84 PICTOGRAPHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 



No. 15. A stick used to beat the Tawa-e-gun or drum. " How rings 

 aloud the drum-stick's souud." 



No. 16. Half of the celestial hemisphere — an Indian walking upon it. 

 The idea symbolized is the sun pursuing his diurnal course till noon. 

 " I walk upon half the sky." 



No. 17. The Great Spirit filling all space with his beams, and en- 

 lightening the world by the halo of his head. He is here depicted as 

 the god of thunder and lightning. " I sound all around the sky, that 

 they can hear me." 



No. 18. The Ta-wa-e-gun, or single-headed drum. " Yon shall hear 

 the sound of my Ta wa-e-gun." 



No. 19. The Ta-wa-e-gouse, or tambourine, ornamented with feathers, 

 and a wing, indicative of its being prepared for a sacred use. " Do 

 you understand my drum V 



No. 20. A raven. The skin and feathers of this bird are worn as 

 head ornaments. "I sing the raven that has brave feathers." 



No. 21. A crow, the wings and head of which are worn as a head- 

 dress. " I am the crow — I am the crow — his skin is my body." 



No. 22. A medicine lodge. A leader or master of the Meda society, 

 standing with his drum stick raised, and holding in his hands the clouds 

 and the celestial hemisphere. " I wish to go into your lodge — I go into 

 your lodge." 



In connection with this topic reference may be made to the Lenap6 

 and their Legends : with the complete text and symbols of The Walam 

 Olum, by Daniel G. Brinton, A. M., M. D., Phila,, 1885. 8 vo. pp. 262, 

 with numerous illustrations. 



TRADITIONS. 



As an example of a chart used to assist in the exact repetition of 

 traditions, Figure 38 is presented with the following explanation by 

 Rev. J. Owen Dorsey: 



" The chart accompanies a tradition chanted by members of a secret 

 society of the Osage tribe. It was drawn by an Osage, Hada oiijse, Red 

 Corn, who was adopted in childhood by a white man named Matthews; 

 hence he is also known as Wm. P. Matthews, or " Bill Nix." He is one 

 of the tribal lawyers. He obtained his version of the tradition from a 

 member of his gens, Sadekiife. Another version of the same tradition 

 was obtained by him from Pahii-ska, White Hair, the chief ot the Bald 

 Eagle sub-gens of the Tsiou gens, ^rahi^e wa^ayinjje, Saucy Chief, 

 gave me other parts of the tradition, which Hada oii^se had forgotten. 



He also chanted a few lines of the tradition of the Waoaoe gens. 

 Wayiits'a,j[aoi, of the Black Bear gens, told me a little of his tradition ; 

 and I obtained part of the Waoaoe tradition from Uufak<j:i u , Good Voice, 

 of the Mi u k'i u gens. 





