. Bulletin. Ethnology. 104 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 45 and then gave the ejaculations wa hi hi hi hi, wa hi hi hi hi, after which he began at the beginning and sang the entire song again; this being contrasted with the custom of repeating the hist portion of the song an indefinite number of times without a pause. Three complete renditions were recorded by the phonograph. The slow voice-rhythm and rapid drum are found in this as in other songs of mental stress. The pulse of the measure-lengths is uniform thi'oughout tlie song, though some measures are in 2-4 and some in 3-4 time. No.
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 104 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 45 and then gave the ejaculations wa hi hi hi hi, wa hi hi hi hi, after which he began at the beginning and sang the entire song again; this being contrasted with the custom of repeating the hist portion of the song an indefinite number of times without a pause. Three complete renditions were recorded by the phonograph. The slow voice-rhythm and rapid drum are found in this as in other songs of mental stress. The pulse of the measure-lengths is uniform thi'oughout tlie song, though some measures are in 2-4 and some in 3-4 time. No. 87. Song of Starvation (Cataloguo no. 199) Voice J= 108 Drum J =126 (Drum-rhythm similar to ) a Ya - w6 - lieu ge - ma - uia- dji - dod t V- yau ya-we-uen ge - ma - ma-dji -dod ni - yau ya - we - neu ge - ma - ma - dji -dod ^ ni - yau lu - de - mu - sa - ?/o - gi - o - ji - ton ni - yau ya - we -nen - ma-ma- dji - dod yau ya- we - nen je-iua-nia-dji-dod ni - yau ya-we-neu ge-ma-ma-dji-dod ni - yau. Awenen'' Who Gemama'djidod' Will take Niau^ My body? Fkwe A woman Inde^musa''ogio^jiton^. Is making the medicine Narrative.—In the olden times the Indians had no weapons except bows and arrows, and they often suf- fered greatly for lack of food. In those days they were very jealous of each other because some could get more game than others. Sometimes a man who had plenty of food was later "starved out" by other Indians until he was so hungry that he could eat grass. This was accomplished by means of medicine. Once a man who was nearly starving went to an old Mide' and asked for his help. The old Mide'' said, "Well, my grandchild, I will do what you wish because I fur- SONG PICTURE NO. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. W
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