596 PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
Fig. 917.—Lone-Bear was killed in battle. Cloud-Shield’s Winter 
Count, 1866~67. This figure is perhaps to be ex- 
plained by the one preceding. The bear is drawn 
sitting upright and solitary, not standing as it wouid 
be with the device turned, feet to ground, as might 
be suspected to be the intended attitude 
instead of that here shown. 
MANY, MUCH. 
In the two following figures the idea 
of “‘many” is conveyed by repetition. 
In the third, Fig. 920, the representa- 
tion is that of a heap, for much. 
Fig. 918.—Many-Shells. Red Cloud’s 
Fic. 917.—Lone-Bear. Census. 
Fig. 918 —Many-Shells. 
Fig. 919.—General Maynadier made peace with the 
Oglalas and Brulés. American-Horse’s Winter Count, 
186566. The general’s name (the sound of which 
resembles the words ‘‘many deer”) is indicated by the 
two deer heads connected with his mouth by lines. The 
pictographers represented his name in the same manner 
as they do their own. It is not an example of rebus, 
but of misunderstanding the significance of the word 
as spoken and heard by such Indians as had some !6- 919—Many deer. 
knowledge of English. The official interpreters would be likely to 
commit the error as they seldom understand more than the colloquial 
English phrases. 
Fig. 920 is taken from the winter count of Battiste Good for the year 
1841-42. He calls the year ‘“ Pointer-made-a-commemoration-of-the- 
dead winter.” Also “ Deep-snow winter.” 
The extended index denotes the man’s name, 
iM) ‘ Pointer,” the circular line and spots, deep snow. 
/ The spots denoting snow occur also in other portions 
of this count, and the circle, denoting much, is 
in Fig. 260 connected with a forked 
stick and incloses a buffalo head to | 
signify “much meat.” That the circle —— 
is intended to signify much is made yy. 921.—Great, much. 
P16. 920.--Much snow, probable, by the fact that a gesture for “much” is made 
by passing the hands upward from both sides and together before the . 
body, describing the upper half of a circle, i. e., showing a heap. 
Fig. 921, from Copway, gives the character meaning “great,” really 
“much.” See the above mentioned gesture. 
