Sioux or (Dah-co-ta), [p. 208].—Fort Pierre, [pl. 85].—Mississippi and Missouri Sioux, [p. 209].—Ha-wan-je-tah (chief), [p. 211], [pl. 86].—Puncahs, Shoo-de-ga-cha (chief) and wife, [p. 212], pls. [87], [88].—Four wives taken at once, [p. 213], [pl. 90].—Portrait of one of the wives, [p. 214], [pl. 89].—Early marriages—Causes of, [p. 215].
[LETTER—No. 27, Mouth of Teton River.]
Custom of exposing the aged, [p. 216].—A tedious march on foot, [p. 218].—Level prairies—“Out of sight of land”—Mirage—Looming of the prairies, [p. 218].—Turning the toes in—Bijou hills—Salt meadows, [p. 219].—Arrive at Fort Pierre—Great assemblage of Sioux—Paint the portrait of the chief—Superstitious objections—Opposed by the doctors, [p. 220].—Difficulty settled—Death of Ha-wan-je-tah (the chief)—Mode of, [p. 221].—Portraits of other Sioux chiefs—Wampum, [p. 222–3], pls. [91], [92].—Beautiful Sioux women—Daughter of Black Rock—Chardon, his Indian wife, [p. 224–5], pls. [94], [95].
[LETTER—No. 28, Mouth of Teton River.]
Difficulty of painting Indian women, [p. 226].—Indian vanity—Watching their portraits—Arrival of the first steamer amongst the Sioux, [p. 227].—Dog-feast, [p. 228], [pl. 96].
[LETTER—No. 29, Mouth of Teton River.]
Voluntary torture, “looking at the sun,” [p. 232], [pl. 97].—Religious ceremony, [p. 233].—Smoking “k’nick-k’neck”—Pipes, [p. 234]. [pl. 98].—Calumets or pipes of peace, [p. 235].—Tomahawks and scalping knives, [p. 235–6], [pl. 99].—Dance of the chiefs, [p. 237], [pl. 100].—Scalps—Mode of taking, and object, [p. 238–9].—Modes of carrying and using the scalps, [p. 240], [pl. 101].
[LETTER—No. 30, Mouth of Teton River.]
Indian weapons and instruments of music, [p. 241], [pl. 101½].—Quiver and shield—Smoking the shield, [p. 241].—Tobacco pouches—Drums—Rattles—Whistles—Lutes, [p. 242], [pl. 101½].—Bear dance, [p. 244], [pl. 102].—Beggars’ dance—Scalp dance, [p. 245], [pls. 103, 104].