. Bulletin. Ethnology. 118 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 161 A duplication of the preceding song was recorded by Billie Bow- legs, and a comparison of the two renditions is interesting. The opening phrase is the same but Bowlegs is not so proficient a singer as Stewart and the rendition is incomplete. This is an example of the manner in which a singer at a dance may be familiar with the opening of a song and join in it, while the leader is able to carry it through to a conclusion. Duplication of No. 123. Recorded by Billie Bowlegs (Catalog No. 2458) J = 7« vn''i>yrrrii:rrrri^^[
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 118 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 161 A duplication of the preceding song was recorded by Billie Bow- legs, and a comparison of the two renditions is interesting. The opening phrase is the same but Bowlegs is not so proficient a singer as Stewart and the rendition is incomplete. This is an example of the manner in which a singer at a dance may be familiar with the opening of a song and join in it, while the leader is able to carry it through to a conclusion. Duplication of No. 123. Recorded by Billie Bowlegs (Catalog No. 2458) J = 7« vn''i>yrrrii:rrrri^^['ij^^ BLACKBIRD DANCE Four or five men and women perform this dance, which is only about 2 minutes in duration. The dancers imitate the actions of blackbirds, moving their arms like wings and "hopping up and ; The dance has only one song, which is sung by the man with the shell rattle. The dancers do not sing. Voice J = 72 Rattle J = 72 See rhythm of rattle below. No. 124. Blackbird Dance Song Recorded by Billie Stewart (Catalog No. 2446). accel. '"»LLLrr IlU^^ ^. 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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