. Bulletin. Ethnology. Anthrop. Pap. No. 17] ALGONQUIN BIRCHBARK—SPECK 253 emphatically the "arch" (ci'ba'usa) (figs. 14, c; 21, b; 23, b), which may have formerly been a representation of the rainbow (adegwa' ni-bi'sa, "holds back water"). The figure is consistently prominent with sky concepts of the area, although the informants do not so apply it now. The ellipse, the stem with three leaves, trefoil (both called. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Anthrop. Pap. No. 17] ALGONQUIN BIRCHBARK—SPECK 253 emphatically the "arch" (ci'ba'usa) (figs. 14, c; 21, b; 23, b), which may have formerly been a representation of the rainbow (adegwa' ni-bi'sa, "holds back water"). The figure is consistently prominent with sky concepts of the area, although the informants do not so apply it now. The ellipse, the stem with three leaves, trefoil (both called. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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