144 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 80 
The rhythmic unit occurs only in the first portion, while in the second 
portion, containing the words, there is a frequent triplet division 
of the count. More than one-third of the intervals are minor thirds, 
though the song is major in tonality. The song is melodic in struc- 
ture and contains all the tones of the octave except the seventh. 
No. 76. Horse Society Song (b) (Catalogue No. 834) 
Recorded by Ben Brenson 
VOICE d - 80 
DRUM d = 80 
Drum-rhythm similar to No. 50 
7, 5 a Sr pla a ee ee ee 
Analysis —This melody begins with an ascending fourth and it 
will be noted that the framework of the melody consists of the tones 
of the minor triad. The rhythmic unit is interesting and comprises 
two measures. Eight renditions were recorded without a break in the 
time. The indicated drum rhythm was occasionally changed to even 
quarter-note beats, drum and voice being synchronous. Fifteen 
progressions occur in the song, nine of which are major seconds, 
four are minor thirds, and two are fourths. 
WAR SONGS 
Although the Mandan contributed numerous war songs to this 
work, the brief notes concerning war customs were given only by 
members of the Hidatsa tribe. These concern the sallying forth 
of a war party in search or pursuit of an enemy, the defensive war- 
fare of the village not being described. 
Pan (pls. 10, a; 14, c) said that a war party was usually organized 
by one man, who quietly asked his friends to join it. Tobacco ac- 
companied the invitation, and this tobacco was smoked at the meet- 
ings held before they left the village. A war party usually com- 
prised about 20 men. They started about daybreak, going quietly 
so they would not be stopped by relatives nor followed by unwelcome 
