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Painted by Pawnee Women. Upon this cradle-board have bound the children of Sakuruta and his wife. Above the head of the child, at the top of the board, are painted the morning star, flint arrow-heads, and the rainbow. This design tells that the child is under the protection of the morning star and is watched over by the Powers of the West, because of the rainbow. On each side of the drawing of the cradle-board is a bead-work design, painted by Pawnee women.