480 PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
ment over the door leading into the court; /, an ornament over a door; g, part of 
court ornamented with down; h, part of court ornamented with red down; i, a bear; 
J, a deer; k, an elk; l, a buffalo; m, n, incense-offering; 0, a rattle of deer’s claws, 
used when singing; p, a long flute, or whistle; q, 7, s, t, are meteors that the giant 
sends out for his defense, or to protect him from invasion; uw, r, w, ©, the giant sur- 
rounded with lightnings, with which he kills all kinds of animals that molest hin; 
y, ted down in small bunches fastened to the railing of the court; z, the same. One 
Fic. 667.—Haokah. Dakota giant. 
of these bunches of red down disappears every time an animal is found dead inside 
the court; aa, bb, touchwood, and a large fungus that grows on trees. These are 
eaten by any animal that enters the court, and this food causes their death; ce, a 
streak of lightning going from the giant’s hat; dd, giant’s head and hat; ee, his bow 
and arrow. 
Mrs. Eastman’s explanation of the drawing would have been better 
if she had known more about the mystery lodges. It is given here in 
her own words. 
Fic. 668.—Ojibwa Ma/nido. 
Fig. 668, from Copway (c), shows the representations, beginning from 
the left, of spirits above, spirits under water, and animals under ground, 
all of which are called ma/nidos. 
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