. Bulletin. Ethnology. DENSMORE] CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 177 double measures and the repetitions of the song began without a break in the time. It should be noted that the phrase which occurs on the fourth and fifth counts of the third measure is used on the third and fourth counts of the following measure. Three renditions of the song were recorded, which arc uniform in every respect. The song is based on the fourth five-toned scale and is melodic in structure. After the song was ended the oc'kabe'wis of the Dog Feast took a small piece of meat from the kettle. It was said that he selected the piec
. Bulletin. Ethnology. DENSMORE] CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 177 double measures and the repetitions of the song began without a break in the time. It should be noted that the phrase which occurs on the fourth and fifth counts of the third measure is used on the third and fourth counts of the following measure. Three renditions of the song were recorded, which arc uniform in every respect. The song is based on the fourth five-toned scale and is melodic in structure. After the song was ended the oc'kabe'wis of the Dog Feast took a small piece of meat from the kettle. It was said that he selected the piece nearest the head of the dog and that he took it on a small spoon fastened at the end of a long stick. After dancing around the drum he presented the piece of meat to the owner of the drum, who accepted and ate it. The following song was sung as the oc'kabe'wis danced alone around the drum. (Catalogue No. S. 18) No. 77. Sixth Song of the Dog Feast Sung by Mec'kawiga^Sau Voice Jr= 104 Drum Jâ 104 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) £ â ^ S: -^ â¢- :4: #-â¢- E^iSSE â i^-f^f^ gjggSg. m^ Analysis.âThe rhythmic unit of this song is the same as that of No. 73. The four renditions of the song recorded show no variation. All the tones of the octave except the seventh are found in the song, which is major in tonality and melodic in structure. At the conclusion of the song the head of the dog was taken from the kettle and placed in a pan at the eastern side of the dancing circle. The oc'kabe'wis of the entire Drum-presentation Ceremony then danced several times around the drum, after which he selected four men from the assembly, leading them forward one at a time and seating them beside the pan. These were warriors of the tribe who had distinguished themselves by deeds of valor. They ate the meat from the dog's head as the following song was sung at the drum. 67996°âBull. 53â13^ 12. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been d
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