. Bulletin. Ethnology. 94 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 53 No. 17. Song of Departure 'â (Catalogue No. 362) Sung by Odjib^we Voice J =108 Drum J=: 108 (Drum-rhythm similar to No. 15) (1st) (1st) r -0- -⢠1 r g35:^^^^^=f=f=Eife #_^_^_#_^_ m. Bi-ma-ci-w1ig ni-mi-gw(in-fig e ma-cl-wug ni-mi-gwto-fig e bima^cTwug' they are sailing on the breeze nimi^gwuniig^ my feathers Analysis.âThe words of this song probably refer to the birdskin charm worn by the warrior (see pp. 77, 78). The song contains two rhythmic units, similar in the division of the last three counts but differing in the divi
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 94 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 53 No. 17. Song of Departure 'â (Catalogue No. 362) Sung by Odjib^we Voice J =108 Drum J=: 108 (Drum-rhythm similar to No. 15) (1st) (1st) r -0- -⢠1 r g35:^^^^^=f=f=Eife #_^_^_#_^_ m. Bi-ma-ci-w1ig ni-mi-gw(in-fig e ma-cl-wug ni-mi-gwto-fig e bima^cTwug' they are sailing on the breeze nimi^gwuniig^ my feathers Analysis.âThe words of this song probably refer to the birdskin charm worn by the warrior (see pp. 77, 78). The song contains two rhythmic units, similar in the division of the last three counts but differing in the division of the first two. Each unit occurs twice, its repetition being followed by a triple measure. Thus the first unit followed by a triple measure constitutes the first part of the song, and the second unit, steadier and stronger in rhythm and followed by a triple measure, constitutes the second part. The melody is harmonic in structure and is based on the tonic chord. Songs of the Warpath At evening the oc'kabe'wis selected a suitable place for the camp. According to Odjib'we, every evening the warriors seated themselves in a row facing the enemy's country; the four oc'kabe'wis sat in front of them, and in advance of aU sat the leader with his drum. The leader sang alone, and the warriors did not respond with the shrill cries which punctuated many of the war songs. He placed two crotched sticks upright in the ground, with a crossbar between them, on which rested the stem of his lighted pipe, with the bowl on the ground. As he sang the leader shook his rattle of deer hoofs or laid it beside the pipe and looked away toward the enemy's country, whUe his silent warriors waited on his ; 1 See No. 150, Bulletin 45. 2 Of. George Earl Church, Aborigines of South America, London, 1912, p. 284: [Among the Pampas Indians the wizards] ''used the maraca [rattle], which they said told them many secrets and made all they said ;. Please note that these images
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