cuttin] HOOP AND POLE 433 
(Athapascan) in northern California. Its derivation from the 
gaming ring is further borne out by the two long plumes, covered 
with white deerskin and woodpecker crests, on wooden fore shafts 
(figure 568) that are stuck on either side in front of the ring. 
The Flute priests at Oraibi wear a headdress consisting of a corn- 
husk ring (figure 569), pierced with two wooden darts, baho, and 
with four pins, on the ends of which are fastened four gaming cups of 
four colors." 
Fic. 569. Flute priest’s headdress; Hopi Indians, Oraibi, Arizona; cat. no. 65789, Field Colum- 
bian Museum. 
Before returning to the final discussion of the significance of the 
hoop-and-pole game, let us consider some of the ceremonial uses of 
rings analogous to the gaming ring. One of the most notable is the 
conjurer’s hoop (figure 570) of the Oglala Dakota. A specimen in the 
Free Museum of Science and Art of the University of Pennsylvania 
(cat. no. 22241) consists of a hoop, cangleska, “ spotted wood,” made of 
® Worn at the fall ceremony of the Flute society. The cup-shaped objects symbolize 
blossoming, hence the headdress is sometimes called lansi, ‘ flute blossoms.’ ‘This head- 
dress is worn also by the Flute katcina and by a few others. 
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