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  FLBSCHE] 
  

  

  THE 
  SACRED 
  POLE 
  

   Eighth 
  Song 
  

  

  239 
  

  

  he 
  the 
  

  

  ba 
  - 
  he 
  he 
  the 
  A 
  - 
  ba 
  - 
  he 
  he 
  the 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  Abahe 
  he 
  the 
  abahe 
  he 
  the 
  

  

  Te 
  ehe 
  the 
  

   Abahe 
  he 
  the 
  abahe 
  he 
  the 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Abahe, 
  to 
  hold 
  toward; 
  he, 
  vowel 
  prolongation; 
  

   the, 
  this; 
  te, 
  buffalo; 
  ehe, 
  I 
  say; 
  the, 
  this. 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  singing 
  of 
  this 
  song 
  the 
  priest 
  took 
  the 
  brush 
  (see 
  p. 
  228) 
  

   with 
  which 
  he 
  was 
  to 
  anoint 
  the 
  Pole 
  and 
  made 
  a 
  ceremonial 
  ap- 
  

   proach 
  toward 
  the 
  Pole, 
  holding 
  the 
  brush 
  near 
  it, 
  while 
  the 
  woman 
  

   at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  presented 
  the 
  bowl. 
  Fat 
  was 
  the 
  emblem 
  of 
  

   abundance; 
  red, 
  the 
  color 
  of 
  life. 
  The 
  mixture 
  therefore 
  symbol- 
  

   ized 
  abundant 
  life. 
  The 
  line 
  Te 
  ehe 
  the 
  was 
  explained 
  to 
  mean 
  that 
  

   the 
  buffalo 
  was 
  here 
  declared 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  life-giving 
  gift 
  from 
  Wa- 
  

   ko 
  D 
  'da, 
  and 
  that 
  the 
  buffalo 
  yielded 
  itself 
  to 
  man 
  for 
  his 
  abundant 
  

   food 
  and 
  also 
  to 
  provide 
  him 
  with 
  shelter 
  and 
  clothing. 
  The 
  cere- 
  

   mony 
  of 
  anointing 
  was 
  one 
  of 
  recognition 
  of 
  the 
  gift 
  by 
  Wako 
  n 
  'da 
  

   of 
  the 
  buffalo 
  and 
  of 
  thanksgiving 
  for 
  it. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  stanza 
  of 
  this 
  song 
  was 
  now 
  sung. 
  The 
  words 
  are: 
  

  

  Ite 
  he 
  ehe 
  the 
  ite 
  he 
  ehe 
  the 
  

  

  Te 
  ehe 
  the 
  

   Ite 
  he 
  ehe 
  the 
  ite 
  he 
  ehe! 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Ite, 
  to 
  touch; 
  he, 
  vowel 
  prolongation: 
  ehe,Isa.y; 
  

   the, 
  this; 
  te, 
  buffalo; 
  ehe, 
  I 
  say; 
  the, 
  this. 
  

  

  The 
  brush, 
  on 
  which 
  was 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  sacred 
  paint, 
  was 
  then 
  brought 
  

   close 
  to 
  the 
  Pole 
  and 
  permitted 
  to 
  touch 
  it. 
  As 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  move- 
  

   ments 
  related 
  to 
  the 
  care 
  of 
  Wako 
  n 
  'da 
  for 
  man, 
  they 
  were 
  religious 
  

   in 
  character 
  and 
  consequently 
  were 
  very 
  deliberate. 
  The 
  brush 
  

   ceremonially 
  touched 
  the 
  Pole 
  and 
  four 
  lines 
  were 
  made 
  down 
  its 
  

   length. 
  The 
  anointing 
  followed 
  as 
  the 
  next 
  song 
  was 
  sung. 
  

  

  