DEN'SMORE] 



TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



259 



Anahjsis. — ^This song is characterized by the interval of the fourth, 

 which constitutes 18 per cent of the entire number of intervals. It 

 appears in the first part of the song as the descending progression 

 E-B, and later as A-E; the ascent of an octave gives a return of the 

 interval E-B, followed again by A-E, descending to the tonic. The 

 melody tones are only those of the mmor triad and fourth, and the 

 song is harmonic in structure. The rhythmic unit is short and is a 

 phrase which is not unusual in these songs. 



For those suffering from headache Eagle Shield had a special 

 remedy — an herb called nasu'la yazaifpi i'pi'ya, 'no appetite medi- 

 cine,' which grew on the prairie. The root, dried and powdered, was 

 sprinkled on hot coals, the patient inhaling the fumes. This plan 

 was identified as Artemisia frigida Willd. (Colorado sage). 



Before recording the song Eagle Shield spoke the following 

 sentences : 



Pezi/ta, cici/ ktelo^ tka waste'' (5a yaiii^ ktelo^ lena^ke waste^ ke^yape. 



(Translation) Herbs I shall give you, but (they are) good, so you shall recover, 

 all these (are) good, they say.^ 



The following song was sung during the treatment. 



No. 84. "These Are Good" (Catalogue No. 513) 



Sung by Eagle Shield 

 Voice J -80 

 Drum not recorded 



1 Chippewa doctors also use strong affirmations when treating the sick (Bulletin 45, p. 92). 



2 This refers to the sounds made by a bear standing erect, preparatory to making an attack. (See 

 p. ISO, footnote.) 



