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CALENDAR HISTORY OP THE KIOWA 



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Fig. 209— T^pgafi 

 P'a — School- 

 boys frozen. 



Fig. 210 — Gauhiria — 

 Annuity issue. 



Tvpgan P'a (Jauuary, 1891). It is indicated in the regular way, 

 111 this moon the three schoolboys wei'e frozen to death^ . 

 as already related (winter 1800-91); they ran away 

 from the school on January 9, 1891, and are repre- 

 sented by the figures as wearing hats and holding 

 out a book. Anko drew only two figures, but explains 

 j~W that " everybody knows there were 



loT three." 



— ^-^- Gnnhina P'a, The moon is indicated 



as before. The annuity issue was made 

 in this moon, shown by the pictures of a 

 boot and a blanket. This was about the 

 end of January, 1S91. 



Kagi'Kit I'\i Siiii (February, 1891). 

 The moon is indicated in the regular 

 way, and the rude human figure is in- 

 tended bj^ the artist for A'piatan, who 

 returned this month (February, 1891) 

 from his visit to the Indian messiah (see win- 

 ter 1890-91 ). The two strokes show that he 

 returned, or that the picture was drawn, on 

 the second day of the moon. 



KaguAt P-a. It is indicated as before 

 by means of a budding tree. The agent 

 issued wire for fencing, shown by a reel 

 of wire upon the tree, with a single stroke 

 for the date. 



Aiden Phi. It is indicated as 

 by a tree in foliage. No event 

 corded. 

 Pai A'ga'nti (June, 1891). There is nothing to in 

 dicate the name of the moon. 

 About this time a commission 

 came to negotiate with the Cad- 

 do and Wichita for a sale of 

 their reservation; an agreement 

 was reached in June, 1891 (7>'e- 

 port, 117). The figure shows a 

 white man and an Indian beside 

 a sectional figure to represent 

 the allotments of lands, witli 

 circles above for the purchase 

 money. 



Pui Tepgan P\i (July, 1891). 

 There is nothing to distinguish 

 the moon. In this moon occurs the Fourth of 

 July, on which occasion there are always great gatherings of the 



Fig. 211— Ka'giiilt 

 P'a Siin— A'pia- 

 tan. 



before 

 is re- 



FlQ. 212— Kn'gi'iilt 

 P'a — Wire issue. 



Fig. 213 — Aldefi 

 P'a. 



Fifi. 214-Pai A'g.l'nti- Treaty 

 sale. 



