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Song picture 

 NO. 37. In this 

 drawing both 

 straight and 

 wavy lines 

 diverge from 

 the figure. 

 The wavy 

 lines are said 

 to indicate 

 "the song " 

 and the 

 straight lines 

 to indicate 

 "strength." 



BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 45 



No. 37 (Catalogue no. 28) 



WORDS 



Mi^nawina' Is it that 



Ain'nweya.n'' Which my voice resembles? 



Biwa'bikun Even metal 



AinVeyftn^ The sounding of my voice? 



No. 38 



(Catalogue no. 29) 



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a^sis 



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Anindf Where is 



Abigwen^ The dwelling 



Manido' Of the greatest spirit? 



Nikan' My Mide' brethren 



Wabtinan^ In the east 



Abigwen^ Is the dwelling 



Manido^ Of the greatest spirit 



Nikan^ My Mide' brethren 



Mioma^ Here 



Abigwen^- Is my dwelling 



ManidoViyan' I who am the greatest spirit 



Song picture no. 

 38. It was stated 

 that the horizon- 

 tal figure and 

 head represented 

 the East man- 

 ido' and that 

 the upright fig- 

 ure and head 

 represented the 

 South manido'. 



This record was played for Na'waji'bigo'kwe, a mem- 

 ber of the Mlde'wlwln, who drew the pictures for these 

 series of songs ; she said that this is a new form of an old song, and 

 that the younger men of to-day are arrogant enough to use it, but 

 that the old and correct form of the song gives the last two words as 

 follows : 



Cawamin^ Toward the east 



Abigwen^ Is his dwelling 



