. Bulletin. Ethnology. ] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 353 key of C major; the minor triad A-C-E, however, is prominent in the melody, and about 52 per cent of the intervals are. minor thirds. A somewhat similar description of war painting was given by Siya'ka, who said that he and four others were in a war party and that their horses were painted by a man named Holy. Horse (Tasur) 'ka- wakai)')- He painted the horses with white clay, drawing zigzag lines from the mouth down the front legs, branching at the hoofs, and the same on the hind legs; there was also a band across the fore- head and spot
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 353 key of C major; the minor triad A-C-E, however, is prominent in the melody, and about 52 per cent of the intervals are. minor thirds. A somewhat similar description of war painting was given by Siya'ka, who said that he and four others were in a war party and that their horses were painted by a man named Holy. Horse (Tasur) 'ka- wakai)')- He painted the horses with white clay, drawing zigzag lines from the mouth down the front legs, branching at the hoofs, and the same on the hind legs; there was also a band across the fore- head and spots on the chest. All the horses were painted alike. The four men had their faces painted brown with a white line across the forehead extending down the cheeks and forked at the end. Their hair was tied in a bunch on the forehead and in it was tied some of the same ''medicine" which had been put on their bodies. When the men were ready to start they mounted their horses with their faces toward the east and walked single file in a great circle. Holy Horse following close behind them. The three following songs were said to have been sung by Holy Horse and the men whom he had thus painted. It seems probable that, as m the preceding narrative, the first song was sung by Holy Horse alone, as he painted the men and their horses, and the others by the warriors after the painting was finished. No. 138. Song Concerning War Paint (Catalogue No. 465) Sung by Siya'ka Voice J —69 Drum not recorded. Le ma - ka we - ci - coq kiij oij ya - te i - ni - haij wa -. 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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