. Bulletin. Ethnology. No. 6] MUSIC AND DANCE^âKURATH 125 at least one dance, the wa^eno^e\ Strike-the-Stick, an ancient Iroquois war dance and present-day Sun Rite and Midwinter Cure Dance. Two lines of men and women, formerly only of men, dance erect in place, meet, recede, and cross over, then repeat all. This follows the ^AB ^B form of songs which otherwise do not closely resemble those of the Eagle Dance. The Seneca rendering by Henry Redeye con- tains a tonality related to that of the Eagle Dance 3 (see scales, tig. 10), except for the lower maintone in the former. In general, the Eagle
. Bulletin. Ethnology. No. 6] MUSIC AND DANCE^âKURATH 125 at least one dance, the wa^eno^e\ Strike-the-Stick, an ancient Iroquois war dance and present-day Sun Rite and Midwinter Cure Dance. Two lines of men and women, formerly only of men, dance erect in place, meet, recede, and cross over, then repeat all. This follows the ^AB ^B form of songs which otherwise do not closely resemble those of the Eagle Dance. The Seneca rendering by Henry Redeye con- tains a tonality related to that of the Eagle Dance 3 (see scales, tig. 10), except for the lower maintone in the former. In general, the Eagle Dance five-tone scales find many counterparts in other cycles, as the Onondaga Bear song III. The introductory chant to a tremolo is also a familiar device. Thus various pre-existent features encouraged adaptation. The Seneca adaptation appears more closely modeled on the Fox type, being simply a duplication of the pairing. The Canadian ver- sion, on the other hand, stretches this out into a line, without the opposition of either Calumet or Strike-the-Stick. This Sun Rite is clearly not the prototype, but a contributing factor in acceptance. This acceptance is more complete among the Seneca and thus possibly prior to the Canadian borrowing. Great Feather Dance {Figure 5) The Feather and Drum Dances are not curative rites but return thanks to the Creator for all benefits. The Feather Dance occurs at every one of the seasonal festivals. Both cycles owe their kaleido- scope of movement to inspirations of the moment. The older men may adhere to the fundamental two-step brush, but younger leaders add extra heel bumps, raise their knees, pivot, sway, and whoop in ecstasy. Some wave their arms wing fashion, another charges in fencing style, still another saws sharply from side to side. The in- Feather Oa J = 112-160. J =120 A 1 J â f â /, 1 .f ./_/ ?. b|?-.^{^ UJ L I i I i I; L I 1 I Li' ," I 1 "TTTl n ; jây; <.r,.f.,r .)_; / J '160. Please note that these ima
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