. Bulletin. Ethnology. 330 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY tniLL. 61 while the second is a compound word indicating age and experience. One informant said: Tlie ^\'hite Ilorso Riders were principally the old warriors. Those older people had a special liking for ])ainting their horses on parades or on the warpath, as by that means they could show that the horse's owner had done some brave deed. They rode white horses for two reasons. They liked the white color, because it was regarded as a genuine color [see pp. 173, 205], and also because a white horse was the only one on which the paint would sh
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 330 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY tniLL. 61 while the second is a compound word indicating age and experience. One informant said: Tlie ^\'hite Ilorso Riders were principally the old warriors. Those older people had a special liking for ])ainting their horses on parades or on the warpath, as by that means they could show that the horse's owner had done some brave deed. They rode white horses for two reasons. They liked the white color, because it was regarded as a genuine color [see pp. 173, 205], and also because a white horse was the only one on which the paint would show well. The usual decoration was a horse's hoofjjrint and a hand, the hand being understood to represent the hand of the enemy. To people wath an understanding the arrangement of these designs told tlie story of the man's brave deeds. (See p. 77, footnote.) The parade of the White Horse Riders was greatly admired in the camp. It is said that if the "VMiite Horse Riders came to the tont of a man who had been wounded in war, they fired their guns into the air, whereupon the women of the family cooked a quantity of food and placed it in the middle of the camp circle. The custom was that ''those who had no one to cook for them went and ate this ; The songs of the Wliite Horse Riders were favorites among the Sioux, and the words of these songs were often changed. Thus No. 225 is a song of this society in which the name Ptesai)'-noi)'pawir) has been substituted for another name. No. 123. Song of the White Horse Riders (a) (Catalogue No. 534) Sung by Two Shields Voice J =66 Drum J =66 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 6 -0--0--^-0- -»- -#• ,. ' r f -^1 ,. 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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