Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . ENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT PL. CXXVII. HOEN * CO., Uith ALTAR OF MATKE TSANNAKWE (LITTLE FIRE FRATERNITY) btevenson MA/TKE SAXXAKWK 551 the newcomer advances to the altar and sprinkles meal. Each mem-ber of Mystery medicine hands his or her mili to an officer of thefraternity, who places it by the altar. Plate cxxvn shows altar fully embellished. The tablets formingthe altar are carved and painted in cloud symbols. Faces of the SunFather and Moon Mother cap the rear slats. AVhiyaliitopa (bejngwith tail
Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . ENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT PL. CXXVII. HOEN * CO., Uith ALTAR OF MATKE TSANNAKWE (LITTLE FIRE FRATERNITY) btevenson MA/TKE SAXXAKWK 551 the newcomer advances to the altar and sprinkles meal. Each mem-ber of Mystery medicine hands his or her mili to an officer of thefraternity, who places it by the altar. Plate cxxvn shows altar fully embellished. The tablets formingthe altar are carved and painted in cloud symbols. Faces of the SunFather and Moon Mother cap the rear slats. AVhiyaliitopa (bejngwith tail and wings of knives) stands upon the topmost the lightning-makers, are represented on the middleslats with the dragon fly, an important rain symbol, below. Themorning and evening stars cap the front slats upon which the cougarof the North (yellow) and of the West (blue-green) are painted. Acarved rattlesnake is before the left front slat. This fraternity havinga large membership in Mystery medicine, there are a number ofmiwachi (plural for mili). to be seen, composed of brilliant plumes,two of which stand
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