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Fig. 3, song of another old man, who holds a cane. It is this 
Wakanda who gives success to the hunters. He is thus ad- 
dressed: “ Ts‘age-jifiga hat! Dable mayi*-au’! Dáda” wadji’ta 
nikaci’ga ckéda" wayakipa-bada”, ts’éya-banahau !— O venerable 
man! Go hunting! Kill whatever persons or animals you may 
meet! They think that this being drives the game towards the 
hunters, 
Fig. 4, Tadje wayu”, wind songs. The winds are deities; they 
are Baza"ta (at the pines), the east wind; A’k’a, the south wind; A’k’a 
jifi’ga or A’k’uye, the west wind ; and Hnita (towards the cold) the 
north wind. The warriors used to remove the hearts of slain 
foes, putting them in the fire as a sacrifice to the winds. 
Fig. 5, songs of the large star (Venus), which is a Wakanda 
or god. : 
Fig. 6, Ja"-mi"dje wayu”, bow songs, This is the bow of a 
Wakanda, probably that of the old man who aids the hunters. | 
Fig. 7, song of sacrifice to the deities. The sign for this song 
is a hand of which four fingers are seen, As this is sung some 
gift is thrown down and left as an offering to the Wakanda, and 
to all the deities, those above, those under the hills, the winds, 
Venus, etc. 
As Ali®kawahu and Paha"le-gaqli are Yata people, they elevate 
the left hands, beginning at the left with the east wind, then turn- 
ing to the south wind, next to the west wind and lastly to the 
north wind. To each they say, “ That I give to you, O Wakan- 
da!” They used to pierce themselves with knives or small splin- 
ters, and offer small pieces of their flesh to the deities. 
Fig. 8, deer songs. Fig. 9, an elk song. Fig. 10, seven songs of 
‘the old man or deity who makes night (songs). 
Fig. 11, five songs of the big rock. This is a rough, red rock 
near Topeka, Kan. It has a hard body, like that of Wakanda. 
“ May you continue like it!” is the prayer of the singers. 
Fig. 12, four wolf songs. The wolf howls at night. 
Fig. 13, five moon songs. The moon shines at night. 
Fig. 14, four crow songs, The crow flies around a dead body 
that it wishes to eat. 
Fig. 15, Two songs of the yarn belt. This kind of belt was 
a - worn by the old men over their buffalo robes. 
_ Fig. 16, song of an old man or deity. Fig. 17, three noon 
mps Fig. 18, two shade songs. The shade is made by a 
