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the back of the tent, west of the fire, and one woman who 

 remained idle on the other side of the tent, north of the fire. 

 The five circular ornaments were now sewed on the canvas. 

 The large one at the top of the tent was attached under Cedar- 

 Woman's direct supervision, but neither she nor the other 

 old woman possessing a bag sewed. The owner of the tent 

 also did not sew. As one woman remained idle, there thus 

 were five who were sewing on five ornaments. While they 

 worked, they conversed freely. Cedar- Woman never exposed 

 her bag plainly, but kept it covered and wrapped even while 

 taking something from it. This caution may have been 

 due to the presence of the writer. 

 When the circular ornaments had 

 all been sewed to the canvas, Cedar- 

 Woman took two of the cow-tails, 

 and directed one of the women 

 how to attach them to the large 

 ornament. When this had been 

 done, the part of the canvas that 

 would be at the front of the top of 

 the tent was spread out and held 

 flat on the ground. Then seven 



. Fig. 18. Diagram illustrating 



of the yellow pendants were laid ceremonial, 

 in a row upon it, and their places 



marked with a bit of charcoal. In these places holes were 

 then made in the canvas with an awl. The tent had been 

 folded so that it was pierced twice, which made two rows 

 of seven holes. By means of strings of buckskin and small 

 squares of hide, the fourteen yellow pendants were then 

 attached in these places. Then the four-colored pendants 

 were attached in the same manner, below the others, and 

 just above the door; they formed two vertical rows of eight 

 each. 



The tent was now bundled together and taken out by the 

 woman who owned it. ' Together with her daughter, she at 

 once began to put it up on the poles that were already stand- 

 ing. This was done, as usual, by taking out the pole at the 

 middle of the back (called hiinana'kaya"), laying it on the 



