§ 57. OMAHA AND PONKA TABOOS.
Buffalo skull not touched by—
- 1. ┴e-[p]a it‘ajĭ sub-gens of Ȼatada (Omaha).
- 2. Waȼigije sub-gens of Iñke-sabĕ (Om.).
- 3. ┴e-sĭnde gens (Om.).
- 4. Part of the Wacabe gens (Ponka).
- 5. Part of Necta gens (P.).
Buffalo tongue not eaten by—
- 1. Waȼigije sub-gens of Iñke-sabĕ (Om.).
- 2. Hañgaqti or Wacabe sub-gens of Hañga (Om.).
- 3. Part of Nika[p]aɔna gens (P.).
- 4. Part of Wacabe gens (P.).
- 5. Part of Necta gens (P.).
Buffalo (black) horns not touched by part of Iñke-sabĕ gens (Om.).
Buffalo sides (when consecrated), not eaten by ┴a waqube ȼatajĭ sub-gens of Hañga gens (Om.).
Buffalo rib (lowest one, ʇeȼiʇ-ucagȼe), not eaten by ┴e-sĭnde gens (Om.).
Buffalo and domestic calf not eaten when the hair is red, but can be eaten when the hair turns black, by ┴e-sĭnde gens (Om.).
Buffalo calf can not be touched, when its hair is “zi” (yellow or red), by a sub-gens of the Necta gens (P.).
Buffalo calf can not be eaten at any time by—
- 1. Iñgȼe-jide gens (Om.).
- 2. Part of Wacabe gens (P.).
- 3. Part of Necta gens (P.).
- 1. Part of Hisada gens (P.).
- 2. Part of Nika[p]aɔna gens (P.).
Male deer not eaten by Elk gens (Om.); but Deer gens can eat venison.
Skin of any animal of the deer family can not be touched by ┴ada gens (Om.).
Flesh of male elk not eaten by Elk gens (Om.).
Bladder and sinew of male elk not touched by Elk gens (Om.).
Elk not eaten by part of Nika[p]aɔna gens (P.).
Turtles not eaten by Turtle sub-gens (Om.).
Black bear skin not touched by—
- 1. Black bear sub-gens (Om.).
- 2. Black bear sub-gens (P.).
Wild-cat skin, not touched by pipe sub-gens of Deer gens (Om.).
Cranes and swans not eaten by part of Hañga gens (Om.).
Swans not touched (formerly?) by Miⁿxasaⁿ wet‘ajĭ sub-gens of Maⁿ-ȼiñka-gaxe gens (Om.).
Small birds not eaten by Wajiñga-ȼatajĭ (Blackbird or Small bird) sub-gens of the Ȼatada gens (Om.). They can eat wild turkeys, ducks, geese, swans, cranes. When members of this sub-gens are sick they can eat grouse.
(Small birds) blackbirds, (black ones), swallows, and grouse not eaten by part of Hisada gens (P.).
Reptiles neither touched nor eaten by—
- 1. Ictasanda gens (Om.).
- 2. Wajaje gens (P.).
Blood not touched by part of the Ȼixida gens (P.), hence their name, Wami it‘ajĭ.
Red corn not eaten by a sub-gens of the Iñke-sabĕ gens (Om.).
Charcoal not touched by—
- 1. A sub-gens of the Iñke-sabĕ gens (Om.).
- 2. The Pipe sub-gens of the Deer gens (Om.).
- 3. A sub-gens of the Ȼixida gens (P.).
- 4. The Pipe sub-gens of the Wajaje gens (P.).
Verdigris not touched by—
- 1. [K]aⁿze gens (Om.).
- 2. Pipe sub-gens of Deer gens (Om.).
- 3. Part of the Ȼixida gens (P.).
- 4. Pipe sub-gens of the Wajaje gens (P.).