MALLERY.] DIARY OF INDIANS. ART) 
The figure on the left, holding a flag, represents the Ojibwa chief, 
while that on the right denotes the chief acting on the part of the 
Assinaboins. The latter holds in his left 
hand the pipe which was used in the prelimi. ¥ ” 
naries, and smoke is seen issuing from the g 
mouth of the Assinaboin. He also holds in 
his right hand the drum used used as an ae- o\\~ 
companiment to the songs. 
of peace, Fic. 174.—Record of treaty. 
The Ojibwa holds a flag used as an emblem 
A considerable number of pictographic records of treaties are pre- 
sented in different parts of the present work (see under the headings 
of Wampum, Chap. ix, Sec. 3; Notices, Chap. xi; History, Chap. xvi; 
Winter Counts, Chap. x, Sec. 2. 
SECTION 7. 
APPOINTMENT. 
Le Page Du Pratz (b) says in describing the council of conspiracy 
which resulted in the Natchez war of 1729: 
An aged councillor advised that after all the nations had been informed of the 
necessity of taking this violent action, each one should receive a bundle of sticks, 
all containing an equal number, and which were to mark the number of days to 
pass before that on which they were all to strike at once; that in order to guard 
against any mistake it would be necessary to take care to extract one stick every 
day and to break it and throw it away; a man of wisdom should be charged with 
this duty. All the old men approved of his advice and it was adopted. 
Pere Nicholas Perrot (a) says: 
Celui qui, chez les Hurons, prenait la parole en cette circonstance, recevait un 
petit faisceau de pailles d’pied de long qui luy servoient comme de jetons, pour sup- 
puter les nombres et pour ayder la mémoire des assistans, les distribuant en divers 
lots, suyvant la diversité des choses. Dans Amérique du Sud, les Galibis de la 
riviere d’Amacourou et del’Orénoque usaient duméme procédé mnémotechnique, mais 
perfectionné. Le capitaine [Galibis] et moy, écrit le P. la Pierre (Voyage en terre- 
ferme et ala coste de Paria, p. 15 du Ms. orig.), eusmes un grand discours . . . luy 
ayant demandé ce qu’il alloit faire 4 Barime, il me respondit qu’il alloit avertir tous 
les capitaines des aultres rivieres, du jour qwil en faudroit sortir pour aller donner 
Vattaque & leursennemis. Et, pour me faire comprendre la fagon dont il s’y prenoit 
il me montra vingt petites buches liées ensemble qui se plient Ala fagon d’un roulean. 
Les six premiéres estoient d’une couleur particuliére; elles signifioent que, les six 
premiers jours, il falloit préparer du magnot [manioc] pour faire vivres. Les quatre 
suivantes estoient d’une aultre couleur pour marque qu'il falloit avertir les hommes. 
Les six d’aultre couleur et ainsi du reste, marquant par leur petites buches, faites 
en fagon de paille, ’ordre que chaque capitaine doit faire observer 4 ses gens pour 
estre prest tous en mesme temps. La sortie devroit se faire dans vingt jours; car 
il n’y ayoit que cest [vingt] petites buches. 
Im Thurn (e) tells of the Indians of Guiana as follows: 
When a paiwari feast is to be held, invitations are sent to the people of all neigh- 
boring settlements inhabited by Indians of the same tribe as the givers of the feast. 
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