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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[ETH. ANN. 



pointed eastward, for he is to wear theiu in place of the first pair at the 

 next movement and throughout the principal part of the ceremony 

 that follows. The Xo'-ka at once begins to recite a wi'-gi-e 

 having two titles: Wa'-no"-sdo-dse and Wa'-no"-shki-ge Wi'-gi-e. 

 Freely translated, the words of the first title signify The Act of 

 Slipping off (the first pair of moccasins) ; the second title, The Tread- 

 ing Upon Certain Objects (so that they shall be crushed into the 



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Fig. 2. — Ground plan of place of initiation. A, Wa-so'-be, shrine. B, Pe'-se, rattle. C, Ho'-e-ga, house 

 of the beaver. D, Wa^fa'-be ha, black bear skin. E, We'-tha-wa, willow saplings for counting war 

 honors. F, Mi'-to°-a or Ha-xi°', buffalo robe or blanket. G, Ceremonial moccasins. H, Horse, fee 

 forthe Wa'-do°-be. K, Lightning strokes, symbols of life and death. L, Smoldering fire. O, Wa-tho"'. 

 P, Xo'-ka. Q, A'-ki-ho" Xo'-ka. R, Man chosen by the A'-ki-ho" Xo'-ka to assist in the singing. 

 T, Wa'-don-be. The three lines in center of 15gure represent racks on which gifts and sacred skins are 

 hung. Tsi'-zhu Seven Fireplaces. 1, Tsi'-zhu Wa-no", or Wa-ko«'-da No^-pa-bi. 2, Tse-do'-ga-i°-dse . 



3, Mi-k'i° Wa-D0°. 4, Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge. 5, Ho°' I-ni-ka-shi-ga. 6, Ni'-ka Wa-kon-da-gi or Tsi 

 Ha-shi. 7, Tho'-se, sometimes spoken of as Tho'-xe Pa Thi-ho". Hc'-ga Seven Fireplaces. l,Ho°'ga 

 A-hiu-to". 2, Wa-^a'-be. 3, Io-gtho°'-ga. 4, 0'-pso°. 5, Mon'-shko", or Ho"'-ga Zhi°-ga. 6, 1'-ba-tse. 

 7, Hc'-ga U-ta-no"-dsi. Wa-zha'-zhe Seven Fireplaces. 1, 5e'-k'in. 2, Wa'-^se-tsi. 3, Non'-po"-da. 



4, E-no"' Mi°-dso-to». .1, Ho' I-ni-ka-shi-ga. P. Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga. 7, Ba'-tsu. 



earth). The objects to be trodden upon and crushed (figuratively) 

 are certain classes of persons upon whom an enemy tribe depends 

 for its potential power. 



THE \\^'-GI-E. 



(Osage version, p. 391; literal translation, p. 532.) 



1. Upon what shall we slip off our moccasins? they said to one 



another, it has been said, in this house. 



2. Toward the setting of the sun, 



