. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . ted in the accompanyingillustrations (Figs. liiC-lCl) were members of the order of Thundershamans (lug^a ifae^e-ma). OliDER OF THUNDEl! SHAMANS. § 45. This order is composed of those who have had dreams or visions,in which they have seen the Thunder-l)oing, the Sun, the Moon, or someother superterrestrial objects or phenomena. When a i)erson saw the Thunder-being or some other mystery ob-ject, he kept the matter a secret for some time. lie took care to jointhe first war party that went from his- camp o
. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . ted in the accompanyingillustrations (Figs. liiC-lCl) were members of the order of Thundershamans (lug^a ifae^e-ma). OliDER OF THUNDEl! SHAMANS. § 45. This order is composed of those who have had dreams or visions,in which they have seen the Thunder-l)oing, the Sun, the Moon, or someother superterrestrial objects or phenomena. When a i)erson saw the Thunder-being or some other mystery ob-ject, he kept the matter a secret for some time. lie took care to jointhe first war party that went from his- camp or village. When theparty reached the land of the enemy or got into some trouble the mant«ld of his dream or vision. Should the dreamer or seer kill or graspa foe while a member of the expedition he made a Thunder song. Hewho bnmght back one of the enemys horses also had the right tomake a Thunder song. Some time having elapsed after the return ofthe warriors, the seer painted the mystery objects on a robe or blanket,aud prepared a feast, to which he invited all the members of the order. r^ Fif). of Wauukige. of Thunder shamans. When the guests had assembled the robe washung up and shown to them. Then all who were present that time onward the host was a member of the order, and hecould wear the robe with safety. He could give his son the right to wear such a robe, but unless thatson had a similar vision he could not transmit the right to one of thenext generation. Little Soldier painted a buffalo robe with his per-sonal mystery decoration, and gave it to Two Crows, whose father hadbeen one of the leaders of the order of Thunder shamans. So TwoCrows wore the robe, and he can make another like it; but he can nottransmit the right to his son, Gai-bajT. Two Crows would have beenafraid to wear the robe or to copy the decoration on it had he not beena member of the order by direct inheritance from his father. Afather can clothe his son in such a robe when
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