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Occasions. — In secret at the patient's home any time of year, 

 always at night, in complete darkness. 



Songs. — Male song leader with a drum, two assistants with horn 

 rattles, a fourth man to help. Female singers an octave higher than 

 male voices. Three groups of songs during three periods of darkness 

 (sometimes four), alternating with two periods of rest, lights, and 

 smoking: 



i. Four chants by leader in two groups of twos. 



13 dance songs, each one stated by male voices (A) and 

 repeated and continued by the entire chorus, 

 ii. Four paired chants by leader, each one sung twice. 



30 dance songs stated and reiterated as during the first 

 period, mostly in groups of twos, songs 13-18 in one 

 identical group, 

 iii. Four chants, each one sung once. 



20 dance songs stated and reiterated as before. 

 In all songs a prevalence of sequential treatment, of thematic 

 repetition on lower levels, a preponderance of seconds and thirds 

 preferably grouped within a compass of a fourth (such as phrase 1 

 of song 8 in first period). 



Dance. — Female performers, facing center of circle, side stomp to 

 right, varied with jumps on both heels, pivots, and stamping. 



Remarks. — Association with mystic animals and with legendary 

 pygmies in pursuit of a great beast, djonyosquat.^ (See Buffalo 

 connotations, p. 66.) 



Quavering (iyonda-tha?): 



Function.' — Cure for lassitude and neuritis or in dream fulfillment. 

 Occasions.- — At the patient's home any time of year. 

 Songs.- — Special male singers seated at one end of room, manipulat 

 ing drum and horn rattle. Female chorus as for Dark Dance. Four 

 song groups : 



i. Introductory songs, 3 by men, drum tremolo, 3 by men and 



women (last two not on record), 

 ii. 19 dance songs with bantering texts for men and women, 

 as in Dark Dance. Percussion accompaniment in even 

 eighth notes, 

 iii. 4 songs for cloth distribution, last 3 alike. Percussion 

 accompaniment in even quarter notes, thus in slower 

 tempo, 

 iv. 7 final dance songs, with eighth note beat, in faster tempo. 



' See Parker, 1909, pp. 167-170, for list of animals. 



