32 THE OSAGE TRIBE 



[ETH. ANN. 43 



as i'-e-wa-^ka, a clear speaker. The children are given the name 

 I'-e-gka-wa-the as a recognition of this great gift from the Sun. 

 The name is mentioned in the Naming Ritual of the Puma gens. 

 (See p. 41, Ime 34.) 



The story of the introduction of this name, as told by the Black 

 Bear gens in their Ni'-ki Ritual, differs from the Puma version of the 

 story. (See p. 228, 36th 2\jin. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., lines 238 to 

 304.) 



3. Mo^'-ga-xe, Arrow-maker. At the same time that the Sun 

 gave to the "Little Ones" the gift of speech he gave to them a fin- 

 ished arrow so that when they came to dwell upon the earth they 

 could make arrows like it and use them for defending themselves 

 against enemies and for killing animals to use for food. The name 

 is mentioned in the Puma Naming Ritual. (See p. 42, line 44.) 



The First Three Daughters 



1. Mo°'-ga-tse-xi, Sacred Arrowshaft. The name Mo^'-ca-tse-xi 

 refers to the ray of light which was given by the Sun to the "Little 

 Ones" for use as an arrowshaft. This shaft had the quality of un- 

 erring precision which excited the wonder of the "Little Ones." It 

 was to them a mysterious arrowshaft. The name is mentioned in 

 the Naming Ritual of the Puma gens. (See p. 41, line 29.) 



2. Mo°-zho'"-op-she-wi°, Woman-who-travels-over-the-earth. 

 This name refers to the ever recurring westward movement of the 

 moon over the earth. The name is mentioned in the Naming Ritual 

 of the Puma gens. (See p- 41, line 39.) 



3. No"'-mi-tse-xi, Beloved-child-of-the-sun. This name is men- 

 tioned in the Naming Ritual of the Puma gens. (See p. 42, line 49.) 



Another name follows that of the third son in the ritual, I°-shta'- 

 sha-be. Dark-eyes, and is a Ka'-zhi^-ga name. The name is mentioned 

 in the Naming Ritual of the Puma gens. (See p. 42, line 54.) 



The name E-no^'-gi-tha-bi, The Favorite, follows that of the third 

 daughter, and is a Qi'-ge name. This name is not mentioned in the 

 ritual. Wa-xthi'-zhi said the fourth daughter is the favored one 

 because if the first three should fail to bring forth children the parents 

 would cherish the hope that their fourth daughter will give them 

 grandchildren. 



Sky Names 



The distinctive birth names of the Puma gens, mentioned above, 

 are spoken of as sky names, to distinguish them from the common 

 gentile names. These birth names are said to have originated in the 

 sky when the "Little Ones" were about to descend to the earth to 

 take upon themselves bodily form. Some of these names refer to 

 important events that came to pass before the descent from the sky 



