

 But he never gets back the old one, which remains the 

 property of the winner for a teepee or other decoration. 



A dead brave cannot vote or sit in council or take part 

 in the competitions. 



INDIAN WORK 



For all kinds of genuine Indian work, to order if need 

 be, send to Mohank Lodge, Colony, Oklahoma. 



