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on the body of the scabbard represent arrow-points. The 

 squares in the middle are boxes, and the lines between them 

 are the conventional morning-star cross. The small squares 

 on the pendant attached to the point of the scabbard are 

 cattle-tracks. 



The signification of the ornamentation on another knife- 

 case (Fig. 6, Plate xiii) is as follows. The yellow background 



is the ground. The 

 dark blade - shaped 

 line is a mountain, its 

 small projections be- 

 ing rocks. The light- 

 blue squares arelakes. 

 The lines forming the 

 rectangle at the top 

 and the horizontal line 

 within it are rivers. 

 The two triangles are 

 tents. 



Fig. 2 2 shows two 

 sides of a small bead- 

 ed knife-scabbard. At 

 the top is the cross, 

 na°kaox. In this case 



Fig. 22 (i!!ij). Beaded Knife-scabbard. Length, 12 cm. it represents a pCrSOn. 



Adjacent to it are 

 two triangles, which represent mountains. Below, are three 

 green squares. These are the symbol of life or abundance. 

 Red slanting lines pointing toward the squares are thoughts 

 or wishes (kakau9etcana"), which are directed toward the 

 desired objects, represented by the life-symbols. On the 

 other side the colors are different, but the design is identical, 

 except that instead of the red lines there are blue triangles, 

 which represent knife-scabbards such as this specimen itself. 

 Small pouches are worn by the women, hanging from their 

 belts. In these they keep matches, money, or other small 

 articles. These bags are generally partly covered with bead- 

 work, and are often further decorated by the attachment of 



