dorsky] 



FLUTES. 



283 



Kansas. The Omaha obtaiued the reeds from some of the southern 

 tribes and made them into flutes having but one hole each. 



Fig. 319 Omaha large Hut..-. 



Weapons. 



Cldbs. 



The ja"-weti", " strikiiig-wood,'" is a four-sided chib. It is made of 

 ash, and is as long as from the elbow to the tips of the fingers. The 

 ja"-dilona, " wood with a smooth head," is a club made of ironwood, 



Fm. 320. -Omaha i.hib tja"-da.imi). 



which is very hard. According to the late Joseph La Fleche, the 

 Omaha form of this weapon had a steel point projecting from the ball. 



