. Bulletin. Ethnology. Song picture no. 41. In this drawing the circle represents the sky; note the interrup- tion at the upper edge. Men- tion of a bird occurs with spe- cial frequency in songs of the second, third, and fourth de- grees. Nipo^niyan' I am about to alight Tciwa^bamiyau^ That you may see me Tibic^koka^mig Upon the level ground Tciwa'bamiyaii^ That you may see me Nipo^niyau^ I am about to alight Tciwa'bamiyau^ That you may see me No. 42 (Catalogue no. 33) ^ ^ Wabik^ The strength of metal Owiblyan^ Has entered into my arrow point Manido'' A spirit Ninda^nisa^ I could kill Wabik''
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Song picture no. 41. In this drawing the circle represents the sky; note the interrup- tion at the upper edge. Men- tion of a bird occurs with spe- cial frequency in songs of the second, third, and fourth de- grees. Nipo^niyan' I am about to alight Tciwa^bamiyau^ That you may see me Tibic^koka^mig Upon the level ground Tciwa'bamiyaii^ That you may see me Nipo^niyau^ I am about to alight Tciwa'bamiyau^ That you may see me No. 42 (Catalogue no. 33) ^ ^ Wabik^ The strength of metal Owiblyan^ Has entered into my arrow point Manido'' A spirit Ninda^nisa^ I could kill Wabik'' The strength of iron Owibiyan^ Has entered into my arrow point SERIES 3 ANALYSIS. Song picture no. 42. A bear and an otter are represented in this drawing. The words of tlie third series are characterized by very strong affirmation of the power and beauty of the Mide' rehgion. In this series the affirmative used is man'dan, which is the customary word among the Canadian Chippewa, the affirmation used by the Minnesota Chippewa being Icegeif, or gegeif. This suggests a Canadian origin for the songs. The translation of no. 50 was the subject of much discussion by the interpreters and members of the Mide'wiwm, as the words contain the idea of a year and also the idea of indefmite continuity. It may be best explained as meaning that the power of the inspiration is indefmite, but that it is expected that members will reassemble at the end of a year for the purpose of strengthening and confirming their 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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