. Bulletin. Ethnology. 146 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 45 or even a war club with a wisp of hair (hmghng in imitation of an enemy's scalp. With this they point as if to various objects, as an enemy at a distance or a footprint on the ground. During this song the dancer would point to the clouds. Analysis.—This song is harmonic in structure. The irregularity of measure lengths is worthy of notice, as is the continuously descending trend of the melody. No. 132. Scalp Dance (Catalogue no. 116) Sung by Gi^cibXns^ ("little duck") Voice J =168 Recorded without drum. -C^' e-kwa-wug
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 146 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 45 or even a war club with a wisp of hair (hmghng in imitation of an enemy's scalp. With this they point as if to various objects, as an enemy at a distance or a footprint on the ground. During this song the dancer would point to the clouds. Analysis.—This song is harmonic in structure. The irregularity of measure lengths is worthy of notice, as is the continuously descending trend of the melody. No. 132. Scalp Dance (Catalogue no. 116) Sung by Gi^cibXns^ ("little duck") Voice J =168 Recorded without drum. -C^' e-kwa-wug en "1 r _,• do - 1—^ 1 bi - og yo t i- ho kwe -(9- a -m- yo ho kwe -1. • .1: a -G>- -\ 1 _y. ^ L^^- —1 >i_^ 1 -^—b,^— 1 A 1 1 yo -m- ^ =9t ho kwe yo ho kioe a yo ho kwe a I e-kwa-wfig en - do - bi - og yo ho kwe a yo ho kwe a WORDS Ekwawiig^ The women En^dobiog^ Are enjoying it with us Analysis.—This was sung by an old woman whose voice was about the same register and quality as a man's. A point of interest in this song is that the last tone is approached by an upward pro- gression. The rhythmic unit is short and frequently repeated. War Songs— White Earth Reservation Melodic Analysis tonality Number of songs. Catalogue numbers. Major tonality Minor tonality 114, 182,215,271,276 116,179,205,229,230,277. 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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