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was placed a little farther north and west for the boys (12) and 

 another was carried around to the north end of the east cabin for 

 the women and children (13). The ingredients of this medicine 



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Fig. I. — General arrangement of the square of Abihka. 



A. Chiefs' Bed (mikalgi or mikagi intupa) ; i, miko (Bear) ; 2, heniha 

 (Raccoon) ; 3, hilis haya (Raccoon) ; 4, hilis tcalaba; 5, yahaikas (any clan). 



B. Henihas' Bed (henihalgi intupa) : 6, asimbonaia (Alligator) ; 7, ta'pala 

 (Panther) ; 8, ta'pala (Wind). 



C. Warriors' Bed (tastanagalgi intupa) : 9, asimbonaia (Raccoon) ; 10, tutka 

 didja (Deer). 



II, medicine pots (ist position); 12, medicine pot for boys (2d position); 

 13, medicine pot for women (2d position) ; 14, place where medicines were 

 piled immediately after they were brought in; 15, ball post (pokabi). 



It is to be noted that, in all of these diagrams, the ball post was actually much 

 farther from the center of the square than is indicated. 



were miko hoyanidja ("red root"), pasa (" buttonsnake-root "), 

 wilana (" wormseed "), and hobaga (" maypop ") ; tcato hatki 

 (" white stones ") were added. After the ceremony was about over and 

 the fasters were ready to go down to bathe in the creek, what was left 



