. Bulletin. Ethnology. 354 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 194 Black Shield Wife Singer Spring Boy Lodge Boy. Sweat Lodge aughter-ln-law First Creator A Buffalo Skull B Bear Hide C Gourd F Fire Place 6 Goods P Lodge Posts Figure 5.—Diagram of Bear ceremonial lodge. (Drawn by Bears Arm.) Medicine root to the snare. This root represented Two Men and was used in the ceremony to ward off bad luck. It was also believed that the snare would capture any evil spirits that came to the ceremony. When the snare and Black Medicine were tied to the robe, the Buffalo Song was sung four times. Each time
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 354 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 194 Black Shield Wife Singer Spring Boy Lodge Boy. Sweat Lodge aughter-ln-law First Creator A Buffalo Skull B Bear Hide C Gourd F Fire Place 6 Goods P Lodge Posts Figure 5.—Diagram of Bear ceremonial lodge. (Drawn by Bears Arm.) Medicine root to the snare. This root represented Two Men and was used in the ceremony to ward off bad luck. It was also believed that the snare would capture any evil spirits that came to the ceremony. When the snare and Black Medicine were tied to the robe, the Buffalo Song was sung four times. Each time the song was completed, First Creator impersonator added wood to the fire in the center of the lodge where the stones for the sweat lodge were heating. According to the mythology, when this ceremony was first being given by Brave-While-Young, First Creator went to the buffaloes and told them that they should be represented in the ceremony. They selected their oldest bull to attend. As he approached the village where the Bear ceremony was to be held, he sang the Buffalo song, which became a part of the Bear ceremony, and constantly hooked his head from side to side. He appeared angry as he came into the village. First Creator saw him coming and told Buffalo that he would have to sit by him- self. This accounts for the buffalo skull being placed apart from the other ceremonial 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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