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'Moowis has melted in the Sun', 1914. The totem of Moowis, made by an Indian brave from rags and animal bones to revenge a maiden whose rejection had cast him into despondency. She married the totem which then melted in the sun. From "The Myths of the North American Indians", by Lewis Spence F.R.A.I. [George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, Calcutta, Sydney, 1914]