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17. Husk Faces in Round Dance 

 wiyoho haniyondo'Q'o 



pretty hanging "knobs" (balls) (pods) (fruit) — male masks 



18. gayehe honiyondo' hai . . . 

 his hanging knobs of husk 



19. hoya heoda'geeoda'gwe oon^h 



ashes flying now 

 (Two wooden False Faces and Husk Face go to firepit, dip their hands in 

 ashes and blow on patient. At semiannual ceremony treat several patients 

 and each other. Two society matrons receive ashes before paying tobacco.) 



20. hoi . . . nyawfne nyawene ooneh hoi . . . 



thanks thanks now 



HUSK FACES 

 TEXT AND TRANSLATION 



1. hai . . . yo' hyo' (hau')gaaji (repeat) 



come here 



2. ho . . . (hau)gaaye' (repeat) 



they are willing 



3. hyo' . . . hano' (gay^' 

 a hoop of wood (staves?) 



SOCIETY OF SHAMANS 

 TEXT AND TRANSLATION 



I. Marching Songs (paired) — 



1. gahgahneehe' dehahayo' dye gahganee (repeat) hai yeh 



raven approaches flying slowly the raven 



2. gahgahne he'ee dahoweenoot gahganee hai yeh 

 raven cries afar (his voice sounds) (he is coming) 



3. gahghahne wahogaini haghanee hai yeh 



enters raven 



4. wedzogahga wahadiyo'ne' hai he hai'yeh 



the ravens they have arrived 



5. wedzogahga wahenodj^ne ganohshe'geh wahenodjenee hai he 

 these ravens are going to sit down; in the middle of the house they sit 



6. (At midsong all sit on the empty bench opposite the sponsor's 

 moiety. The leader says, "ne'ho nowath' gweni," "there that's 

 the best we can do.) 



II. Messenger's Songs — (hajas'was hoe'ng') 



7. owa'saw^nee he'i he'i 



now they are starting (hoot owl is starting) 



