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have performed the tattooing, as well as other ceremonies. It was 
then that this ancient rite became the means by which any individual 
could publicly display his affection toward a relative. 
Fic 64.—An Osage Indian with tattooing. 
Figure 64 shows designs tattooed upon the body of a man. Those 
on a woman are more elaborate and cover the upper part of her 
body, breast and back, and the lower part of her legs. Figure 65 shows 
