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until after he has shot the ducks." Odjib'we and the rest of his war 

 party remained in concealment. Soon they heard the report of a 

 gun, indicating that the Sioux had shot the ducks. Then they heard 

 two shots and knew that their men had fired on the Sioux. Their 

 aim was faulty, and the Sioux soon appeared, running toward Odjib'we 

 and his warriors. Odjib'we stepped from his hiding place. The 

 Sioux cried, "You can not hit me. I am a brave man." Odjib'we 

 replied, "I too am brave," and struck at the Sioux with his gun. 

 The latter dodged and attempted to strike back with his own empty 

 gun. Finally the Sioux started to run away, and Odjib Ve shot him 

 in the back. 



Odjib'we allowed Mo'kadjiwens' ("little hill rising up to view") 

 to remove the scalp, and tlie war party started for liome. The scalp 

 was in charge of the man who removed it; wlien the party stop})ed 

 for their noon lunch he either laid the scalp beside him or hung it 

 on a bush and forgot it. The scalp was not missed until the party 

 went into camp at night, many miles from the halting place at noon. 

 It was out of the question to return and find the scalp, so they com- 

 posed this song, which they sang at home in the victory dance. 

 Mo'kadjiwens' was given credit for taking the seal]), but mingled 

 with the lionor was open ridicule for having left it "hanging in some 

 marsh." 



No. 4. Song of a Mislaid Scalp (Catalogue No. 387) 



Sung by Odjib'we 

 Voice J— 108 

 Recorded without drum 







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Mo - ka-djL-wens ga 



ma - mi - jfiu bwan - o - sti - gwfin gi - a 



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de ma-na-ki - kiu 



Mo'kadjiwens' Mo'kadjiwens' (man's name) 



gama'mijun took 



b wan'ostigwun' a Sioux scalp 



gi'agode'' which is hanging 



ma'nakikifi' in a marsh 



Analysis. — This is a particularly lively and attractive melody. It 

 is one of the comparatively few Chippewa songs in which there is no 

 change of time, the triple measure being steadily maintained. It 



