ARAPAHO WARRIOR ORDERS 



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or to accompany war expeditions. Each of the first six orders had its 



own peculiar dance, and the members of the principal warrior orders 

 had also their peculiar staff or badge of rank. 



First and lowest in rank were the Nuhin&na or Fox men, consisting 

 of young men ii[> ro the age of about 25 years. They had no special 

 duties or privileges, but bad a dance called the Nuha'wu or fox dance. 



Next came the Ha'thahu'ha or Star men. consisting of young war- 

 riors about 30 years of age. Their dance was called the Jlu'tliaiut. 



Fig. 94 — Do^-snldier insignia — rattle and quirt. 



The third order was that of the Hichaa'quthi or Club men. Their 

 dance was called Hichda'qawu. They were an important part of the 

 warrior organization, and were all men in the prime of life. The four 

 leaders carried wooden clubs, bearing a general resemblance in shape 

 to a gun, notched along the edges and variously ornamented. In an 

 attack on the enemy it was the duty of these leaders to dash on 

 ahead and strike the enemy with these clubs, then to ride back again 

 and take their places in the front of the charge. It hardly need be 



