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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [KTH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  had 
  a 
  pointed 
  flap 
  which 
  served 
  us 
  a 
  cover 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  stick 
  and 
  

   keep 
  it 
  from 
  dropping 
  out. 
  

  

  The. 
  brush 
  (mika'he, 
  possibly 
  from 
  mi, 
  "woman;" 
  ka'he, 
  ''to 
  comb," 
  

   although 
  this 
  is 
  not 
  a 
  certain 
  derivation) 
  was 
  made 
  of 
  stiff 
  grass 
  called 
  

   by 
  the 
  same 
  name. 
  One 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  brush 
  was 
  tightly 
  wound 
  about 
  to 
  

   form 
  a 
  sort 
  of 
  handle. 
  Both 
  of 
  these 
  articles 
  were 
  used 
  by 
  both 
  men 
  

   and 
  women. 
  The 
  hair 
  was 
  kept 
  neatly 
  brushed 
  and 
  glossy. 
  Buffalo 
  

   fat, 
  well 
  fried 
  out, 
  was 
  sometimes 
  used 
  on 
  the 
  hair 
  but 
  it 
  was 
  more 
  

   commonly 
  employed 
  on 
  chapped 
  lips, 
  face, 
  and 
  hands. 
  

  

  The 
  men 
  wore 
  the 
  hair 
  either 
  flowing 
  or 
  

   cut 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  scalp, 
  leaving 
  only 
  a 
  stiff 
  roach 
  

   extending 
  from 
  the 
  forehead 
  over 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  

   the 
  head 
  to 
  the 
  neck. 
  All 
  wore 
  the 
  scalp 
  

   lock. 
  The 
  sister 
  or 
  wife 
  braided 
  this 
  lock 
  in 
  

   a 
  fine, 
  even 
  braid. 
  On 
  this 
  lock 
  the 
  eagle 
  

   leather 
  war 
  honor 
  was 
  worn. 
  A 
  bone 
  case 
  

   was 
  made, 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  quill 
  of 
  the 
  feather 
  

   was 
  fastened 
  securely; 
  the 
  feather 
  could 
  thus 
  

   be 
  made 
  to 
  stand 
  erect 
  or 
  slanting, 
  or 
  to 
  

   hang, 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  honor 
  accorded 
  the 
  

   wearer. 
  The 
  bone 
  case 
  was 
  fastened 
  to 
  the 
  

   scalp 
  lock. 
  When 
  the 
  hair 
  was 
  worn 
  flowing, 
  

   the 
  middle 
  parting 
  line 
  was 
  painted 
  red 
  anil 
  

   the 
  circular 
  line 
  of 
  parting 
  around 
  the 
  scalp 
  

   lock 
  was 
  generally 
  kept 
  painted 
  the 
  same 
  

   color. 
  

  

  The 
  word 
  for 
  paint 
  varied 
  with 
  the 
  use 
  to 
  

   which 
  the 
  paint 
  was 
  put. 
  Thus, 
  we'uga 
  was 
  

   paint 
  for 
  a 
  tent; 
  wape'zhide 
  meant 
  red 
  paint 
  

   for 
  the 
  person 
  (trace' 
  is 
  part 
  of 
  w<ife'po 
  n 
  , 
  

   "clay"; 
  zhide, 
  "red"; 
  wape'tu, 
  "blue 
  paint," 
  

   etc.). 
  

  

  Men 
  generally 
  painted 
  their 
  faces 
  or 
  bodies 
  

   in 
  accordance 
  with 
  dreams 
  or 
  in 
  representa- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  some 
  achievement 
  or 
  accorded 
  honor. 
  Young 
  men 
  used 
  

   merely 
  fanciful 
  designs. 
  Before 
  the 
  advent 
  of 
  looking-glasses 
  a 
  

   young 
  man 
  was 
  painted 
  by 
  his 
  friend. 
  Men 
  were 
  frequently 
  nude 
  

   except 
  for 
  the 
  breechcloth. 
  When 
  going 
  to 
  battle, 
  on 
  the 
  surround 
  

   ,it 
  the 
  tribal 
  buffalo 
  hunt, 
  when 
  taking 
  part 
  in 
  the 
  He'dewachi 
  

   ceremony, 
  at 
  the 
  races, 
  at 
  the 
  Ilethu'shka 
  society, 
  and 
  the 
  Pebble 
  

   society, 
  the 
  painting 
  on 
  their 
  faces 
  and 
  bodies 
  had 
  a 
  serious 
  sig- 
  

   nificance, 
  partaking 
  of 
  the 
  nature 
  of 
  an 
  appeal 
  or 
  prayer. 
  Except 
  

   with 
  very 
  young 
  men, 
  painting 
  could 
  hardly 
  be 
  called 
  strictly 
  an 
  

   adornment. 
  (See 
  pis. 
  46, 
  49, 
  50, 
  and 
  fig. 
  73.) 
  

  

  Fig. 
  74. 
  Man's 
  necklace 
  

  

  

  