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imitate a pipe produced great merriment. It was considered a test 

 of com'age for a man to brave the ridicule of the assembly and seat 

 himself where he would be asked to dance the pipe dance. In the 

 early days the men who danced this wore no clothing except the 

 moccasins, which were necessary to protect the feet. 



A characteristic of the music of this dance is that a sharp, short 

 beat of the drum is frequently given, followed by an instant of silence. 

 When this drumbeat is heard the dancer pauses in whatever attitude 

 he may chance to be and remains motionless until the drumbeat is 

 resumed. This is indicated in the transcription of the first pipe 

 dance song. The drumbeat is very rapid, and the dancer is expected 

 to keep in perfect time with it. 



No. 171. "O^gima"! 



Sung by E^niwub^e 

 Voice J — 208 

 Drum J =138 



(Drum-rhythm similar to No. 2 ) 



(Catalogue No. 408) 



§a gb^^ = F^ 



^ P f 



'^ 



se* 



-<2- 



Ha ni wa ya hi ne ha ha ni wa ya hi ne ha 



S^W^^ 



#-f — f — «- 



-ft (S. 



^ 



Wa - ba - ca o - gi - ma 



ya ho 



na Wa - ba - 



^ 



asfe 



Sizpi 



^ 



^^^ 



^ 



gi 



ya 



ho 



Waba'ca Waba'ca, name of a Sioux chief 



o^gima chief 



Analysis. — In the several renditions of this song E'niwUb'c intro- 

 duced the names of four chiefs, belonging to three different tribes: 

 Waba'ca, a Sioux; Na'ogade', a Winnebago; and Kaga'giwayan' 

 and Wasi'kwade', of the Chippewa.^ The mention of these liames 

 does not signify that the chiefs were actually present at the dance, 

 but that the Chippewa remembered them on an occasion of pleasure. 



1 This song is analyzed with Unclassified Lac du Flambeau Songs, p. 242. 

 J Compare repetition of names in Song of the Peace Pact (No. 44). 



