M. R. HARRINGTON — SACRED BUNDLES OF THE SAC AND FOX INDIANS. 195

a small package containing a little greenish powder wrapped in paper; a piece of lava (U), some loose bits of root, and a buckskin package containing a mixture of down dyed red, cedar leaves, Indian tobacco and perhaps some other herbs. All the objects in this bag were packed in a mixture of white down and down dyed red, producing a very pretty effect.
Woven sack (T), 3" x 4", to all appearances made largely of buffalo wool yam in black, red, yellow and green. It contains six small medicine packets tied on a buckskin string and a bit of root tied with a shred of sinew.
Two packages cedar twigs.
Nineteen packages herbs and roots.
Eight packages herb mixture.
Two loose pieces green soft stone, also two cloth packages of similar stones showing traces of scraping. The greenish powder in the first woven sack is evidently made from this stone, which seems to be a sort of indurated clay, stained green, perhaps, with copper salts.
Fifty-one loose roots representing at least seven species of plants.
Notched deer hoof.
The coverings of the packages of roots, herbs and the like were of buckskin, fawn skin, bladder, cloth, birch bark and paper (V, W, X). Paper has largely taken the place of birch bark since the tribe moved south of the birch tree’s habitat.
A third bundle was bought from Co'kwrwa some time after the first two were purchased. The greater part of it is quite modem. It is:
Bundle 2/6511.
Size closed, 15" x 5". Cover, coarse cotton sheeting; ties, red trade cloth, buckskin and red cord, beneath which was a cane war whistle.
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Contents. — When the outside cover was removed, two packages were disclosed. One of old red calico tied with strips of otter skin, enclosed a head band of buffalo hide, with the long hair well preserved.
The second package is wrapped in cotton sheeting. It contains:
Mink skin, flesh side painted yellow.
Package of magic paint mixed with herbs, to which is attached a string of large glass beads, terminating in a thimble, from which hangs an eagle down feather and some shreds of red and blue ribbon.
Small brass bell.
Miniature belt of black imitation wampum and green glass beads, trimmed with green and purple ribbon.
Square of purple cotton cloth containing two cloth pack- ets of medicine, some bits of root, a small soft black stone, a piece of fungus tinder and a small chert arrowhead.
Package of fine ground herb mixture.
Package of small seeds.
Package of Indian tobacco.
Package of cedar leaves.
From Mecabe'kwa, the same man who sold us the first three buffalo-hawk and buffalo-woodpecker bundles, was obtained a bundle of quite different character; a bundle in which the weasel takes a prominent place. The contents is shown complete in PI. XXVIII.
Bundle 2/6375.
Size closed, 14" x 6£". Covers, two, of buckskin, in fair preservation. Ties, on inner cover, two, both of braided buffalo hair; on outer cover, three, one a braided fibre rope, one a yam rope and one a buckskin thong with package of native tobacco attached.
Contents (PI. XXVIII). — Woven sack (F), 9 \" x 5§", appar-
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