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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN 
  2' 
  

  

  a'xo 
  n 
  dcpa 
  (wrist 
  shield) 
  was 
  fully 
  opened, 
  to 
  be 
  ready 
  for 
  the 
  cere- 
  

   monies 
  of 
  the 
  day: 
  

  

  Third 
  Song 
  

  

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  A 
  - 
  xo"-de 
  - 
  pa 
  ha 
  ha 
  wi" 
  the 
  tho" 
  A 
  - 
  xo 
  Q 
  -de 
  - 
  pa 
  ha 
  

  

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  1 
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  « 
  

  

  « 
  « 
  i 
  

  

  ha 
  wi" 
  the 
  tho" 
  

  

  A 
  • 
  xo"-de 
  - 
  pa 
  ha 
  ha 
  wi" 
  the 
  tho° 
  

  

  S=pn; 
  

  

  B=t 
  

  

  -m— 
  *~ 
  

  

  -*—ft~ 
  

  

  Z?=Sp 
  

  

  A- 
  xo"- 
  tic- 
  pa 
  ha 
  ha 
  wfthetho" 
  A-xo°-de-pa 
  ha 
  ha 
  wi" 
  the 
  tho" 
  

  

  AxoMepa 
  ha 
  ha! 
  wi 
  n 
  the 
  tho 
  1 
  

   Axo 
  n 
  depa 
  ha 
  ha! 
  wi" 
  the 
  tho" 
  

   Axo 
  n 
  depa 
  ha 
  ha! 
  wi" 
  (he 
  tho" 
  

   Axu'Mepa 
  ha 
  ha! 
  wi" 
  the 
  tho" 
  

   Axo 
  n 
  depa 
  ha 
  ha! 
  wi" 
  the 
  tho" 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Axo 
  n 
  depa, 
  the 
  wrist 
  shield 
  worn 
  on 
  the 
  left 
  wrist 
  

   of 
  a 
  man 
  to 
  prevent 
  it 
  being 
  cut 
  by 
  the 
  bowstring 
  when 
  the 
  latter 
  

   rebounds 
  from 
  being 
  drawn; 
  ha 
  ha, 
  exclamation, 
  behold'; 
  wi 
  n 
  , 
  one; 
  

   the, 
  here 
  this; 
  tho 
  11 
  , 
  round, 
  referring 
  to 
  the 
  shape 
  of 
  the 
  wrist 
  shield. 
  

  

  The 
  reiteration 
  of 
  the 
  words 
  makes 
  it 
  difficult 
  to 
  present 
  a 
  trans- 
  

   lation 
  of 
  the 
  song 
  literally, 
  for 
  to 
  the 
  Indian 
  mind 
  t 
  he 
  repeated 
  

   words 
  brought 
  up 
  the 
  varied 
  aspects 
  of 
  the 
  Pole. 
  It 
  represented 
  the 
  

   unity 
  of 
  the 
  tribe; 
  the 
  unity 
  of 
  the 
  Council 
  of 
  Seven 
  Chiefs, 
  which 
  

   made 
  them 
  "as 
  one 
  heart, 
  as 
  one 
  voice;" 
  the 
  authority 
  of 
  the 
  Thun- 
  

   der. 
  It 
  was 
  a 
  being 
  — 
  a 
  man; 
  it 
  was 
  a 
  bow. 
  the 
  weapon 
  of 
  a 
  man 
  

   which 
  was 
  used 
  for 
  the 
  defense 
  of 
  life 
  anil 
  to 
  secure 
  the 
  game 
  that 
  

   gave 
  food, 
  shelter, 
  and 
  clothing. 
  As 
  this 
  song 
  (which 
  referred 
  to 
  the 
  

   shield 
  — 
  the 
  article 
  that 
  protected 
  the 
  wrist 
  of 
  the 
  man 
  when 
  he 
  

   pulled 
  the 
  bow 
  string) 
  was 
  sung, 
  the 
  wickerwork 
  containing 
  the 
  down 
  

   was 
  fully 
  opened, 
  preparatory 
  to 
  the 
  ceremonies 
  in 
  which 
  it 
  had 
  a 
  

   part. 
  The 
  full 
  meaning 
  of 
  the 
  lines 
  of 
  the 
  song 
  does 
  not 
  appear 
  from 
  

   the 
  literal 
  words, 
  but 
  must 
  be 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  symbolism 
  of 
  the 
  cere- 
  

   monial 
  acts 
  connected 
  with 
  this 
  "round 
  object." 
  

  

  The 
  fourth 
  song 
  was 
  sung 
  as 
  the 
  officiating 
  priest 
  arranged 
  on 
  the 
  

   ground 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  Pole, 
  side 
  by 
  side, 
  four 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  teshu' 
  

   pieces 
  of 
  buffalo 
  meat. 
  These 
  represented 
  four 
  buffaloes, 
  also 
  the 
  four 
  

   hunts 
  and 
  the 
  four 
  ceremonial 
  offerings 
  of 
  hearts 
  and 
  tongues 
  which 
  

   had 
  preceded 
  this 
  ceremony. 
  The 
  other 
  pieces 
  were 
  laid 
  along 
  the 
  

   front 
  of 
  the 
  communal 
  tent. 
  Sometimes* 
  there 
  were 
  four 
  parallel 
  

  

  