222 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY [eth.ann.22 



TrcniNhilioii of Fifflt Stanza 



1J.'38 IIo-o-ol ^Vn inti'odiiclurv c.Kclaiiialiou. 

 1130 Iliri! 'llaii; Iliril I'iehuts we ri Ui ware he! 



liiri! ji'ive heed! 



'liari, a iiart of ilia'ri, chilil. 



hiri! give heed! 



piehuts, a bi'usli iiiaile nf grass. 



we, now. 



)-i, it. 



ta, a part of taokiil, (o toiicli. 



wai'e, spreading over. 



he! from liiri! give lieed! 

 1140, 1111 See line IV-VJ. 



JiJ.i-pJdiinfiiJii hij ilip Ku'rahus 



As we sing this stanza, the old man touches tlie liead of the child 

 and smootlis its haii- witli the brush of grass. In this act the brush 

 l^repares the hair foi- tlie sacred symbols wliieh are to be put upon it. 



In tliis act we are thiiilcingoiil}' of tlie brush aud its usefulness, and 

 not of Toharu, as represented by the grass. 



Tni nshitiiin (if Si.r/Ii Stiinzu 



114l' IIo-o-o! An introductory e.xclamat ion. 



1143 Iliri! 'Ilari, Hiri! Piehuts we ri 1a witshpa ha! 



hiri! give heed! 



'hari, a pai't of iha/i-i, child, 



hiri ! give heed ! 



piehuts, a brusli made of gr.iss. 



we, now. 



ri, it. 



ta, a part of taokut, to touch. 



wilshpa, accomplished; completed. 



lia! behold! 

 1144. 1145 See line 1143. 



Ki-phuKi/ioii hi/ till' Ku'rahus 



In tills stanza we sing that it Is accomplished, the power of Toharu 

 has nourished and prepared the child for the ceremonial acts which 

 ari" now to lake place. 



Part II. Axi)ixTiN(i the Child 



K.rphiiKtl Kill III/ /lit- Kii' rahus 



The ointment used in this act of anointing the child Is red claj'' 

 mixed with fat from a deer or buffalo which has been cons(^crated or 

 set apart at the time it was killed as a sacrifice to Tli-a \va. The first 

 animal killed on a hunt belongs toTira'wa. 



