HOFFMAN] 



MEDICINE BAG 



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Immediately on the completion of this recitation, the four medicine 

 men again made the tour of the inclosuro along the northern side, and 

 when at the western extremity they stopped, 

 faced eastward, and Kime'an repeated his 

 song. Then the party went to the eastern 

 part and, lacing westward, listened to the word 

 "Hau'ka" uttered by the chief medicine men 

 who were seated at the northeastern corner. 

 Then the second group of medicine men, those 

 who had lately ceased chanting, walked along 

 the northern path toward the west to the seats 

 reserved for them (marked 12, 13, 14, and 15, in 

 figure 9). 



Ceremonial smoking was now indulged in for 

 a considerable time, during which the mem- 

 bers of the society and visiting medicine men 

 entered the inclosuro and took seats according 

 to the phratry to which they belonged, or ac- 

 cording to the office to be tilled during the cere- 

 monies. Each one saluted those already seated, 

 in succession, as he went along the right side 

 path to a seat. The candidate also came into 

 the structure, accompanied by his nearest rela- 

 tion, or friends as well, also the member of the 

 society who made the promise of giving a feast 

 at the grave of the deceased. The candidate 

 took a seat next to Nio'pet, on the left, while 

 the candidate's friend sat at the left side of the 

 latter. A third group of four medicine men, 

 who also had been selected to assist in the cere- 

 monies, now entered, and, after passing around 

 and saluting each one in succession, went to the 

 western side of the inclosure, where they took 

 seats midway between the center and the east- 

 ern door (at the places marked 10, 17, IS, and 10, 

 figure 9). These men were Shawaq'ka, ^'ish- 

 a'noqkwot', Wiiba'sh;ii'ii v , and KowapamTu v . 

 The medicine women who also had been selected 

 to assist, both in the erection or superintend- 

 ence of the ceremonial structure, in the prepa- 

 ration of the feast, and in the ceremony of 

 initiation, were located thus: Sa'suss at the 

 southeastern angle of the inclosure and l'i 

 skiinani'uqkifr' at the northwestern angle. 



Each member had his medicine bag, usually consisting of the skin of 

 an animal, such as the mink, beaver, otter, or weasel, though a bear's 



Fia.13 — Otter-xkin medicine bag. 



