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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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No. 123. Song Accompanying the Gift of a Pony 



(Catalogue No. 435) 

 Sung by Mec^kawiga''bau 



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Analysis. — This song opens with a two-measure phrase, which is 

 repeated. This is followed by a phrase of two measures, which reap- 

 pears near the close of the song. The first phrase is not regarded as 

 a rhythmic unit, as it is found only at the opening and does not 

 influence the rhythm of the remainder of the song. The second 

 phrase has an evident relation to the rhythm of the entire song, 

 measures 7 and 11 containing a division of the count similar to that 

 in the first part of the unit, and the third measure from the close 

 containing the sixteenth followed by a dotted eighth note, which 

 characterizes the latter part of the unit. (See Nos. 90, 94, 96, 

 103, 108, 109, 115.) The song is minor in tonality and contains only 

 the tones of the minor triad and fourth. 



The man who has received the pony-stick leads the dance as the 

 following song is sung, carrying the stick in his hand. All who have 

 ever given away ponies dance with him, many holding up fingers to in- 

 dicate the total number of ponies thus presented at various dances. 



