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INDEX 



Page 

 Osage tribe— 



divisions of 82,84 



investigations among- ._ 16-18 



organization of 66,82 



OspREY, Songs OF 347 



Owl, Gray, Songs of the 227 



Painting, stmbouc— 



ceremonies of 6&-73 



of robe 194 



of the face 192-193,243 



oftheXo'-Ka 251 



Painting wi'-gi-e... 74-76 



Path of LIFE, in rituals 259 



Peace gens. See Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge 



GENS. 



Pe'-dse-mo"-!", an informant 213 



Penalty wi'-gi-e 47-49,51-52 



Pipe— 



as a symbol 50 



as credential of office 52 



ceremonialnseof 53-54, 68, 244, 247, 295 



symbolic, carried by singer 138 



Pipe Offering Songs 120-123 



Place of initiation, plan of 84 



Planting, SYMBOUC, of field 194-195 



Plants, sacred food 129 



PoAST, Miss Florence M.— 



resignation of 28 



worlc of 28 



PoNCA dialect, words of, in Osage rituals _ 186-187 



POTAWATOMi tribe. Study of 19 



Powers, Miss Emma B., work of 24,28 



Prayer, periods for oflering 318 



See Suppucations, Wa-KO"'-da. 

 Procession Around the Village, ceremony 



of 175 



pueucattons of the bureau of american 



Ethnology 23-25 



Pueblo Indians, bibliography of.. 12 



Puma— 



as a symbol 214 



as an emblem 327 



Puma gens- 



mention of 70,206,214 



songs belonging to 290,316 



songs closing ritual of 326 



wi'-gi-e of 154 



See lo-GTHC'-GA GENS. 



Puma skin, ceremonial use of 251, 257 



Punishment for violation of triballaw 42 



Rain Songs 230,361-355 



Rattle — 



connected with songs. 264 



symbolism of 115 



Rattle, Symbouc, Songs of 114-120 



Rattle wi'-gi-e. 11.5-117 



Red Eagle gens— 



chief chosen from 318 



office of.. 318 



See Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 



Rehearsal of songs 68-69 



Return of the Bird, Songs of 232 



RipGS, Stephen R., quoted 186 



Rising Song 76 



Rising to depart. Song of 236 



Rite of the Chiefs 37 



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Rite of Vigil, Songs of. 275-280 



Rites, many versions of 37-38 



River— 



appeal for aid in crossing 312,315 



songs before crossing of 218 



Roth, Walter E., collection made by 27 



Sagittaria latifolla, a sacred food plant. . . 129 

 Sargent, Homer E., work supported by... 21 



Sauk and Fox Indians, work among 18-20 



Scalp — 



as trophy 306,307 



contributed to portable shrine... 92 



distribution of pieces of 55 



use of, in ceremony 247 



use of, in corn planting 195 



Scalp ceremony, reference to 134, 247 



Searles, Stanley— 



appointment of 23 



work of 23-24,28 



Seven Songs— 



a part of the Noo'-zhio-zho" ritual. 41,205 



explanation of 77 



songs composing.. 78 



Shell gorget, used in ceremony 251 



Sho'-ka— 



a ceremonial messenger 42 



painting of 69 



Shoo'-ge-mo^-i"— 



acting as Wa'-do»-be 177 



an informant 242,260,278,285 



death of 177,242 



o-do"' count of 179 



ritual recited by 242 



Serine, portable— 



articles composing 92-93 



making of 42 



opening of. _ 93,95 



songs of opening 260-264 



symbolic club attached to... 356 



symbolism of 30I 



untying of 88 



Singer, The, title of candidate for initiation. 69 



Sioux, dance custom of 127 



Six Songs— 



a part of the tribal war rite 205,206 



a ritual of the 'Tsi'-zhu great division 327 



explanation of 77 



list of 78-79 



Skjns, for ceremonial use 46 



Sky— 



appeal to, for aid 281 



life descending from 302, 338, 360-361 



See God of Day, Sun. 



Smoke offering, ceremony of 243,247 



Smoking ceremony _ 63,61,295 



Smoking wi'-gi-e 54-58,59-61 



Soil, sacred, disclosed by the bear.. 186 



Songs— 



black bear 185-192,344-347 



blue-jay 220 



bow-making. 271-274 



buffalo 192-205,283-289 



butchering 134 



carrying... 135 



ceremonial feast 226 



corn planting 196-205 



