puNSMoRE] MANDAN AND HIDATSA MUSIC 77 
No. 26. Song When Preparing the Bait 
(Catalogue No. 828) 
VOICE d - 160 
Drum not recorded 
Analysis —This song is transcribed from the first rendition, the 
following renditions being interspersed with frequent cries and 
glissando calls. The melody contains no tones except those of the 
tonic triad and has only six progressions. 
After teaching Black Wolf these songs the old man said: “ I have 
given you my son. Treat him kindly and do not make him angry. 
lf you make him angry he may leave you, but if you are kind to him 
he may stay with you a long time. If you were bad to him, his 
spirit would still be faithful and come back to you, but it is much 
better that he remain with you himself. I will now teach you four 
more songs—the song of my son, the little wolverine, a goose song, 
a swan song, and a song of the twine we use in the eagle catching.” 
The latter was probably twine used in strangling the eagle. 
No. 27. Song of the Little Wolverine 
(Catalogue No. 829) 
des 
Drum not recorded 
Analysis —This melody comprises five periods, the first three and 
the last of which contain exact repetitions of a rhythmic unit, while 
2118°—23——7 
