. Bulletin. Ethnology. DBNSMOKB] YUMAN AND YAQUI MUSIC 179 No. 108. Song Concerning the Pleiades (Catalogue No. 1252) Recorded by NumawAsoAt Voice J : 90 Rattle J : 96 Rattle-rhythm similar to No. 99 (1). Analysis.—Songs concerning a star appear to be unusual among the Indians. A Chippewa song for success in hunting contained the words, " Like a star I shine, the animal, gazing, is fascinated by my ; (Bull. 45, No. 69.) A song of the Midewiwin in the same tribe contained the words " Beautiful as a star hanging in the sky is our Mide ; (Bull. 45, No. 44.) Two Paw
. Bulletin. Ethnology. DBNSMOKB] YUMAN AND YAQUI MUSIC 179 No. 108. Song Concerning the Pleiades (Catalogue No. 1252) Recorded by NumawAsoAt Voice J : 90 Rattle J : 96 Rattle-rhythm similar to No. 99 (1). Analysis.—Songs concerning a star appear to be unusual among the Indians. A Chippewa song for success in hunting contained the words, " Like a star I shine, the animal, gazing, is fascinated by my ; (Bull. 45, No. 69.) A song of the Midewiwin in the same tribe contained the words " Beautiful as a star hanging in the sky is our Mide ; (Bull. 45, No. 44.) Two Pawnee songs mentioned a star which spoke in a dream and gave assistance. (Bull. 93, Nos. 57 and 80.) The present melody is characterized by an accented high tone, slightly prolonged and followed by a descending trend of six or seven tones. The compass is seven tones, which occurs frequently in the present series. Progression is chiefly by minor thirds, but the descending fourth is a frequent and prominent 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. Washington : G. P. O.
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