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S.MITllSOXIAX KXI'LOKATIONS, I9I3 



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The coloring matter employed in tattooing is made of charcoal 

 mixed with kettle hlack and water. Hie charcoal is made from 

 certain trees that serve as symhols of long life in the war ceremonies. 

 Tail feathers of the pileated woodpecker are used tor i)ntting on the 

 ink and drawing the lines. 



( )n Xovemher 17. 1910, \Va-ge-to;;-zhi;/-ga, one of the ])rominent 

 men of the I'a-Qi-u-gthin hand (Hill-top Dwellers) died. It was 

 learned that he had a Wa-x6-he-to;;-ga, a (Ireat VVa-xo-he. This 

 is a white i)elican. the l)ir(l which is supposed to have revealed, 

 through a dream, the mysteries of tattooing and to have supplied the 

 im])lements. ( )n I'ehruary 16. 191 1, \'Va-i:e-to;;-zhi;/-ga's widow 

 after much persuasion reluctantly consented to part w^ith this sacred 

 ohject (the (jreat Wa-x6-he), together with its huffalo hair and rush 

 mat cases. It was thus secured by the writer, and now has a place 

 in the I'nited States National Museum. 



A STUDY OF SIOUX MUSIC 

 The field-work of Miss Frances Densmore during the season of 

 1()13 was concentrated on the southern ]iortion of the Standing Rock 



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-ln(liaii.> (lancing the Grass Dance at llui 

 Photograph by Miss Densmore. 



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reservation, which lies in the State of South Dakota. Many acquaint- 

 ances had been made on a previous visit to the locality, and the earlier 

 knowledge gained of the Indians opened the way for intensive work- 

 along the lines which had been selected, /. c, songs of war, songs con- 

 nected with the use of medicinal herbs, and songs of tribal social 



