. Bulletin. Ethnology. 482 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BDLL. 61 It is called simply wici'loway'pi, 'bogging song.' Yellow Ilair said that she had a relative who went to war, and that the man's wife, with three other women relatives of the absent warrior, stood in the middle of the village and sang this song until donations were brought to them. The words arc not transcribed, but are taunting in char- acter, their general idea being, "If you have no buffalo chips in the tipi, go find some on the prairie for us,'" buffalo chips, used as fuel, being mentioned as the smallest gift whic
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 482 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BDLL. 61 It is called simply wici'loway'pi, 'bogging song.' Yellow Ilair said that she had a relative who went to war, and that the man's wife, with three other women relatives of the absent warrior, stood in the middle of the village and sang this song until donations were brought to them. The words arc not transcribed, but are taunting in char- acter, their general idea being, "If you have no buffalo chips in the tipi, go find some on the prairie for us,'" buffalo chips, used as fuel, being mentioned as the smallest gift which could be bestowed upon the poor. No. 204. Begging Song of the Old Women (( atalogue No. 682) Sung by Yellow Hair Voice J. 96 Drum not recorded. Ci^ Analysis.—In this song, as in No. 215 by the same singer, the only tones are those of the minor third and fourth, the song having a com- pass of four tones. (See song No. 217.) It is a wailing melody, well calculated to wear out the patience of listeners. The intonation was particularly unsteady, but the repetitions were so many that it was possible to determine the tones and make the transcription. The minor third and major second are the only progressions. The following song is said to have been composed about the year 1870, being, therefore, comparatively modern. It came into use when the Indians first secured bread and coffee by trading with the white men. If it were known that an Indian had bread and coffee in his tent a party would go and sing this song, remaining in front of the tent and sino;ing until he shared his luxuries with 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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