1842--Striped tipi

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Blue Thunder: "Man 'Holy Tracks Buffalo' die. Bury him in striped tipi. A big man but not a chief man."

No Two Horns: "Buried 'Holy Buffalo Track' in a tipi winter."

Blue Thunder Variants: "Buffalo-Holy-Fish died and buried in a striped tent."

Wakan

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Howard points out wavy lines and a buffalo hoof coming from under the right, bottom edge of the tipi. Since wavy lines are a sign of the sacred, to him this means something like "sacred buffalo track." He supposes that the "Fish" part of "Buffalo-Holy-Fish" name is an error in interpretation.