mr 



ligious or (liamatic about it. Tlic iiuisic was ruin 

 orchestra of old mi-u, wlio boat drums and s;inj;- ; 

 Each person who intended to take part in the dance 

 some small article to be given away as a " I'aAor.' 

 turn, danced a few unnntes, ami then called on I tli< 

 uer he wished to give it to. The latter tlicn rose, ; 

 the"tavor," danced awhile with him, and then 

 places among the spectators. 



We never heard of any such claboralc -(lonatioi 



)notono\is song, 

 ic provided with 

 d rising in his 

 me of I lie nait- 



1(1 at Ni 



clesnib. 



in .Iiinc, ISS;;, w 

 ,■ I>all.- Two mi 

 It. ilcrcndccn, t. 

 , rnfortnimtcly 

 it:ition was dccli 



ml ].(■ 



the second k 



to invite Lieut, i.'ny and 



mn'ch was asked and the 

 ried"notelMMlsti<-ks.-' 



Dances ill wliieh the <-hildren only tak 

 sometimes take place in the kii'dyigi, a 

 themselves by daiuang in the iglu. I h; 

 seen the natives, espceiall.\' the cliild 

 yonng peo]de, dancing in th<- open air, 

 dancing was always of very nuuli the sa 

 acter. The feet were but slightly nrnvi 

 ing tiine to the music, while the body swayed 

 giaeelnlly and the arms were waved from side to 

 side. -MI the dancing which I saw was rather 

 quiet and graceful, but they told us that when 

 they got warmed up at a great dance they went 

 at it with tremendous vigor, throwing otf tln'ir 

 garments to the waist. This dance which accom 

 panics the song sung by the children to the 

 aurora, however, is more violent. Tlu' dancer 

 ch-nches his hsts and, bending liis elbows, strikes 

 them against the sides of his body, keeping time fio. 373.-Touth danciug 

 to the song and stamping vii;drously wit 

 right foot, springing up and down with tl 

 from a sketch by the w titer). 



We never heard of any of the licentious t 

 by Kgede^ and Kundien.-' 



left knee (see Fig. .'57.3, 



■stivals or orgies described 



