494 PICTURE-WRITING OF 'THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
Fig. 693.—A Minneconjou chief named Lone-Horn made medicine 
with a white buffalo cow skin. The-Swan’s Winter 
Count, 185859. 
The horned head of the animal is connected with the 
man figure. An albino buffalo was much more prized 
for ceremonial purposes than any other. Lone-Horn, 
Fic. 693.—Making Chief of the Minneconjous, died in 1874, in his camp on 
medicine. Dakota. the Big Cheyenne. 
Fig. 694.—A Minneconjou Dakota named Little-Tail 
first made ‘‘medicine” with white buffalo cow skin. 
The-Swan’s Winter Count, 1810-11. Again the head 
of an albino buffalo. 
Fig, 694. —Making 
medicine. Dakota 
Fig. 695.—White-Cow-Man. Red-Cloud’s Census. The 
mere possession of an albino buffalo conferred dignity 
and honor. To have once owned such an animal, even 
though it had died or been lost, gave specific rank, 
Fic. 695.—Making 
medicine. Dakota. 
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Fig. 696.—Lone-Horn makes medicine. “At such 
times Indians sacrifice ponies ind fast.” The-Flame’s 
Winter Count, 185859. In this figure the buffalo head 
is black. 
Fic. 696.—Making 
medicine. ~ Dakota. 
Fig. 697. Buffalo is scarce; an Indian makes medicine 
and brings a herd to the suffering. The-Flame’s Winter 
Count, 1543-44, 
Here the incantation is shown by a tipi with the buffalo 
head drawn upon it. It is the “medicine” or sacred 
tipi where the rites are held. : 
Fic. 697.—Making 
medicine. 
A curious variant of divination with regard to the use of songs in the 
removal of disease was found among the Choctaws. Each of the songs 
