. Bulletin. Ethnology. 230 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY (Bull. lOl the second singing the pipes are held in the same manner toward the north on a Hne with the top of the head. At the third singing they are similarly held only a little higher and toward the west. \Vhile singing the song for the fourth time they are held in the same way high above the head and toward the north as though offering them to the sky. Song 2 (Osage version, p. 266) Transcribed by Alice C. ko-we Ko-we mo°-sho° a-thii» a-do°,Ko Wlien singing this song the Do-do°'-ho°-ga and the Xo'-ka beat time with the r
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 230 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY (Bull. lOl the second singing the pipes are held in the same manner toward the north on a Hne with the top of the head. At the third singing they are similarly held only a little higher and toward the west. \Vhile singing the song for the fourth time they are held in the same way high above the head and toward the north as though offering them to the sky. Song 2 (Osage version, p. 266) Transcribed by Alice C. ko-we Ko-we mo°-sho° a-thii» a-do°,Ko Wlien singing this song the Do-do°'-ho°-ga and the Xo'-ka beat time with the rattles and wave the pipes to the rhythm of the song, which is a call to the sky of peace to come and unfold itself over the people and over the land, to bring with it the peace and happiness that is symbolized by the various objects used in the Wa'-wa-tho° rite, the feather pendants of the pipes, the symbolic face painting, the fluffy feathers, all of which refer to the bringing of the day of peace to all men. In the month of August 1914, Te-o'-ko°-ha (pi. 7) gave to the writer the following list of the birds used by the Omahas as symbols of a clear and serene sky. He also stated that sometimes the Omaha makers of the Wa-wo° pipes put little black marks upon that part of the stem covered by the neck and head of the mallard duck, to repre- sent the necks and throats of these sacred birds. Te-o'-ko°-ha be- longs to the Ni-ni'-bato° gens of the Omaha I°-shta-go°-da gens and is well informed on the symbolisms of the Omaha Wa-wo° pipes, he having often assisted in making them. 1. Ki'-ko°-to°-ga, long-billed curlew (pi. 8, 6). This bird clears away the clouds from the sky with the magical power of its voice. The personal name Ki'-ko°-to°-ga appears in the P-ke'-ga-be gens of the Omaha tribe as a Ni'-ki-e name. 2. To°-i°, curlew. The song of this bird is distinctly heard in the sunshine that follows a rainstorm and the hearts of the people are gladdened because the
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