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place were to be a bed of peaceful sleep. Tlie grave 

 was covered with, a rough roof of split wood or bark ; 

 a post was set up on which were carved the emblems 

 of the dead, and some rude marks to indicate his 

 actions. (Fig. 42.) And on this, or on the grave, 



Fig. 42. ADJEDATIG, OB GKAVE-POST OF WABOJEEGSE, THE "WHITE FISHES," a 

 Chippewa chief, who died in 1793 (from Schooler aft). The reindeer at the top 

 is the totem of his family ; it is inverted to indicate death. The horizontal 

 marks denote the number of his war parties and other military achievements. 

 The three perpendicular lines indicate three wounds received in battle. The 

 head of a moose commemorates a combat with one of these animals. The 

 other emblems are supposed to indicate his influence as a ruler, and the animal 

 below is perhaps his dog, represented as dying with his master. 



were placed offerings to the spirit, as weapons or 

 useful utensils; while for the time when the spirit 

 was supposed to haunt the grave, daily offerings of 

 food were supplied. In the case of infants, mothers 



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