KuRATH] IROQUOIS MUSIC AND DANCE 7 



dance songs, similar in character to those of Colds pring, except for a 

 continuous duple beat with alternate accents during part B. 



(c) Final song for depositing wands and rattles. Coldspring: 

 Extended form of A A B A B A to correspond to ritual action, with 

 drum and rattle pattern as for other dance songs. Melodic dips 

 bolder than in previous dance songs, fading to monotone in sustained 

 final phrases. Tonawanda: Form of A A B A B, otherwise similar in 

 character to Coldspring. 



Dance. — Eagle mime by two pairs of youths face to face, forming a 

 square. 



(a) During distribution of paraphernalia, dancers seated on two 

 benches, each one handed a feather wand and small gourd rattle, 

 respectively for right and left hand. 

 (6) Corresponding to musical form: 

 AA — Dancers shiver and shake their rattles, still seated on 

 benches. 

 B — All four hop to center of room till partners meet, using a 

 deep crouch, and shaking rattles in time with the drum. 

 A — All four lunge and shiver shoulders and rattles, with arms 



extended, partners face to face. 

 B — All simultaneously retreat to their benches with the crouch- 

 ing hop. 

 (c) Coldspring: 

 AA — Shiver. 

 B — Advance to partner with hop. 

 A — Lunge and shiver. 

 B — Retreat with hop. 



A — Lunge near perch, then lay down fans and rattles. 

 Tonawanda: same form as other dances, with terminal deposit of 

 paraphernalia. 



Remarks. — Interruption of each song by one of society members 

 striking a cane on the floor, giving a speech of jokes or well-wishing 

 and distributing gifts (Fenton and Kurath, 1953, pp. 283-284 

 passim.) (See page 67.) 



Striking-the-stick (Pole) Dance (wai'^no'e'), also termed Sun 

 Rite (^ni'dji'): 



Function. — Cure in Midwinter and private rituals, also an invoca- 

 tion to the sun, in the spring to bring rain. 



Occasions. — -At dream renewals in the longhouse, in private homes, 

 and as sun rite out of doors whenever rain is needed. 



Songs. — A short series of dance songs, in A A B A B form, correspond- 

 ing to choreography. Two sets differ in character of tonahty: 1933 

 recording by Sherman Redeye, in modified sequences and descent to 



