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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



[Bull. 196 



Mooney's caption: "Old Money Payments," although accurate, is 

 subject to misinterpretation. 



NO. 11.— NOTE CONCERNING SOME PIGS 



FREE TRANSLATION 



Wa:gigu sent for you today, October 12th, to talk about a pig — 

 a small black boar, Wa:gigu says. He says it is wild, just a year old. 

 Another boar, 2 years old, Wa:gigu says he caught. 



"Now I think that one is a gelding," he says. 



COMMENTARY 



Inodi was evidently writing for Wa:gigu who could not write. 

 The addressee is not designated. It is not clear whether Wa :gigu is 

 attempting to sell the pigs to the addressee or to get the latter to come 

 and identify pigs taken up by Wa:gigu. He may be offering the 1- 

 year-old animal for sale and may be trying to determine ownership of 

 the 2-year-old. 



Although this note is not dated, we hypothesize that circa 1855 

 would be a likely dating for it. 



Mooney's annotation is wrong: "Unsigned Note to Wagiku-Gahunis 

 [Gahuni's] Br. [Brother] to Come WW." 



"'Oourd.' 



