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SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIOX: 



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knife between its point and the pipe design, terminating- behind the 

 shoulders (fig. 118). 



The woman, upon whom depends the continual existence of the 

 tribe, was no less honored than the warrior who risks his life for the 

 people. Upon her forehead, chest, back, arms, hands, and the lower 

 part of her legs are pictured, in conventional desig^ns, the sun, stars, 

 the earth, the powers from whose united force proceed life in all its 

 manifold forms. The lines running down from her shoulder to her 



1- iij. ii'j. — Osa.ue \\ Onian uitli Conventional Syniliols I'ictnixd on Her I'.ody. 



wrist synibolizc tliu "paths of animals," in rcalil\, life (Jesccnding 

 frrjm tin- sun and the stars to the earth, rt-prt'scnted in the conven- 

 tional design of a sjjider pictured on the hand (fig. 1 nj). 



When the fourth stage of the tribal govermnent was comiilrled 

 this rite was transferred to the ro"'-ka W'a-slita-ge chief .ind also 

 added to the rite formulated for him. The translation of ilie story of 

 this combined rite, as given in full Iiy W a-.\tbi'-zlii. is in process of 

 completion. It contains 31 wi'-gi-cs (recited parts), songs, dia- 

 grams, ilhistration^, charts, and text. 



