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Fig. 1 7 shows the tent-omament design slightly altered, and 

 used to cover one side of a ball. 



Tent-ornaments are generally attached to the tent with a 

 certain amount of ceremony. This is done by an assemblage 

 of old women, one or more of whom are possessors of one of 

 the seven sacred women's bags that have been referred to. 

 The ceremonies are similar to those that have been described 

 as taking place in connection with the transfer of one of the 

 sacred bags or with the embroidering of a robe (pp. 30 et seq.). 



Fig. i6(rQ|7). Cradle-omament. 

 Diam., 14.5 cm. 



Fig. 17 (tW- Beaded Ornament for Ball. 

 Diam., 15 cm. 



The following is a description of the ceremonies accompany- 

 ing the ornamentation of a tent, as witnessed by the writer. 



A middle-aged woman who wished her tent decorated had 

 prepared the ornaments.. These consisted, when the cere- 

 mony began, of a piece of skin on which the large circular 

 ornament had been beaded; of the four smaller ornaments, 

 also of embroidered hide; of cow-tails to be attached to the 

 circular ornaments; of four sets of thin pendants, to be at- 

 tached, with the tails, to the four small circles; of fourteen 

 quill- wound yellow pendants, bearing small hoofs at the ends; 

 of sixteen similar yellow pendants which were ornamented 

 with the design black, white, black, red, black, white, black, 

 that has been previously described (p. 34) ; and of red flannel 

 to be cut into pieces to be hung on the pendants next to the 

 hoofs. The canvas tent which was to be ornamented had 



