1902.] 



Kroeber^ The Arapaho, 



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The blue lines enclosing this border represent the ocean, or 

 the large body of water which is called by the Arapaho 

 haa°tetc without being geographically localized or known. 



On the back, the enclosing blue lines have the same signifi- 

 cation of the ocean. The longitudinal blue lines form trails. 

 Alternating red and blue marks in them represent tracks. 



Fig. 11 shows one of a pair of hide bags that are used for 

 coffee, sugar, berries, or other food that must be kept, espe- 

 cially during travels, in a pouch with a small and close opening. 

 For this reason there is no loose flap serving as cover, as in 

 most other bags; but the ends of the pouch are closed with 

 soft skin (so that the 

 whole bag is much like 

 a bellows), and a slit is 

 cut into one of these 

 ends. The two large 

 triangles at the two ends 

 represent tents. The 

 central diamond repre- 

 sents two tents. Be- 

 tween them a white 

 stripe with black dots 

 in it represents a buf- 

 falo-path with buffalo- 

 tracks in it. The four red 

 obtuse triangles along 

 the sides are mountains. 

 Small yellow triangles 

 enclosed by them are 



tents. The double blue lines surrounding the entire pattern 

 represent mountain-ranges. Small rectangles in this border, 

 colored red and yellow, represent lakes. 



On the back, all the stripes of double blue Hnes are moun- 

 tain-chains, and -the small red and yellow rectangles are again 



lakes. 



Fig. 34, a, shows a small square bag. The rectangles with 



•three teeth each are bear's claws (wasixta). The long 



triangles are mountains. The small acute triangles within 



Fig. 33 (lA a). 

 of bag, 44 cm. 



Design on Rawhide Bag. Width 



