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shells in the box instead of two." She followed his instructions. 

 The box was placed at the bottom of a trunk and not disturbed for 

 a year. It was then opened and was found to contain two small 

 shells in addition to the two originally placed there. It was im- 

 possible that De'dadj could have put them into the box, as he was 

 almost blind at the time and furthermore did not know where it was 

 hidden. 



Mr. Moulton stated that a member of the Mkle'wiwin would have 

 kept these four shells very carefully, secured small particles of them 

 by rubbing them on a piece of iron and placed these fragments in 

 water as a medicinal drink for the sick. 



No. 62. Initiation Song 



Sung by A^gwitu'wigi^cig 



(Catalogue no. 70) 



Voice J = "6 

 Recorded without drum 



Ni - mi - de - wa - yan 

 -g__^ - ^- -#-' - > 



ni - nil -de - wa - yan 



w 



■tm w 1 w m n 



L^;^,^ — ! ^^^-^= 



ni - mi -de - wa - yan e ni - mi -de - wa - yau 



&-=¥ 



e ni-mi-de-wa-yau e ni-mi-de-wa-yan e ni-mi-de-wa-yan 



ni - mi - de - wa - yan 



ni - mi - de - wa - yan e 



Ni^mide^wayan'' My Mide^ bag 



During this song the person to be initiated is "shot" 

 by the initiators. 



Analysis. — The tonality of this song is obscure. It is 

 Song picture transcribed exactly as sung, the different renditions being 

 NO.G2. In his identical, yet the key is not definitely established, neither 

 ^l^A ^ll^ "T^" are moduhitions indicated with sufficient clearness to be 



holds the ani- 

 mal which rep- safely assumed. The steadily descending progression 



here found is interesting and the melody itself is unusu- 



resents his 

 MIde' bag. 



ally attractive. 



