298 PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
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Fia. 280. 
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Fig. 282. 
Fia, 284. 
Fic, 285 
Fig. 280, 1723~’24.—“ Many-drying-sticks-set-up 
winter.” They set up more than the usual num- 
ber of sticks for scaffolds, ete., as they dried the 
buffalo heads, hides, and entrails, as well as the 
meat. This figure is repeated with differentiation 
for the year 174546 in this chart. 
Fig. 281, 1724~25,—“ Blackens-himself-died win- 
ter.” This man was in the habit of blacking his 
whole body with charcoal. He died of some kind of 
intestinal bend [sic] as is indicated by the stomach 
and intestines in front of him, which represent the 
bowels in violent commotion, or going round and 
round. 
Fig. 282, 1725~26.—“ Brought-home-ten-Omaha- 
horses winter.” The sign for Omaha is the head, 
as before. 
Fig. 283, 172627.—“ Killed-two-Pawnees-among- 
the-lodges winter.” The Pawnees (Rees) made an 
assault on the Dakota Village, and these two ran 
among the lodges without any arrows. The sign 
for Ree is, as usual, an ear of corn. 
Fig. 284, 1727—28.—“ Killed-six-Assiniboins win- 
ter.” Two signs are given here for Assiniboin. 
There is some uncertainty as to whether they were 
Assiniboins or Arikaras, so the signs for both are 
given. 
Fig. 285, 1728—29.—“Brought-home-Gros- V entre- 
horses winter.” A Gros Ventre head is shown in 
front of the horse. 
