The sun., 1902-07-27


\ ntr'ii,ilr man pl,s-d buffalo -kuli
Ia. trg 'h" east on th" heap 81 EARN
during tu"-r pr'limtnaft'-, ODD men ~
w" 'fii" nai l-"n - rippins ~" bars it'h'
Nhluv wand. al-ttii ~" h'ngih q an hrf'N
tud repairing and mailing whisile- for ''r'
dth."r- 10" sun dan.r wht-'h' y ua'ie
20 %" wing hDue ~ tn eagle
Ni'id~r Am" h-af,ng artniul- oi gr'~''l
rsn' he's hl' y. planted IN IN" ground
or,und No" -kuil. forming re-, 'angular
U"'ig" about two feet high, tu"l"~iug the
~Suli uu dl -li.s except the east N an
'"it "okihg skin hun,l" NA- thr i"''
and it, contents, tl" most -acrrd rus--' =
-i'u~ of tho 'rti.', Wcr" given to thr'T ri"di'
rtur mon Nhp had seated themselves ~
front q the skull and the mound, viii h Tor
wan' 90 hr'tcr nam" may tr 'ali"d '." /"
altar
IL" hIndl- contained fcathcr~ ~ Gag.
Wild g'-'>'. chickens and other hlrd~, Ito
'ails and DIV .ilp,. 81 81 der. horN'-iail haIfs
,ulUI'd yellow. the feat h'T,d sk'u 81 Wu'ri
~ a,r, ua, k~Ain bag- flied With -h'r,d
,"i'rs. and others containing down, SSm-
iuFN oi tu .ug.r ur Wild coo--
Two willow wands, one aboN" H." o'lrt
Ncr" ten, NJ q half cir, r ard ~" cnds fixed
IN tie ground IN front II the skull. forming
little Hr, hWav above th" rp'uing ~ lie
hedge, and -ugg"s,ing th" haf-Ti-'n sUu
llttI" a'"nu. about thirty ihyhcs IN vid'h
AMI leading eastward from th' arch was
a r'i", stuck upright ia the ground
Tn" med. inc men splrmuly mixed the
Co!ors IN ~. buCkskin hags with IA" sacred
earth. This done, they mingled earth,
water and Julor-. with whlyh they dautsd
IA" upright wands. M,erward covering
them with down tn" altar WAS now
IN readiness fur the further Ccrcmoui"s
u The dance
1ho aln,S, naked dane rrs, weary with
the overt iuu 81 'lv preceding daN and Night ,
watched the mrii,lue men with great
interest each seated on his own blanket
with hiN piI" aud tohaoco pouch h-side
ann H. fh- -pli. cud of 4 willow rpd stuck
upright I'm On" ground ts'for" him. hung
t." dancer Vli-. o. and 'erdl roit pluH"-
e %" ,agla the ll'tcr bound togotu urr
With two long blades of gr"n grass
M,ii i.r men m.Aed y"~-''l- ~ r.d
willow, black. white. gr'~n and h!p" paint
The uudlvs uf ~uu' ui tho dancers Wen"
-u".r.d with yellow. and oth"r- with an
gzheu color bu this background were
patIf'i spots stripes and designs Ts-
,uIilr 70 he tribal band Of 10" l,'ador who
lad th" dancer under liz r'"ilg- tn"
result wa- startling
10 10" 'nru Who paint them. the dancers
mako si!'- generally II food The crowd
a. We !udS. cuf rsnC- parted. and -guaws
young vom'n and children, entered tear
ing buckets 'i.l.t win a 'ui X. pgs'y suup,
seasoned with raIsins, great pots oi coii'-n,
pans 10 talked meats, E"aI~ ui ~qusN brad,
trunks blankets bri.ht cali. Os'- aud guns
ard iu several in-tan, - hprs's v"r' bed IN
N" rr0, r>~ion seemed in''rmiuahlr
Wagon loads ut food wrr" Csrrl"i uiip th.
lodge N. dancers seemed pbhNiuuS II
tn' food h"fure them The sa'ah"s and
gl''- were removed bv IN" families 4 VA"
Indians - whom they W-r" given and
carried 20 'h,.r 'rJ@"~ Pod vas offered
- iriead> arI guests
some q f." u.rat had a suspicious AZ
r,trau," l. was too hin fer : x and 'oo
f.lrN for squirrel pr Gruurli -eiyri n
i,ir,r and divided n with his photo gralhrr,
a y,rrg woman from N"w York AZ
Tar.EflV they r,l!-hcd u
lluv g. 'lc fig, l''''ut'' 10" Wa asked
Curu.Il j. an oid-'lu.er among Indians.
an uut easily deceived
We'll. be ret l-d. with a grin. ! thou glt
a. fr-i that | vac really eating PIG, but
the solemn truth j. hat hav" teen chew
ing pure uuad.!'oih'rd dog
Tie vpLLg - oman from New York gaspcd
Dog meat J a. IA" 'ast. = veal and few
! .r-oLr Wur .d H. able 10 identify " unless
tuld hat dog vas IN the hill q fare
Much uf the afternoon tad worn away
whom an indian orator logan a short hH-
rangu" vLi'h Vas in'"rrt tel OCCASIONALLY
hy drum beats and tie shaking e gourd
ra'tles hv the Sun dance musicians His
- ....ch ended, the dram vas struck and
-. dancers ruS" to their f'"' each with
his arms hanging l,as.ly a. his I'D" and
Do. hustle held firmly ~ hi mouth 1h"
whistle is not touched with the hands
90 NIX 'Lc iaICc
TIc ,ourd Il a ~rr dance drum hns NOR.
IN 70 than mere mvr...uv. T. a. moving
~ 'ho M ~iC It hagi - ~ hattie. Chant
inE wcird -nug, 'l" dT4niu"i- began
WIN low. rolling and lraCNrrtcd beats.
chan g.ug ~ Z few moments 90 ON" strong
and au, lighter ~'ruks. slower and hl'orna'-
3. -
evenly dc.iy-rei .'ruk--. ~'rdirg the sound
uf a." laundering drum in ~ hills hayoud
tine river Th"-, transitions we're strangely
,Trr'Iy"
The dancers scc'1ed 20 ,ihra,e with
'N" v Ut u.D sic. and Vas~"d into ~" rhvth-
MIC -viug = a." Jrug" a. each Welded 10
,'- ,ufr,uor y, dancer moved hi- feet.
merely lending li- KNEES IN unison with
lie vlrh. " vlifk. = hl- whistle and the
oom, bopm' hronl' boom e tho drum
TIE on. "a II a ~ru dance vhi~tl" rr-"ur iles
m, call = a Young ''ik'N. varying az times
IN INTENSITY. bur never in F'v
The dauc,r~ moved .ik" aI'omatons Tho
Iav Wa cN'r.u.clv Bot. and Uerspiration
rolled down tlctr bodies Ia streams. but
.l"rr va ro -icr io show that they were
thirsty. iat'gr ,d or ltrCrN Indian women
outside the lodge l.iu"d IN A." walling
song e the dr. UW'r-
4, 'hc dancing coa-ri for the dancers
IN 10 Ia'ricd again. ono - them carried
h.- hig rel -and~'uu" pro 10 tho MI -ician-.
70 ,.n ~ fed y cerrToripr-N and rr'I rrod
y Leo him Buckets = va'cr wrrs brought
in bv s0unv-. aud Tho dancers hogan re-
moving thc.r RANT
B'ncrcs & Wild sage y hich grow every
v ere GA th" Irsiri". w"tc used a. ~crib-
1rng hr.sh.s Not an Indian vas seen
'u -'cli tu tho temptation uf tasting the
v alter DhR' fell on E.- Ts
Wild sage apparently had religious
-iguifCanCr iu the sun dance Indians
.pt!irg H. inches aCru-- tlDIr faces AT
slth closed cN,, M deep CoHt"mplati,n
everal danc,rs Lad 1T iTHlo rul-s still ~
a good state e JrrsDrNation. showing
how Careir llv thov tad been kept N tho
years that have passed sluCr the buffalo
iegaTrp extinct On ~" UiaIu~
The sun was sinking lslow tho rim ~
Pc Urlirie when ~" m"dlgIn"mon finished
-cuaiuting 10. dancers little buv,
-rar,"lv more than q. vgs led into 10. lodge
and tainted until 10 r, r,sombl.d d.mot
Spu1w. brought bundles ~ willow branches
from whi0h tho bark was stripped with the
caves attached III" dau,pr- were adorned
,lifh 'lssa. gaT'luds - rreru bv making "a
fuvn FOR tlc head ard then passing the
u iilow down the back 20 the waist where
Il formed n l-lt
A. twilight came on and tho Indian vii
az" grow -'iil.r. the sound of another
trum hidden in the tlmi.r lecam. dir
met. II had l"en beating irCc.sarilv
IN day. but the noi-" uf th" sun dance
Ihd drowned u
This drum vas the inusiC ~ ID" n"g'al
lance. form of di-- ,paitun ura't tiOcd only !
o. lat. N,nrs bV tie tlt'y'uU"- The mes, al