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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  WAR 
  HONOR 
  DECORATIONS 
  

  

  The 
  decorations 
  were 
  called 
  u'hio 
  n 
  , 
  (from 
  Ho", 
  "to 
  decorate 
  one's 
  

   self 
  by 
  painting 
  or 
  by 
  wearing 
  regalia 
  or 
  garments"). 
  

  

  For 
  the 
  first 
  grade 
  the 
  warrior 
  was 
  entitled 
  to 
  wear 
  in 
  his 
  scalp 
  lock, 
  

   so 
  arranged 
  as 
  to 
  stand 
  erect 
  on 
  the 
  head, 
  the 
  white-tipped 
  feather 
  

   from 
  the 
  tail 
  of 
  the 
  golden 
  eagle. 
  

  

  Fii.. 
  98. 
  Deer-tail 
  liead-dress. 
  

  

  As 
  the 
  sign 
  of 
  having 
  won 
  the 
  second 
  grade, 
  the 
  warrior 
  could 
  wear 
  

   the 
  white-tipped 
  feather 
  from 
  the 
  tail 
  of 
  the 
  golden 
  eagle 
  fastened 
  

   to 
  his 
  scalp 
  lock 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  project 
  horizontally 
  at 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  head. 
  

  

  The 
  third-grade 
  honor 
  entitled 
  the 
  man 
  to 
  wear 
  the 
  eagle 
  feather 
  

   so 
  as 
  to 
  hang 
  from 
  the 
  scalp 
  lock. 
  

  

  The 
  fourth-grade 
  honor 
  was 
  shown 
  by 
  wearing 
  .'in 
  arrow 
  through 
  

   the 
  scalp 
  lock 
  or 
  by 
  carrying 
  a 
  bow 
  in 
  the 
  hand 
  at 
  certain 
  ceremonial 
  

  

  