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of the four bundles that their late owner said were “once just alike.” It is:
Bundle 2/6373.
Size closed, 20" x 5f". Buckskin cover entirely fallen to pieces; a new one has been substituted.
Contents. — Head band made in the usual way from the split skin of a large hawk. About the neck, which was wrapped in faded ribbon, were hung three little brass bells. The hawk skin was protected by a fawn skin cover, the head of which contained a package of herbs.
Buffalo tail amulet bent over into a loop to slip upon the arm, or for attachment to the belt (PI. XXXIV, C). Two buck- skin thongs wrapped in porcupine quills dyed yellow and red were lashed in three places to the sides of the tail as ornaments. Below the third lashing each thong is split into two pieces, also wrapped in quills, and terminating in brass jinglers. To the right thong are tied six little medicine packets of buckskin. Three smaller thongs, wrapped in black, red and yellow quills hang from the back of the tail as a further decoration.
Another buffalo tail without medicine packets or quill work.
Scalp lock amulet consisting of part of a buffalo tail, a bit of swan’s down, some eagle down feathers dyed red and a medicine packet.
Scalp lock amulet consisting of a bit of swan’s down, some small feathers dyed red, part of the skin of a small bird, blue in color, and a fair sized medicine packet to which is attached a pendant eagle tail feather with strips of red cloth tied around its base.
Cane war whistle, with black ribbon to suspend from the neck.
Tail of a small bird.
Two deer hoofs, probably part of a rattle.
Two loose metal jinglers.
Birch bark package containing roots.
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Buckskin package containing a bundle of roots and a paper package of roots and herbs.
Cloth bundle containing a buckskin packet of magic red paint (mixed with herbs) and the remains of a squirrel skin sack containing similar pigment of a slightly different shade.
Two globular objects, fibrous but fairly hard, possibly concretions from the digestive tract of some animal. Ball- like objects, whatever their origin, are usually symbols of the lightning when found in war bundles.
Three loose pieces of root.
Evidently belonging to the same class of bundles were three bought from Victor Neal, a Sac and Fox who unfortu- nately knew, or affected to know, very little about them. They were:
Bundle 2/8591.
Size closed, 20" x 8". Buckskin cover, stiffened and blackened by age and smoke. Three sets of ties, all buffalo hide, one set at each end and one in the middle. Beneath these are thrust four cane whistles. The outside appearance of this bundle is shown in PI. XXV.
Contents. — Remains of five head bands made of the skins of hawks of at least two species. Only one was near being perfect. This was 16f" in length from beak to tail-tip and split and lined in the usual way (PI. XXX, D), the tail being left attached to the right half of the skin. Tying strings of both buckskin and cloth were provided. Down, dyed red, protruded from the nostrils, while about the neck was a collar of red and black yam into which were woven four rows of beads. On a separate buckskin string encircling the neck in front of the collar, were seven little medicine packets. The next head band in point of preservation was made of the skin of a larger hawk, 20" long, about the neck of which was a red ribbon with two medicine packets, and seven medicine packets on a buckskin string. The next had seven such packets
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