674 Mourning and War Customs of the Kansas. [July, 
When the sacred pipe is smoked by a Large Hafiga (Black 
eagle) or a Small Hafiga (Chicken-hawk) man, he must hold it in 
his right hand, blowing the smoke into the clam shell, which is 
held in his left. The smoke is supposed to ascend to the thunder- 
god, the god of war, to whom it is pleasant. There are five 
envelopes or wrappings for the shell, similar to those around the 
war pipe. All of the wrappings are called the “ i"he-cabe.” The 
inmost one is the bladder of a buffalo bull; the next is the 
spotted fur of a fawn; the third is matting made of the tall grass 
called sa; the fourth a broad piece of deer skin; the outmost 
one is interwoven hair from the head of a buffalo bull. 
A. The bowl. &. The tube kaaa oh through the stone, connecting the 
mouth-piece (C) with the bowl. 
The war pipe was kept by Paha®le-wak’ii (son of Ali®kawahu), 
who died in 1883. It is made of red pipestone ("yi"), and is 
called i*-jiidge nanüŭ”ba or naniitiba judje. The stem forms part 
of the stone, being just long enough to be put between the lips. 
The stone is about the thickness of two hands (two or three 
_ inches). On each side of the pipe is an eye, that it may see the 
_ €nemies. The opening of the bundle containing it is regulated 
_ by Alitkawahu, A figure of it is appended, showing its appear- 
