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TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



117 



No. 13. Song of Painting the Sacred Pole (Catalogue No. 452) 

 Sung by ^iya^ka 



Voice J _^ 1 60 



Drum ^^80 



Drum-rhythm similar to No. 12 



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A - te le - na 



ta - wa ma - ki - ye 



a - te le 



ta - wa ma-ki - ye 



caij ma-ko - ba- za na - ziij hi 



ye - ya fiiq a - te le - na 



ta- wa ma - ki - ye 



a - te le - na ta - wa ma-ki - ye 



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caij ma-ko-ba - za na - 



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ta - wa ma - ki - ye 



fig hi - ye - ye ciij a - te le - na 



ate^ father 



lena^ taVa maki'ye all these he has made me own 



t%g mako'baza the trees and the forests 



na^zii) standing 



hiye^yc dir) in their places 



Analysis. — This melody contains only the tones of the minor 

 triad and fourth. The rhythmic unit is long, its repetitions com- 

 prising the entire song except two periods of six measures each, 

 which consist principally of quarter notes. The sustained tones were 

 always given the indicated time. The words are contin lous through- 

 out the song. Among the Chippewa, as well as among the Sioux, this 

 occurs more often in "medicine songs" than in other classes of songs. 

 The final tone, though very low in pitch, was sung with distinctness. 



The Sun-dance pole was usually about 35 feet in length and 6 to 

 8 inches in diameter. A crossbar "the length of a man" was tied 



4840°— Bull. 61— IS 



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