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Near the tip, claws of some kind, possibly those of a badger, take the place of the hoof-sheaths. This rattle was used to keep time to the songs of the bundle ceremonies at home, and on the warpath, while the warriors were putting on their amu- lets before attacking the enemy.
Buffalo tail. This apparently has never been used as an amulet, but was saved as material.
Amulet for the scalp lock made of the tail of a buffalo calf with a packet of medicine attached.
Head and part of the neck of a young aquatic bird, prob- ably a species of wild goose, formerly part of a scalp lock amulet.
Piece of the downy skin of a young swan.
Part of a network sash, apparently made of yellow buf- falo wool yam, afterward dyed deep red. The edges are beaded. Lying naturally, the sash was about 5" wide, and the meshes each 2 \" long and 1" wide.
Lump of black earthy material, a"ki, used as paint. It symbolized the earth and, with a similar but finer material which was sometimes taken internally, was supposed to keep the warrior from “losing his foothold on the earth.”
Part of a scalp — a trophy.
Four down feathers of the eagle, dyed red.
Buffalo bladder case containing two packages of roots, one of herb mixture.
Package containing native tobacco.
Package of down dyed red, supposed to have a protective effect when rubbed on the body.
Two packages of black earth paint, explained above.
Package containing an herb mixture imbedded in red down.
Two little packages tied together, one containing a mixture of roots, the other an incense made of cedar leaves and sweet grass.
One braid and one bundle of sweet grass, used as incense for smoking the bundle and its contents.
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Twenty packages of roots and herbs.
Nine loose bits of root.
Part of a spotted fawn skin amulet case, head stuffed with down.
The following bundle, the second from Co'kwiwa, is prob- ably the best, taken as a whole, secured from the Sac and Fox tribe, and is especially notable for the number and variety of the articles contained and their excellent state of preserva- tion. The entire contents, excepting some of the medicine packages, are shown in PI. XXVI.
Bundle 2/6372.
Size closed, 18" x 8". Cover, buckskin; ties, buffalo hide and buckskin, two near the ends, one in the middle, cane war whistle thrust beneath.
Contents (PI. XXVI). — Wolf tail (A), worn as an amulet tied to the scalp lock or at the back of the belt, 'like the buffalo tails.
Arm band made of the downy skin of the young swan (B). From one end hangs an eagle feather.
Miniature wooden war-club (C) of the so-called “gun- stock” type, worn on the head in obedience to a vision. Such objects usually symbolize the striking power of lightning, and are supposed to convey that power to their owner, but Co'- kwiwa did not explain this.
Part of a network sash (D), of brownish yellow buffalo wool yam. Each mesh, hanging naturally, is about l£" wide and 4" long, the sash being four meshes wide. Only about 13" of the length, exclusive of the remnants of a fringe, are left. Large white beads are strung along the sides.
Arm amulet (E), made from a piece of a red woven sash, of buffalo wool yam, 2|" wide and 9f" long, besides a fringe at one end of 4j". The fabric has been folded lengthwise, and five packets of medicine, two packets of magic red paint, and
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one bit of root have been fastened to it at irregular intervals, together with buckskin strings to tie about the arm.
Another magic arm band (F), made of half a woven sash of buffalo wool yam, 2 \" wide and 14j" long, with an addi- tional fringe of 10". The buffalo wool is dyed red, the weave diagonal. A double zigzag row of large old white beads runs down the middle, strung on vegetable fibre. Eight packets of medicine and two fair-sized pieces of root fastened together have been tied upon it, also one very small packet of roots far down on the fringe. Tie strings of buckskin were provided.
Magic woven arm band (G), the fabric apparently expressly constructed for such use. It is rather irregular in width, but averages about l£"» while the length, without fringes is 85", with fringes 15|". A triple zigzag line of large old white beads runs down the middle of the band. Half- way between the ends is an area of dark yellow running entirely across the belt on both sides; the rest was red, a peculiar deep, rich tint. Both fringes began red, then came a yellow stripe across all the strands lj" wide, then red again. It is clear from the fact that the separate strands of yam are different colors in different parts of their length, that the dye- ing has been done in some very different way than the method practiced to-day. The question has already been discussed (p. 190).
Another arm amulet (H) made from a short piece of a similar woven buffalo wool band, in red and yellow, pieced out with a downy piece of young swan’s skin, 8f" long. Nine medicine packets and six bits of root were tied to the woven part, also two buckskin fastening strings.
Three arm bands (I, J, K) made from the skin of the buffalo’s foreleg, one with three medicine packets.
Buffalo tail amulet (L), looped over for attachment to the belt and bearing a medicine packet and two little bunches of roots.
Rope (M), a square sennit of vegetable fibre, probably inner elm bark, 14' 7" long and about in diameter. About
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6" of the extreme ends are wrapped in porcupine quills dyed red, yellow, green and black, and terminate in a bunch of copper and brass jinglers with red deer-hair tassels. Half- way between the extremities 18" of the rope is wrapped in the colored quills. The whole affair was doubled several times and used as a sash. Ostensibly a rope for tying captives, it seems to have served more as an amulet to magically aid in the taking of captives and horses than for any practical purpose.
Amulet for the scalp lock (N) composed of a long piece of the downy skin of some young aquatic bird (not a swan), the tuft of a buffalo tail, the skin of a small swallow-like bird, a tuft of eagle down dyed red, a faded piece of red ribbon and one medicine packet.
Amulet for the scalp lock (Q) consisting of a strip, 19" long, of the downy skin of a young swan, with a buckskin string at one end for attachment.
Amulet for the scalp lock (O) consisting of a tuft of buf- falo hair, three eagle down feathers dyed red, two hawk feath- ers, the head and part of the skin of a little green snake and two medicine packets.
Amulet made of a sparrow-hawk skin (P); the nostrils stuffed with eagle down dyed red. About the neck is the remains of a red buffalo wool woven band with large white beads, two bits of root tied together and two medicine packets. Attached to the feet are three medicine packets and five little bunches of root tied on with sinew, and two long buckskin strings served for attachment. The amulet looks as if it had been slung about the neck or tied to the scalp lock, but Co'- kwiwa says it was most used to tie to the war pony’s tail, “to make him look small as a sparrow-hawk to the enemy.”
Five spotted fawn skins, covers for the amulets.
Eleven braids of sweet grass (R), used as incense.
Woven sack 3|" x 2f" (S), made apparently of ravelings from blankets or other fabrics, containing three little packets of herb mixture tied together; one separate similar packet.
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