Compare the drawing from Fairy Rocks, N. S., Fig. 549.
Fig. 1259.—Frames and arrows. Moki.
Fig. 1259 gives sketches of the frames or sticks used in carrying wood on the back; also shows different forms of arrows.
Fig. 1260.—Blossoms. Moki.
Fig. 1260 represents the blossoms of melons, squashes.
The appearance of objects showing the influence of European civilization and christianization should always be carefully noted. An instance where an object of that character is found among a multitude of others not liable to such suspicion is in the heart surmounted by a cross, in the upper line of Fig. [437]. This suggests missionary teaching and corresponding date.
Maximilian of Wied (g) says:
Another mode of painting their robes by the Dakotas is to represent the number of valuable presents they have made. By these presents, which are often of great value, they acquire reputation and respect among their countrymen. On such robes we observed long red figures with a black circle at the termination placed close to each other in transverse rows; they represent whips, indicating the number of horses given, because the whip belonging to the horse is always bestowed with the animal. Red or dark-blue transverse figures indicate cloth or blankets given; parallel transverse stripes represent firearms, the outlines of which are pretty correctly drawn.