511. The skin of the (left) hind leg 512. They cut into a narrow strip, 514. And said: Verily the skin stretches not, 515. We shall make use of it as we travel the path of life. 517. Verily, it is a strong strap, 519. We shall consecrate it for ceremonial use, 520. Therefore Strong-strap 521. We shall make to be our sacred personal name.
—(36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., pp. 267-268.)
4. We´-thiⁿ-ga-xe, Strap-maker. By the cutting of the first strap out of the skin of the left hind leg of the magically killed buffalo the people of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-noⁿ gens created for themselves the office of making the straps (pl. 8) for the warriors for the tying of captives when any are taken. As they continued to cut out the strap they said:
523. Strap-maker, also, 524. We shall make to be our sacred personal name.
—(36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 268.)
5. Wé-thiⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga, Slender-strap. The strap they made out of the skin of the left hind leg of the animal was long and slender, and when they had finished it,
526. They said: Slender-strap, also, 527. We shall make to be our sacred personal name. 549. The skin of the left side 550. They cut in a circle, 552. And seven slender straps 553. They made of it for the Ṭsi-zhu who possesses seven fireplaces, 554. One for each fireplace, 556. And they said: We shall consecrate these straps for ceremonial use.
—(36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., pp. 268-269.)
These seven straps cut from the left side of the buffalo were to serve as types for similar straps to be ceremonially made for each of the other gentes of the tribe when about to go to war, to use in tying captives.
6. He-thi´-shi-zhe, Curved-horn. As the people saw the horns of the buffalo they exclaimed:
558. Behold the left horn, 559. We shall consecrate it for ceremonial use, 561. Therefore Curved-horn, also, 562. We shall make to be our sacred personal name.
—(36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 269.)
7. He-thi´-zha-ge, Outspread-horns. The people noticed that the horns of the buffalo stood wide apart and outspread and so they exclaimed:
564. Outspread-horns, also, 565. We shall make to be our sacred personal name. 566. And they said, again: Behold the left horn, 568. We consecrete it for ceremonial use.