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old mail whose tluty it was to carry an extra siipj)ly of medicine and 

 of water; he did not fight but hehl himseU hi readiness to attend 

 those in need of assistance. The feather flag (see p. 91) was carried 

 by one of tlic bravest warriors, who ran to and fro witli it during the 

 fight. This man was a target for the Sioux and defended the flag 

 with his hfe. The drum was beaten during the contest by one of the 

 warriors, who also saiig to inspire the men. This duty hkewise 

 requu^ed special courage. Before entering a fight the leaders 

 arrayed themselves in brilliant trappings. Each wore a band around 

 the heatl in which were bright feathers; this rendered them con- 

 spicuous and showed their fearlessness. The neck was usually 

 encircled by a charm consisting of the dried skin of a bird, which 

 contamed a medicine known only to the wearer (see p. 77). This 

 charm was wrapped in birch bark but before a battle the warrior 

 tore ofl the cover, exposing the bird skin, and also sang the song 

 which should make the charm effectual. The foUowing song was 

 used for this purpose. 



No. 28. Song of a War Charm (Catalogue No. 369) 



Sung by Odjib^we 

 Voice J — 80 

 Drum J ^ 92 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar tx) No. 2 ) 



ya - Aa-han e we- go-neu - i - wi - ne - he-he - ne e - pe - ni - mo 



ya - ha-ha,n nin-bi-nes - i -wa-yan e he he e e - pe-ni-mo- 





ya- Aa-han e we-go-nen - i - wi - ue - he-he-ne e - pe - ni - mo-yan e 



WORDS 



wegonen''iwinen'' ' in what 



epe'nimoyan' is my trust? 



ninbines^iwayan^ my bird-skin charm 



epe^nimoyan^ is my trust 



' See footnote 2, p. 89. 



