. Bulletin. Ethnology. 56 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 93 Except for an ascending fourth the song progresses entirely by major seconds and minor thirds. No. 28. Lance Dance Song (b) (Catalogue No. 1093) Recorded by Effib Blain Voice Jz 66 Drum not recorded (1). SONGS OF THE WOLF SOCIETY Only two songs of this society were obtained. It was the custom of the Wolf Society to pound on a tanned buffalo hide, instead of a drum, during their songs. The first song of this society was said to "go back to the time when the Pawnee lived in Nebraska where the white or silver fox was commonly f
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 56 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 93 Except for an ascending fourth the song progresses entirely by major seconds and minor thirds. No. 28. Lance Dance Song (b) (Catalogue No. 1093) Recorded by Effib Blain Voice Jz 66 Drum not recorded (1). SONGS OF THE WOLF SOCIETY Only two songs of this society were obtained. It was the custom of the Wolf Society to pound on a tanned buffalo hide, instead of a drum, during their songs. The first song of this society was said to "go back to the time when the Pawnee lived in Nebraska where the white or silver fox was commonly ; The animal was also designated as a kit fox by James R. Murie. Tradition states that a war party found a white fox singing this ^ Analysis.—The distinction between the tones transcribed as A natural and A flat was clearly given in all the renditions and the song is classified as both major and minor in tonality. The song is unusual in its initial progression of an octave and in its compass of two octaves, the lowest tones being sung with clearness. About two-thirds of the progressions are whole and half tones, the latter producing a peculiar wailing effect. " Cf. Teton Sioux Music, p. 183, in which a man is taught a song by a wolf. The same wort: relates instances in which wolves appeared to 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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