. Bulletin. Ethnology. ] >KNSMORB] NOOTKA AND QUILEUTE MUSIC 83 IMakah (Catalog No. 1298) No. 21. "The Rattle is my Tumanos' Recorded by Young Doctob = 84 Introduction ^ -#- -•- -f^ ^ ^^ 1? 4- iii: ii ^=f 4: Song 0) 0) -^ ^'-r^-^i-fH* l"-r^ 1^ n 1 in '^ ' :p-r-d:^i=t f2 ^-^-fL (2) (2) -#—^ ^—^ #—f«- ^—^-^^ -^—^- ii t2: t=^ -!—-(- t=t ^. Analysis.—This is an important example of Makah singing, as it contains the typical tone material and mannerisms of this tribe. The introduction consists of the long tones followed by a downward sliding of the voice which occurs in the whaling song
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ] >KNSMORB] NOOTKA AND QUILEUTE MUSIC 83 IMakah (Catalog No. 1298) No. 21. "The Rattle is my Tumanos' Recorded by Young Doctob = 84 Introduction ^ -#- -•- -f^ ^ ^^ 1? 4- iii: ii ^=f 4: Song 0) 0) -^ ^'-r^-^i-fH* l"-r^ 1^ n 1 in '^ ' :p-r-d:^i=t f2 ^-^-fL (2) (2) -#—^ ^—^ #—f«- ^—^-^^ -^—^- ii t2: t=^ -!—-(- t=t ^. Analysis.—This is an important example of Makah singing, as it contains the typical tone material and mannerisms of this tribe. The introduction consists of the long tones followed by a downward sliding of the voice which occurs in the whaling songs, and the song closes with a similar glissando ending indefinitely. The down- ward sliding of the voice in the introduction ends on a definite tone, as indicated in the transcription. The prolonged tones were in the indicated time. Only three tones occur in the song, these being G, B flat, and C, which were sung clearly, with a peculiar emphasis on each tone, affording a contrast to the sliding tone of the introduc- tion. The song comprises six phrases and contains two rhythmic units, the first containing three and the second containing four measures. The following song is concerning some blankets that a new agent intended to distribute to the Indians. The agent had the blankets arranged in piles ready to give to the Indians but an old man said, "We had better not take these presents. If a white man offers presents he wants our land in ; So the Indians all went away and left the agent with the blankets. Later he distributed them quietly, giving them only to families of the upper class. The inci- dent occurred when Young Doctor was about 12 years old. The song. 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 :
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