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blue kethawn five yellow feathers were fastened. Five black beads were 
interred with the black stick—one tied to the center, one stuck in the 
eud, and three laid loose in the ground. Five blue turquoise beads 
were similarly buried with the blue stick. Such kethawns must be 
buried at the foot of a spruce tree, with the heads towards the mount- 
ains of @epéntsa. By “head” is meant the end held the farther from 
the body of the painter when the paint is applied, the end having the 
red band atitsextremity. (Paragraph 54.) 
ORIGINAL TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS OF SONGS, &C. 
192. The songs of the dsilyidje qagal are very numerous and their 
recitation is governed by many rules, a few of which only have been 
discovered by the writer. 
193. A list has been recorded of thirteen sets of songs which may 
properly be sung at night in the medicine lodge, when the ceremonies 
of the day are done, and in the corral on the last night, when there is 
no special song in progress pertaining to a particular alili or dance. 
The list which follows exhibits the order in which these songs may be 
sung on any particular night. For example, if the singers begin with 
a song from set III, they cannot follow immediately with a song from 
sets I or II, but must select from some of the following sets, as set 1V 
or V. Again, in each set the songs have a certain order of sequence 
which must not be reversed. For convenience these will be called 
SONGS OF SEQUENCE. 

Nuwiber in 
each set 



5 Indian name of set. English name of set. 
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Rade Mesaler Bigin’ 22-0602: Songs of the First Dancers .....-...-.-. ---- Wnt 
II. | Tsintsd LST co seep spcest Songs of the Great Stick,'or Plumed Wand :. 
Ill. | GepeBigin,. css. eos 222 Songs of the Mountain Sheep. ..-.-..-...--.. 12 
Iv. | Ini‘ BIG ae oie sence Songs of the Lightning --.....--.-..--.-=-. 12 
Vis Tsilke-¢igini Bigin ..---. Songs of the Holy Young Men ..-....---. .... 12 
VI. | Teiké-cac-naétlehi Bigin -.| Songs of Young Women Who Become Bears 16 
VII. | Dsilyit Neydani Bigin- ---- | Songs of Reared Within the Mountains -... - 8 
WILT. |\VEsthaeini= so. o~ceose'e ne AW LIRON OS ers a eee react owen ee | 8 
IX: | Nahikai-gin ............- WIR enin go SOND Sameer nae ace me cea eee eee e 
X. | Gasani Bigin .........--. Songs of the Porcupines........../---....-- 7 
XI. | Nanisé Bigin ....-.-..-.. Sonss/of the Plants): 2-225. ele 2 ssn caeeeen- 8 
XII. | Tsin¢ilgoi Bigin -........| Songs of the Exploding Stick. --......------ 26 
RNa VGA OU ee ese c ce Dayliohtisones s22sc..-- sees eae eee ne ee | 16 
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