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clown thus attired and equipped looked much like the pictures of Satan, 

 whom he was intended to represent, except that he Avas wingless. 



These medicine actors approached the congregated people from the 

 southwest, encircled them in a great circle, made circle after circle, each 

 time edging in toward the great lire. As they thus approached tliey kept 



Medicine Man. C 4. 



putting their heads near to the ground as if smelling for something, then 

 gobbling and struting like a turkey and waving their hands and wands 

 like a flying bird flops its wings. 



At last they entered the sick one's presence and acting as though 

 surprised, they danced backwards and forAvards for several yards to the 

 music of the chant: 



"Kahs'ah-tun' nee yah^ ash kah' 

 Kahs'-ah-tun^ nee yah' ash kah' 

 Kahs'-ah-tun' nee yah' ash kah' 

 Kahs'-ah-tun' nee yah' ash kee' yah'." 



