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Old Songs — (5) Songs of Dream Societies — Continued 

 Rhythmic Analysis — Continued 



METRIC UNIT OF DRUM (TEMPO) 



COMPARISON OF METRIC UNIT OF VOICE AND DRUM (TEMPO) 



Military Societies 



Organizations of warriors existed among all the Plains tribes. 

 The term "wolf" was applied to the warriors of several tribes, 

 while among others the term ''dog soldiers" was used. A con- 

 densed account of the military organizations of the Plains Indians is 

 given by Clark/ who places the number of societies in the Siouan 

 peoples at 11. Writers concernmg individual tribes have described 

 the customs of such tribes, the followmg being representative 

 citations. • 



Among the Kiowa: 



The Kiowa have an elaborate military organization, now fast becoming obsolete, 

 known as Yafpahe, "Warriors." A similar organization is found among most of the 

 prairie tribes, and is commonly known to the wliites as the Dog-soldier society, from 

 an imperfect rendering of the name of one of the principal bands. The Kiowa organi- 

 zation consists of six orders, each having its own dance, songs, insignia, and duties.- 



> Clark W. P., The Indian Sign Language, p. 355, Philadelpliia, 1885. 



'Mooney, James, Calendar History of the Kiowa, Seventeenth Rep. But. Elhn., pt. 1, p. 229, Washing- 

 ton, 189S. 



