. Bulletin. Ethnology. 120 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 161 A Seminole performance of the Catfish Dance was witnessed at a Seminole wedding, presented at Coppinger's Tropical Gardens, an j exhibition village near Miami, on February 17, 1932. Panther sang the songs, in which the dancers did not join. He was seated and shook a coconut-shell rattle. Men and women take part in the dance, hold- ing hands, and moving in couples around a circle. The women are next the center of the circle. Each man moves his free arm below the elbow in a sweeping manner, imitating the fin of a fish. Panther sa
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 120 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 161 A Seminole performance of the Catfish Dance was witnessed at a Seminole wedding, presented at Coppinger's Tropical Gardens, an j exhibition village near Miami, on February 17, 1932. Panther sang the songs, in which the dancers did not join. He was seated and shook a coconut-shell rattle. Men and women take part in the dance, hold- ing hands, and moving in couples around a circle. The women are next the center of the circle. Each man moves his free arm below the elbow in a sweeping manner, imitating the fin of a fish. Panther said, "Sometimes they act as though they were going ; The women wore knee rattles, as in the Corn Dance and some others. The rattles made no sound when the women were walking to join the dance, but made a jingling sound when the women were dancing )il78 No. 127. Catfish Dance Song (a) Recorded by Panther â -9- fP- .(21 Hi (Catalog No. 2127). No. 128. Catfish Dance Song (b) Recorded by Panther (Catalog No. 2128) M32 u II nr in r iLuQl iri'i accelerando BJ= 176 *^'l r iL rrir' i? i-j r \ '^ nT xs ^ ^ \ I (Slightly â¢1^132 A. changecl). 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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