. An account of the war customs of the Osages. Osage Indians; Indians -- Warfare. 1884-] A^i account of the War Customs of the 0sages. 129 forming the dark figures by letting the natural color of the^face show through. (See Fig. 8.) Each warrior has four sticks about six inches long, to be laid in succession on the sacred bag. The warriors are taken in the following order: First, the captains, next the lieutenants ; then the heralds; after whom is the man who struck the first blow; then he who hit the second blow ; and so on. As each captain lays his first stick on the bag, he says, " Ho,
. An account of the war customs of the Osages. Osage Indians; Indians -- Warfare. 1884-] A^i account of the War Customs of the 0sages. 129 forming the dark figures by letting the natural color of the^face show through. (See Fig. 8.) Each warrior has four sticks about six inches long, to be laid in succession on the sacred bag. The warriors are taken in the following order: First, the captains, next the lieutenants ; then the heralds; after whom is the man who struck the first blow; then he who hit the second blow ; and so on. As each captain lays his first stick on the bag, he says, " Ho, O grandfather! I lay this down on you because I am one who has killed a ; On laying down the second, he says, " Ho,. Fig. 8.—Decoration of the Tsicu Wactake or Cheezhoo peace-maker gens. O grandfather ! I wish to be fortunate in stealing horses! I also wish our children to be as fortunate as we !" When he puts down the third, he says, " Ho, O grandfather ! I wish to raise a domes- tic animal, I wish to succeed in bringing it to ; By this he means a son. The prayer when the last stick is laid down is as follows: " Ho, O grandfather! May we continue a people without sustaining any injuries !" Similar petitions are made by the lieutenants and heralds. He who gave the first blow says, as he lays down the first stick, " Ho, O grandfather ! I lay down this on you as one who has caused another to stun a foe !" The rest of his petitions are those of the VOL. XVIII.—NO. II. O. 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 Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia
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