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dance were never refused. If the people had no cooked food, the 

 visitors took such provisions as they had, placing them iii a birch- 

 bark bag which an old woman carried for the purpose. 



No. 114. Song of the Dogs 



Ruuii; by E'niwub'e 



(Catalogue No. 403) 



Voice J — 84 

 Drum J = 92 

 ( Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



ni - mo-kan-fig nin-ga- wi 



wi - gog 



a'nimokan'ug the dogs 



ningawi'djiwigog^ will go with me 



Analysis. — In structure this song is classified as melodic with har- 

 monic framework. It contains no rhythmic unit and the time was 

 not steadily maintained. It is interesting to note that a variation in 

 time occurs on corresponding measures in the four renditions of the 

 song. 



