MALLERY. | BATTISTE GOOD’S WINTER COUNT. 297 
Fig. 275, 1718~19.—“ Brought - home - Pawnee- 
horses winter.” The sign for Ree, i. e., an ear of 
corn, is in front of the horse. A 
Fig. 276, 1719220.—‘‘ Wore-snowshoes winter.” 
The snow was very deep, and the people hunted 
buffalo on snowshoes with excellent success. 
Fia. 276. 
Fig. 277, 172021.—“‘ Three - lodges- starved - to- 
death winter.” The bare ribs of the man denote 
starvation. [The gesture-sign for poor or lean in- 
dicates that the ribs are visible. In the Ojibwa 
and Ottawa pictographs lines across the chest de- 
note starvation. | 
Fig. 278, 1721-22.—“ Wore-snowshoes-and-dried- 
much-buffalo-meat winter.” It was even a better 
year for buffalo than 1719~20. 
Fig. 279, 1722~23.—“ Deep -snow-and- tops - of- 
lodges-only-visible winter.” The spots are intended 
for snow. 
