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Pipe Ceremony, or as a pouch in which to carry notes, curios, scout reports, etc., to create good medicine in council.
All of this material not only gives the Woodcrafter something unusual and colorful to make in handicraft, but adds picturesqueness and romance to the council.
The Tinder Bag
The tinder bag illustrated is a more elaborate pouch for the rubbing-stick outfit. It can be made of a variety of materials, but leather looks best.
The fringe is cut, and the design and socket pocket are sewed on, before the side of the bag is laced.
Some of the Woodcrafters have made most elaborate bags, beautifully designed and embellished, which are highly prized by them.
Making a Fire Stick Bag
When one has made a set of fire sticks, out of material of one’s own gathering, there is a personality to the otherwise common bits of wood. He has put himself into the thing, has become a part of it, the two inseparable for all time to come.
It now becomes necessary to provide housing for such a precious spirit. The fire stick bag is the answer.
To be sure, this is an individual matter; no two would (or should) be alike. But there was a practical usefulness to the bag that I made, which may serve some other fire worshiper.
When the priest sets about begetting his fire, it is desirable that all his tools be within easy reach and visibility. Therefore it is well to have a small rug of some kind on which to place these before starting. If it be white, they show up that much more.
So, I first made an oblong 24 x 15 inches, of white felt. In the center, I appliqued the symbol of the Four-fold Fire in brilliant orange. In the four corners, I sewed on the totems ..text pokračuje
