densmore] 



CHIPPEWA MUSIC — n 

 Rhythmic Analysis — continued 



RHYTHMIC UNIT 



137 



COMPARISON OF METRIC UNIT OF VOICE AND DRUM i 



1 For more detailed analysis see Table 20, p. 30. 



Children's Games of War 



The children as well as the older members of the tribe formed 

 new acquaintances while the Chippewa and the Sioux camped near 

 together. Games were arranged in which the children of the two 

 tribes contended with each other. War was the chief interest and 

 even found its way into the play of the children. 



Odjib'we stated that he remerhbered an instance which happened 

 when he was a little boy. The Chippewa and the Sioux were camped 

 near each other and the small boys had a sham battle, with the men 

 and women of each tribe as spectators, cheering on their young 

 warriors. Rushes, sharpened at one end and notched at the other 

 so that they could be shot from bows, were used as arrows. The sting 

 inflicted by these was painful, as the boys wore no clothing, but no 

 one who entered the contest was allowed to run away. The rules of 

 the game forbade shooting at the heads of the opponents, as otherwise 

 serious injury might have resulted, but the fight was waged right 

 lustily and blood flowed freely. 



