Smithsonian Report.l 89.— Fletciier. 



Plate II. 



The Omaha Tribal Circle, or Hu'-dhu-ga. 



Ton'-won-gdhon, orgentes: 



1. We-zhin-shtg. 6. Mon'-dhin-ka-ga-AC. 



2. In-ke' tba-be. 7. Te-thm'-de. 



3. Hon'-ga. 8. Ta pa'. 



4. Dha'-ta-da. 9. I7i-gdhe'-zhi-d6. 



5. Kon'-ze, 10. In-shta'-thun-da. 



A. The Sacred Tent of War. 



B. Tent of the Sacred White Buffalo Skin 



C. Tent of the Sacred Pole. 



Toxemic Cut of the Omaha Boys' Hair. 



(The numbers refer to the gente.s as marked on the tribal circle, or Hu'-dhu-ga. 

 The letters to subgentes.) 



N o. 1 is typical of the head and tail of the elk. No. 2 symbolizes the head, tail, and horns of the 

 buffalo. No. 2a — the children of this subgens and those of the Ni-ni'-ba-toii subgeiis of other gentes 

 have their hair cut alike; the locks on each side of the bared crown indicate the horns of the buffalo. 

 No. 3 represents the line of the buffalo's back as seen against the sky. No. 4b stands for the head of 

 the bear. No. 4c figures the head, tail, and body of small birds. No. 4d, the bare head, represents the 

 shell of the turtle; and the tufts, the head, feet, and tail of the animal. No. 4e pictures the head, 

 wings, and tail of the eagle. No. 5 symbolizes the four points of the compass connected by cross lines ; 

 the central tuft points to the zenith. No. 6 represents the shaggy side of the wolf. No. 7 indicates 

 the horns and tail of the buffalo. No. 8 stands for the head and tail of the deer. No. 9 shows the head, 

 tail, and knobs of the growing horn of the buffalo calf. No. 10 symbolizes reptile teeth. The children 

 of this gens sometimes have the hair shaved off so as to represent the hairless body of snakes. 



