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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  The 
  two 
  sides 
  had 
  their 
  backers 
  and 
  watchers, 
  who 
  often 
  contributed 
  

   to 
  the 
  stakes, 
  which 
  consisted 
  of 
  all 
  manner 
  of 
  articles 
  — 
  garments, 
  

   weapons, 
  horses, 
  and 
  other 
  property. 
  The 
  number 
  of 
  chances 
  to 
  con- 
  

   stitute 
  a 
  game 
  was 
  agreed 
  on. 
  Then 
  the 
  players 
  sat 
  down. 
  Before 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  couples 
  were 
  laid 
  four 
  moccasins, 
  the 
  heels 
  toward 
  the 
  

   player, 
  two 
  moccasins 
  to 
  a 
  man. 
  These 
  each 
  had 
  a 
  small 
  stone 
  

   which 
  the}- 
  were 
  to 
  hide 
  under 
  the 
  moccasins 
  before 
  them 
  while 
  the 
  

   men 
  who 
  sat 
  opposite 
  guessed 
  under 
  which 
  of 
  the 
  moccasins 
  the 
  stones 
  

   were 
  hid. 
  During 
  the 
  process 
  of 
  hiding, 
  which 
  was 
  accompanied 
  with 
  

   many 
  feints 
  and 
  movements 
  intended 
  to 
  conceal 
  the 
  decisive 
  act, 
  

   songs 
  were 
  sung 
  by 
  the 
  side 
  supporting 
  the 
  guessers. 
  The 
  following 
  

   belong 
  to 
  this 
  class 
  of 
  songs: 
  

  

  GAME 
  SONG 
  No. 
  1. 
  

  

  I 
  ya 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  va 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  va 
  ha 
  

  

  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  

  

  A 
  

   -* 
  "-! 
  P 
  

  

  =t=t 
  

  

  tt 
  

  

  ri 
  

  

  =t=p 
  

  

  " 
  * 
  ' 
  -J- 
  -J-- 
  

  

  ->,-!- 
  

  

  • 
  — 
  •■— 
  

  

  -*—*-■ 
  

  

  i 
  

  

  ya 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  ya 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  ya 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  

  

  A 
  A 
  \ 
  D. 
  C. 
  

  

  :p= 
  

  

  =P= 
  

  

  ■ 
  

  

  -fi 
  

  

  :p=F 
  

  

  ya 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  ya 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  i 
  ya 
  ha 
  i 
  ho 
  i 
  tha 
  

  

  The 
  only 
  words 
  in 
  song 
  no. 
  2 
  are: 
  I'e 
  zhi 
  n 
  ga 
  dada" 
  shkaxe, 
  "Little 
  

   stone, 
  what 
  are 
  you 
  making?" 
  All 
  the 
  rest 
  in 
  both 
  songs 
  are 
  

   vocables. 
  

  

  Sometimes 
  the 
  game 
  was 
  played 
  without 
  moccasins, 
  when 
  the 
  little 
  

   stone 
  or 
  a 
  small 
  ball 
  of 
  buffalo 
  hair 
  was 
  tossed 
  between 
  the 
  hands. 
  

   The 
  outstretched 
  arms 
  were 
  moved 
  from 
  side 
  to 
  side 
  and 
  the 
  ball 
  

   was 
  dexterously 
  passed 
  from 
  one 
  hand 
  to 
  the 
  other. 
  This 
  form 
  of 
  the 
  

   game 
  was 
  very 
  attractive, 
  as 
  the 
  movements 
  of 
  the. 
  arms 
  conformed 
  

   to 
  the 
  rhythm 
  of 
  the 
  song, 
  and 
  if 
  the 
  player 
  was 
  graceful 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  

   rhythmic, 
  it 
  was 
  a 
  pleasure 
  to 
  watch 
  the 
  game. 
  The 
  following 
  song 
  

   was 
  a 
  favorite 
  for 
  this 
  game: 
  

  

  