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take only in the name of the society to whicb they belong. "The fog 

 occurred on the fourth clay after Siqude, of the I n -kug<fi society, treated 

 a patient. He used to predict the fog; and the patient was caused to 

 walk. I never heard of the doctors, spurting water to cause the fog." 

 (Frank La Fleche.) 



§ 259. Painting and dress. — The men rub ma'^inka sabe* (black earth) 

 or ma n <fiuka ipi-qude (a greenish gray earth) over their bodies and arm- 

 joints. Some rub earth (ma n ^inka-sab6 or ma^mkaiuqude) on the face, 

 from the right ear to the mouth, then from the left corner of the mouth 

 to the left ear. Some of the men wear only the leggings and breech- 

 clothes; others wear iu addition to these robes with the hair outside. 

 Some wear buffalo tails fastened in belts. Some have sticks of red wil- 

 low with the leaves on, which they use as staffs in the dauce. Each of 

 four men used to put the skin of a buffalo head over his bead, the horns 

 standing up, and the hair of the buffalo head hanging down below the 

 chest of the wearer. It was over his forehead, as well as down his back, 

 but not over his eyes. He also wore a necklace of the hair that grows 

 on the throat of a buffalo. Two Crows says that now some wear neck 

 laces of " ci6ki n ," that is, the old hair, either of a bull or that of a cow, 

 which has beeu shed. Those who do not wear these ^6hi n necklaces, 

 wear "ja n aqa." 



In former days, no women participated; but now about two are pres- 

 ent at the feast, though they do not join iu the dauce. They wear robes 

 with the hair outside, according to ( jaij;i n -na u paji. No gourd rattles are 

 used. One man acts as "qujra," and the rest help him. There may be 

 one or two drums, for which there are from two to five drummers. The 

 various movements of the buffalo are imitated by the dancers. 



§ 260. The Horse dance. — Caii'ge-i<|;ae<|;e-ma, The society of those who have 

 supernatural communications with horses, The members of the Horse Dance. 



No women belong to this society. Two Crows says that none are 

 doctors, and that they never dauce except in connection with the buffalo 

 dancers, when invited to the feast of the latter, and then they imitate 

 the various actions and gaits of horses. No shooting occurs as in the 

 dance of the Wacicka aifi n -ma. They whiten themselves, rub earth on 

 their shoulders, and Indian red on some parts of their bodies. They 

 wear necklaces of horses' manes, from each of which a feather is sus- 

 pended. Each one wears a horse's tail in a belt. The tail is dried 

 stiff, and stands out from his body. At short intervals are suspended 

 leathers. 



Members. — Wacuce was a member. Those now living are G<j;eda u naji u , 

 Eona u hanga (who has no horses !),Wata u -naji n ,Maja u -kide, Uifa^be-'a^a, 

 < pi-.sa I1 -uaji u ,Tcaza-<j , inge, Cyu-jinga (who wears a necklace), Haci-ina u <fi n , 

 Waq<j:a ij'iita", Une-nia n <j;i u , Wanipi-waqe, Ta-i-kawahu, Jinga gahige, jje- 

 baha, etc. According to Mr. J. La Fleche, this dauce is now obsolete. 



§ 201. The Wolf dance. — Ca'^auga-iifae^-ma, The society of those who 

 hare supernatural communications with Wolves, The members of the 



