. Bulletin. Ethnology. 96 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 102 No. 59. Song Concerning the Figurines (Catalogue No. 1523) Recorded by Pigeon. \m^^-¥m ^ P |» )g I p * lf-0- 1 r i»-i»-0- -\ r mf^-Jt-ttg s is^^^m^^m^^r'^'W'^r'^^ 1 r PS P-jg j jg—ig- |P |P-T p I 1^ [P a ntrtTTTxi Bfl, f gj* I f^^"^ e 1 r fe^ icjLTiriS'ir \[sti^rr^^r^\ Analysis.—As this song is so strongly hypnotic in character, we look for a peculiarity in the rhythm. The song contains no change of measure-lengths and, except for a few unimportant tones, it con- sists of 11 repetitions of a short rhythmic unit. On examinin
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 96 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 102 No. 59. Song Concerning the Figurines (Catalogue No. 1523) Recorded by Pigeon. \m^^-¥m ^ P |» )g I p * lf-0- 1 r i»-i»-0- -\ r mf^-Jt-ttg s is^^^m^^m^^r'^'W'^r'^^ 1 r PS P-jg j jg—ig- |P |P-T p I 1^ [P a ntrtTTTxi Bfl, f gj* I f^^"^ e 1 r fe^ icjLTiriS'ir \[sti^rr^^r^\ Analysis.—As this song is so strongly hypnotic in character, we look for a peculiarity in the rhythm. The song contains no change of measure-lengths and, except for a few unimportant tones, it con- sists of 11 repetitions of a short rhythmic unit. On examining this unit we note that it begins on an accented tone and consists of short tones with a prolonged tone at the close. Such a rhythmic structure is well adapted to the purpose of the song. An unusual variety of intervals occurs in this melody, which has a compass of eight tones and moves freely within that compass. The medicine lodge has many adherents among the Menominee at the present time. Lindquist states that, " it is probably a conserva- tive estimate that 25 per cent of the Menominees are still under the injQuence of the old Indian reUgion and ;^^ There still are medicine men who can give the old performances, an instance being related by Mitchell Beaupre. In the autumn of 1928 he was asked to attend a meeting of the medicine lodge at Zoar, Wisconsin. During that meeting a contest of medicine power took place between four men who obtained their power from the snake, otter, beaver, and weasel. Each man, as already described, carried a bag or pouch made of the skin of such an animal. The man with the snake medicine bag carried it at his hip. The snake skin was inflated, as ^ Lindquist, The red man in the United States, p. 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 wor
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