mooney] SIGNIFICANCE OF RED 1037 



17. A'ga'ch — Eiik'e'ye' 



A'ga'oh — Ehe'e'ye'! 



A'ga'ch — Ehe'e'ye ' 



Ve'ta chi — He'e'ye ! 



Ve'ta'clii — He e ye ' 



E'hoi'otsl'stu, 



ETioi'otsi'stu. 



Ma'e'tumu'nu' — He'e'ye' ! 



Ma'e'tumu'nu' — He'e'ye' ! 



E'ho'i'o'tso'. 



E'ho'i'o'tso'. 



Nii vi 'si vu'qewo'nit, 



Na vi si vu'qewo'nit. 



Ntsta'kona'oe'vo, 



Nista'kona'oe'vo. 



E'he'vo'o', E'he'vo'o'. 



Translation 



The crow — Ehe'e'ye'! 



The crow — Ehe'e'ye'! 



The grease paint — He'e'ye'! 



The grease paint — He'e'ye'! 



He brings it to me, 



He brings it to nie. 



The red paint — He'e'ye'! 



The red paint — He'e'ye' ! 



He brings it, 



He brings it. 



I prepare myself with it, 



I prepare myself with it. 



It will make you strong, 



It will make you strong. 



He tells me, He tells me. 



lied is a sacred color with all Indians, and is usually symbolic of 

 strength and success, and for this reason is a favorite color in painting 

 the face and body for the dance or warpath, aud for painting the war 

 pony, the lance, etc. On all important occasions, when painting the 

 face or body, the skin is first anointed with grease to make the paint 

 adhere better, so as not to obscure the sharp lines of the design. 



18. Na'niso nasi'stsi — He'e'ye' 



Nii'niso'niisi'stsi — He'e'ye'! 

 Nii'niso'nasl'stsi — He'e'ye'! 

 Vi'nana'tnu'wa o'gochi' — Ahe'e'ye' ! 

 Vi niinii'tuu'wa o'gochi' — Ahe'e'ye'! 

 Nrstsivi'sbiwo'matsi'no, 

 Ni'stsivi'shiwo'inatsl'iio. 



Translation 



My children — He'e'ye'! 

 My children — He'e'ye'! 



