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CALENDAR HISTORY OF THE KIOWA 



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GaiVn'iift r^i (Jauuary? 1890). "Real-goose moou," the uame beiug 

 iudicated by the picture of a double line of flyiug geese; the single 

 stroke and the boot record the fact 





that the issue of auuuity goods for 

 the year began on the first day of 

 this moon. 



Kaf/iidf P'rt S(in. The name, 

 "Little-bud moon," is indicated by 

 the figure of a budding tree above 



the crescent. The mares foal now ; 

 shown by the picture of a horse. 

 UH He says the whites usually begin 



Is^- to plow now. It was drawn on 



"■ the first day (one stroke) of the 



moon. 



KdgihU P'a, "Bud moon." Indi 

 cated by a tree with red buds. 

 The rude figure of an ax sticking in the tree 

 shows that he began to split rails in this moon. 

 Aideii P'a, "leaf moon." The name is indicated by the figure of a 



Fio. 19S — GaDhliia 

 l''a — A nullity 

 isaui'. 



Fio. 199— Ka'giiilt P'a San- 

 Mares foal. 



tree with green 

 found them, 

 repi 

 Pn 

 ofth 

 Kiowa, having 

 went and 

 enne to learn 

 cated by pic- 

 cresceut. 



nd them, i^\ 



iresentatiou ^X^ 



"'(il A {/('I'nti. X^ 



he moon. In ^\ 



\KOs campe 

 )|=--^^ moret 



lea\es. He lost his horses, hunted, 

 and drove them home; shown by the 

 of horses and horse tracks. 

 Tliere is nothing to indicate the name 

 this moon (about May, 1890) the 

 first heard of the ghost-dancemessiah, 

 ped with the Arapaho and Chey- 

 about it from them. It is indi- 

 tures of the three tipis above the 



V-'lw 



Fig. 200 — Ka'gi'iiU 

 P'a— split rails. 



7V(/ TqH/aii P'o. There is nothing to indicate the name of the moon. 

 They went again to the Cheyenne when the moon was two days old 



Fig. 201 — Aiden P'a- 

 Horses lust. 



Fio. 202— Pai A'gii'nti- 

 Visit Clieyeime. 



Fin. 203— Pai TCpgafi 

 P'a— Ghost tlaiicL*. 



