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TETON STOUX MUSTC 



249 



of unpainted wood, the whole being about 4 by 6 inches. On the 

 mirror was a drawing of a new moon and a star. This design was 

 (■o))ied by Brave Buffalo and is shown in figure 26. He said: "I 

 hold this mirror in front of the sick person and see his disease 

 reflected in it; then I can cure the disease. " 



Concerning the drawing on the glass Brave Buffalo said: ''The 

 new moon is my sign. I am strongest when the moon is full; I 

 grow weaker as the moon wanes, and when the moon dies my strength 

 is all gone until the moon comes back again." 



One of the songs used by Brave Buffalo in treating the sick was 

 recorded. Before singing this he said: "Some diseases are affected 

 by the day and others by the night. I use this song in the cases 

 which are worse at night. I composed it myself and always sing 

 it at night, whether I am treating a sick person or not. I offer smoke 

 to tlio four winds and sing this song." This song was received by 

 Brave Buffalo in his dream of a wolf. (See Song No, 47.) 



The following song also was used by Brave Buffalo, but the occa- 

 sion of its use was not designated. 



I)rum-iiiythm similar to No. 19 



(Catalogue No. G03) 



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Wi lil-na- pe waij-la - kanuij-we wi 



11 a - pe war)-la - ka 



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hi 



na - pe waij-la - ka nuij - we 



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lo wi lii - na - pe wan-la - ka nuij - we o he 



WORDS 



wi hina^pe sunrise 



wagla^ka nugwe'' lo may you behold 



Analysis. — This is one of the few songs in which a rest occurs. 

 Other songs of the present series containing rests are Nos. 117, 123, 

 144, 159, 188, 203, 208, 206, 207, 230. The lack of a rest, or seeming 

 breathing place, is noted in Chippewa as well as Sioux songs, this 

 feature occurring in only 13 of the 340 recorded from the Chippewa. 

 In the song under analysis the rest is short, but clearly defined. Two 



