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Show 1 8 4 PICT0GRAPH8 OP THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN8. i V Fio. 82.- First FIG. 83.- Second t o st rike ene- to strike enemy, my. Hidatsa. Hidatsa. FNJ. 84.- Third to strike enemy. Hidatsa. A feather, to the tip of which is attached a tuft of down or several strands of horsehair, dyed red, denotes that the wearer has killed an enemy and that he was the first t to touch or strike him with the coup stick. Figure 82. A feather bearing one red bar, ^ k ^ made with vermilion, signifies the ^ B ^ B wearer to have been the second | ML | H person to strike the fallen enemy ' ^^ ^ ™ with the coup stick. Figure 83. A feather bearing two red bars signifies that the wearer was the third person to strike the body. Figure 84. A feather with three bars signifies that the wearer was the fourth to strike the fallen enemy. Figure 85. Beyond this number honors are not counted. A red feather denotes that the wearer was wounded in an encounter with an enemy. Figure 80. A narrow strip of rawhide or buckskin is wrapped from end to end with porcupine quills dyed red, though sometimes a few white ones are inserted to break the monotony of color; this strip is attached to the inner surface of the rib or shaft of the quill by means of very thin fibers of sinew. This signifies that the wearer killed a woman belonging to a hostile tribe. The figure so decorated is shown in Figure 87. In very fine specimens it will be found that the quills are directly applied to the shaft without resorting to the strap of leather. The following scheme, used by the Dakotas, is taken from Pah-cotah, or Life and Legends of the Hi- Sioux around Fort Snelling, by Mrs. Mary Eastman. New York, 1849. Colors are not given, but red undoubtedly predominates, as is known from personal observation. A spot upon the larger web denotes that the wearer has killed an enemy. Figure 88. FIG. 85.- Fourth to strike enemy. Hidatsa. Fio. 88.- Wounded by an enemy. Hidatsa. Fio. 87.- Killed a woman, datsa. |