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Ni'-ki Wi'-gi-es of tbe Tsi'-zhu Wa-no" and Tei'-/.lm Wa-shta'-ge gentes 238 



ki'-ki Wa-tho" of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-no" 238 



Moccasin Wi'-gi-e 239 



IKIi'-no", or Painting Ceremony 242 



^i'-no" Wi'-gi-e 242 



Ki'-no" Wi'-gi-e 247 



Wi'-gi-e of the Ceremonial Approach • 249 



The Song of Death 252 



The Little Song of the Gathering 253 



The Great Wi'-gi-e 254 



Instructions to the wife of the Initiate 270 



Paraphrase of the Ni'-ki ritual of the ^i^'-dse-a-gthe gens 272 



M'-ki Wi'-gi-e of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-sbta'-ge gens 274 



A fragmentary Ni'-ki Ritual of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge gens 285 



Part II. Osage Version 



The two rites as given in the Osage language 303 



Part III. Literal Translation 



Literal translation of the two rites into English 461 



Index 599 



