1902-] Kroeber, The Arapaho. 63 



Another specimen of this third kind, worked in beads, was 

 said to represent, as a whole, the sun. The red sectors, at the 

 opposite sides (ends) of the circle, are the red of sunrise and 

 sunset. The white and black radii bordering these sectors 

 can be regarded as two intersecting diameters, forming a cross. 

 Therefore they are the morning star. 



The four small circular ornaments going with each of the 

 large ones that have been described are miniature reproduc- 

 tions of these, except that the small ornaments of the first 

 two styles omit radii and sectors, consisting only of con- 

 centric black and yellow circles. 



The pendants are more variable than the circular tent- 

 ornaments. Sometimes they are entirely yellow. Generally 

 they contain some red. Very frequently there is a white por- 

 tion with black edgings. The one shown in Plate ix. Fig. 3, 

 has green upon it. The rule seems to be to employ only the 

 four colors red, yellow, black, and white. 



One kind of pendant is entirely orange ; another (Fig. 10), 

 from the upper part downward, yellow, purple, white, purple, 

 orange. The purple probably stands for black. The arrange- 

 ment of colors in Fig. 10 is similar to that shown in Plate ix, 

 Fig. 3, except that the middle strip is white and of greater 

 width. Generally the upper part, at which the three pend- 

 ants hang together, is wrapped with quills of the same color 

 as the upper parts of the pendants. The rings at the 

 lower endS' of the present specimen are red, white, and 

 black. 



Instead of the large. circular embroidery, a rectangular or 

 trapezoidal figure of beadwork is sometimes attached to the 

 top of the back of the tent. Fig. 1 1 shows such an ornament. 

 It is called niha"xa'°haya° ("yellow-oblong"?). It is worked 

 in red, yellow, black, and white.' 



This rectangular form is probably more typical of the Chey- 

 enne than of the Arapaho, though the Cheyenne also have the 

 circular ornaments. The Gros Ventres formerly possessed 

 circular ornaments similar to those of the Arapaho, but no 

 longer use them; merely a few detached specimens are still 



* By mistake the yellow in this specimen is indicated as green in the illustration. 



