NO. 



CREEK SQUARE GROUNDS SWANTON 



43 



OCHESEE SEMINOLE 



This is the only Seminole ground from which I obtained informa- 

 tion during my recent trip. The plan of it is shown in Figure 15. 



There are two pots of medicine for the miko hoyanldja and pasa 

 respectively, but the latter is introduced only at the busk. The women, 



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D££/f, PANTHER, 

 POTATO '""'ALLIOATOR 

 (^INCLUDING TURHErJ 



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10 



B 



8 



Fig. 15. — Ochesee .Seminole square ground. 



A. Chiefs' Bed: i, miko (Bear) ; 2, heniha (Bird) ; 3, yatika (Deer in 1929) ; 

 4, hills haya (Wind in 1929). 



B. Warriors' Bed : 5, yahaikas. 



C. Warriors' Bed. 



D. Youths' Bed. 



6, medicine pots ; 7, medicine pot for boys (containing red root) ; 8, point where 

 women gather before dancing; 9, point where women start to dance; 10, ashes 

 of old fires; 11, ball post. 



however, use wormseed (" wilana "). After they are through with the 

 medicines, whatever is left is poiu'ed out at the place where they have 

 been taken. 



The miko is chosen if possible from the Bear clan, but if they do 

 not find a suitable man of that clan, they select someone from the 

 Beaver clan. 



