412 . A STUDY OF SIOUAN CULTS. 



Buffalo tail can not be toucbecl by part of Nikadaona geus (P.). 

 Deer uot eaten by — 



1. Part of Hisada gens (P.).. 



2. Part of Nikada.ma gens (P.). 



Male deer not eaten by Elk gens (Oiu.) ; but Deer gens can eat venison. 

 Skin of any animal of the deer family can not be touched by j^ada gens 



(Om.). 

 Flesh of male elk not eaten by Elk geus (Om.). 

 Bladder and sinew of male elk not touched by Elk gens (Om.). 

 Elk not eaten by part of Nikadaana gens (P.). 

 Turtles not eaten by Turtle sub-geus (Om.). 

 Black bear skin not touched by — 



1. Black bear subgens (Om.). 



2. Black bear sub-gens (P.). 



Wild-cat skin, not touched by pipe sub-gens of Deer gens (Om.). 



Cranes and swans not eaten by part of Hanga gens (Om.). 



Swans not touched (formerly?) by Mi"xasa'' wet'ajl sub-geus of Ma"- 



(fiiika-gaxe gens (Om.). 

 Small birds not eaten by Wajinga-((-ataji (Blackbiixl or Small bird) 



sub-gens of the (patada geus (Om.). They can eat wild turkeys, 



ducks, geese, swans, cranes. When members of this sub-gens, 



are sick they can eat grouse. 

 (Small birds) blackbii'ds, [black ones), swallows, and grouse not eaten 



by part of Hisada gens (P.). 

 Reptiles neither touched nor eaten by — 



1. Ictasanda gens (Om.). 



2. Wajaje gens (P.). 



Blood not touched by part of the (|!ixida gens (P.), hence their name, 



Wami it'aji. 

 Red corn not eaten by a sub-geus of tlie liike sabe gens (Om.). 

 Charcoal not touched by — 



1. A sub-gens of the liike-sabe gens (Om.). 



2. The Pipe sub-gens of the Deer gens (Om.). 



3. A sub-geus of the (pixida gens (P.). 



4. The Pipe sub- gens of the Wajaje gens (P.). 

 Verdigris not touched by — 



1. 5ia"ze gens (Ora.). 



2. Piiie sub-gens of Deer gens (Om.;. 



3. Part of the (fixida gens (P.). 



4. Pipe sub-gens of the Wajaje gens (P.). 



FETICHISM. 



§ 58, According to Dr. Tylor, "Fetichism is tue doctrine of spirits 

 embodied in, or attached to, or conveying influence through, cei'taiu 

 material objects.' 



• Prim. Culture, vol. ii. p. 132. 



