. Bulletin. Ethnology. 444 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY Rattles [Bull. 194 Bug Woman Dancer Iron Eyes. Wooden spooi Poor Wolf Rattles Medlc'me // Feather-on-Hecd 1 Plenty Yellow Blossom Blossom Old Blossom Yellow Woman bman-in-Water Dog Bear Bear Necklace Wolf Eyes Hairy Coat Does Good Crows Breast -Two Shields Raven Arm Bobtail Bull Coyote Head A Buffalo Skull B Buffalo Hide Medicine Bundle Goods Lodge Post Spectators Figure 8.—Floor plan of the Imitating Buffalo ceremony. (Drawn by Bears Arm and Mrs. White Duck (Rattles Medicine).) Each member of the Black Mouths and Holy Women societies too
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 444 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY Rattles [Bull. 194 Bug Woman Dancer Iron Eyes. Wooden spooi Poor Wolf Rattles Medlc'me // Feather-on-Hecd 1 Plenty Yellow Blossom Blossom Old Blossom Yellow Woman bman-in-Water Dog Bear Bear Necklace Wolf Eyes Hairy Coat Does Good Crows Breast -Two Shields Raven Arm Bobtail Bull Coyote Head A Buffalo Skull B Buffalo Hide Medicine Bundle Goods Lodge Post Spectators Figure 8.—Floor plan of the Imitating Buffalo ceremony. (Drawn by Bears Arm and Mrs. White Duck (Rattles Medicine).) Each member of the Black Mouths and Holy Women societies took a branch of creeping cedar to carry or to wear in the belt. Bug Woman wore a buffalo robe with the hair-side out and fastened with a waistband. She received a small bag of Dog Medicine to which were fastened hawk or owl claws. There were sage leaves in the bag and a song belonged to the bundle to be used in curing bites of mad dogs and rattlesnakes, or injuries from buffaloes. Dogs were repre- sented because the people used dogs in bringing the meat back to camp; rattle- snakes, because the hunters were sometimes bitten while chasing buffaloes; and injuries from buffaloes because they frequently attacked the hunters or their horses. Rattles Medicine wore a stufifed owl and branch of evergreen fastened to her belt. This was put there by the head war chief, Crows Breast, who prayed that she be given a long life and good luck. For the dances, Bug Woman led the procession followed by File, the dancer, and the others succeeded them in no set order. The Holy Women all carried sacks (made of the buflfalo paunch) of pemmican to symbolize the scaflFolds which they loaded with meat when Blood. 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.
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