LAPLBSCHB] Nl'-Kf NO'^-k'O*' rite 155 



Oi-diiiarily tho ceremony begins from the Ki-^to' vSongs, which 

 iii(hi(le tlie Tsi-gi'-ka-xe, Songs of Setting up the House of Mystery 

 (])]). 198-201), but wlien the Xo'-ka, on examining the fees, fincls that 

 his candidate has been very liberal he shows his pleasure by beginning 

 with hne 1 of the wi'-gi-e and reciting it to the end. A Xo'-ka 

 will also do this if his candidate is a ])ersonal friend. 



Wlien the NC'-hC-zhi^-ga of the Wa-pa'-be or the I"-gtho"'-ga 

 gens, who are the first to enter, have taken their jjlace at the east 

 end of the lodge, the Xo'-ka and his assistant sing the Ki-f to' Wa-tho, 

 Songs of the Gathering of the No^'-ho^-zhi^-ga. As before stated, the 

 version here given of this degree is that of the I"-gtho"'-ga (Puma) 

 gens, who use it in common with the Wa-^a'-be (Black Bear) gens. 

 "Wlien the singing of the songs has begun, the No^'-ho^-zhi^-ga of the 

 Tsi'-zhu division, being in this case guests, enter first, according to 

 gcntes, in single file and take their places at the north. Then, 

 accorduig to gentes, the No^'-ho^-zhi^-ga of the Ho^'-ga tlivision enter 

 in single file and take their places at the south side of the lodge (see 

 diagram, p. 83). 



When all have taken their places and tho songs come to a close, 

 the A'-ki-ho° Xo'-ka performs the Wa-thc'-the, Sending Ceremony — 

 that is, the sending to the various gentes to whom they belong the 

 animal skins and the other articles collected by the candidate to be 

 used as symbols. 



Wa-xthi'-zhi did not give the details of the Wa-the'-the ceremony 

 of the Ni'-ki Wa-tho", but Tse-zlii°'-ga-wa-da-i°-ga gave them not long 

 before his death and Wa-tse-mo°-i° recently. 



Wa-the'-the, or Ceremony of Sending 



Given by Tse-zhi"'-oa-wa-da-i"-ga (Tho'-xe gens) 



Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga (Deer people). Mo"'-9a, arrow shafts, seven in 



number. 

 Tsi'-zhu Wa-no" (War gens of the Tsi'-zhu ) . Mo"'-hi"-(;>pe, battle-ax. 

 'I'si'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge (Tsi'-zhu Peace gens). Red plume, downy eagle 



feather. 

 Ho°'-ga A-hiu-to" (Ho°'-ga Eagle gens). White plume, downy eagle 



feather. 

 Wa-pa'-be (Ho°'-ga Black Bear gens). Mo°'-hi", Knife. (See lines 



1391 to 1439 of this ritual.) 

 TTo°'-ga U-ta-no°-dsi (Isolated Ho°'-ga). I'-ga-mo", down of the 



(uigle. 



Given by Wa-tse'-moN-in (Wa-pa-he Gens) 



Tsi'-zhu Wa-no° (Tsi'-zhu War gens). Mo"'-ge tse-ha-wa-gtho", 

 Breast shield. 



