122 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 184 
(Stevenson, 1894, p. 39). This is why the Indians today have their 
corn-ear fetishes (iarikos): they represent their mother. 
The creation myth tells how the Sia got their societies and how the 
medicinemen got their powers. The offices of War chiefs were insti- 
tuted to take the place of the War god twins, Masewi and Oyoyewi. 
Even their clan organization is accounted for. 
Thus the external world and their own sociocultural world are 
each made comprehensible, and the relationship between the two is 
set forth and made clear. And, finally, the Sia are provided with a 
comprehensive guide to conduct: they know what to do in every 
kind of situation. They know how to live like the Sia. 
