No. 7, is a woman, and signifies that women may also be admitted to the Midē´wiwin.
No. 8, a pause or rest.
No. 9, a snake-skin pin-ji´-gu-sân´ possessing the power of giving life. This power is indicated by the lines radiating from the head, and the back of the skin.
No. 10, represents a woman.
No. 11, is another illustration of the mī´gis, or otter.
No. 12, denotes a priestess who is inspired, as shown by the line extending from the heart to the mouth in [Fig. 7], and simply showing the heart in [Fig. 6]. In the latter she is also empowered to cure with magic plants.
No. 13, in [Fig. 7], although representing a Midē´ priest, no explanation was given.
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Fig. 9.— Esh´gibō´ga. |
[Fig. 9] is presented as a variant of the characters shown in No. 1 of [Figs. 7] and [8]. The fact that this denotes the power of curing by the use of magic plants would appear to indicate an older and more appropriate form than the delineation of the bow and arrows, as well as being more in keeping with the general rendering of the tradition.