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FIG. 328. 
Fig. 324, 1767—68.—“ Went-out-to-ease-themselves- 
with-their-bows-on winter.” The Dakotas were in 
constant fear of an attack by enemies. When aman 
left his lodge after dark, even to answer the calls of 
nature, he carried his bows and arrows along with 
him and took good care not to go far away from the 
lodge. The squatting figure, etc., close to the lodge 
tells the story. 
Fig. 325, 1768~69.—“ Two-horses-killed-something 
winter.” A man who had gone over a hill just out 
of the village was run down by two mounted enemies 
who drove their spears into him and left him for dead, 
one of them leaving his spear sticking in the man’s 
shoulder, as shown in the figure. He recovered, how- 
ever. (Note by Dr. Corbusier: They frequently speak 
of persons who have been very illand have recovered 
as dying and returning to life again, and have a 
gesture sign to express the idea.) 
Fig. 326, 1769~70.—*‘ Attacked - the-camp - from- 
both-sides winter.” A mounted war party—tribe un- 
known—attacked the village on two sides, and on 
each side killed a woman. The footprints of the 
enemies’ horses and arrows on each side of the lodge, 
which represents the village, show the mode of attack. 
Fig. 327, 1770771.—* Came-and-killed - the - lodges 
winter.” The enemy came on horseback and assailed 
the Dakota lodges, which were pitched near together, 
spoiling some of them by cutting the hide coverings 
with their spears, but killing no one. They used 
spears only, but arrows are also depicted, as they 
symbolize attack. No blood is shown on the arrows, 
as only the lodges were ‘ killed.” 
Fig, 328, 1771-72.—“Swam-after-the-buftalo win- 
ter.” In the spring the Dakotas secured a large 
supply of meat by swimming out and towing ashore: 
buffalo that were floating past the village and which 
had fallen into the river on attempting to cross on 
the weak ice. 
