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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  The 
  huwine 
  the 
  huwine 
  the 
  huwine 
  a 
  he 
  Hu 
  n/ 
  ga 
  

   The 
  huwine 
  the 
  huwine 
  a 
  he 
  Hu 
  n/ 
  ga 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  The, 
  this; 
  huwine,! 
  seek; 
  a 
  he, 
  vocables; 
  Hu 
  n 
  'ga 
  

   refers 
  to 
  the 
  child, 
  here 
  the 
  symbol 
  of 
  peace. 
  

  

  This 
  song 
  refers 
  directly 
  to 
  the 
  host 
  and 
  again 
  implies 
  that 
  the 
  

   one 
  who 
  was 
  sought 
  was 
  one 
  to 
  whom 
  peace 
  was 
  considered 
  of 
  great 
  

   value; 
  that 
  the 
  man's 
  character 
  was 
  such 
  as 
  to 
  hold 
  the 
  respect 
  of 
  his 
  

   people 
  and 
  whose 
  influence 
  was 
  for 
  order 
  and 
  peace. 
  The 
  refrain 
  

   HW'ga 
  has 
  a 
  double 
  reference 
  — 
  to 
  the 
  ceremony 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  character 
  

   of 
  the 
  one 
  to 
  be 
  made 
  a 
  ''son." 
  

  

  After 
  the 
  singing 
  of 
  this 
  song 
  the 
  pipes 
  were 
  laid 
  at 
  rest. 
  The 
  

   wild-cat 
  skin 
  was 
  spread 
  a 
  little 
  distance 
  back 
  of 
  the 
  fireplace, 
  the 
  

   crotched 
  stick 
  thrust 
  into 
  the 
  ground 
  at 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  animal, 
  and 
  

   the 
  stems 
  were 
  laid 
  in 
  the 
  crotch; 
  the 
  pipe 
  with 
  the 
  white 
  feathers, 
  

   representing 
  the 
  masculine 
  force, 
  lay 
  uppermost. 
  The 
  rattles 
  were 
  

   placed 
  under 
  the 
  winglike 
  appendages; 
  the 
  ends 
  with 
  duck 
  heads 
  

   rested 
  on 
  the 
  skin. 
  After 
  the 
  skin 
  had 
  been 
  spread 
  and 
  the 
  stick 
  put 
  

   in 
  place, 
  the 
  song 
  used 
  laying 
  down 
  the 
  pipes 
  was 
  sung. 
  In 
  sway- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  pipes 
  the 
  rhythmic 
  movements 
  simulated 
  the 
  eagle 
  descend- 
  

   ing, 
  then 
  rising 
  and 
  again 
  descending, 
  until 
  it 
  rested 
  on 
  its 
  nest. 
  

  

  J 
  = 
  80 
  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves) 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  no 
  words 
  to 
  these 
  songs; 
  only 
  vocables 
  are 
  used. 
  

  

  The 
  pipe 
  bearers 
  now 
  took 
  their 
  seats 
  behind 
  the 
  pipes, 
  which 
  were 
  

   never 
  left 
  alone 
  throughout 
  the 
  entire 
  ceremony 
  (fig. 
  88). 
  After 
  

   the 
  pipes 
  were 
  at 
  rest 
  the 
  host 
  left 
  the 
  lodge 
  and 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  party 
  

   busied 
  themselves 
  with 
  unpacking 
  and 
  getting 
  settled. 
  The 
  men 
  

   usually 
  occupied 
  the 
  lodge 
  where 
  the 
  ceremony 
  was 
  to 
  take 
  place; 
  if 
  

   there 
  were 
  women 
  in 
  the 
  party, 
  a 
  tent 
  was 
  prepared 
  for 
  them 
  near 
  by. 
  

  

  Soon 
  after 
  sunset 
  the 
  host 
  reentered 
  the 
  lodge 
  and 
  took 
  his 
  place 
  

   on 
  the. 
  north 
  side 
  not 
  far 
  from 
  the 
  door. 
  His 
  relatives 
  and 
  friends 
  

   were 
  seated 
  on 
  both 
  sides, 
  the 
  older 
  men 
  nearer 
  the 
  center, 
  the 
  young 
  

   men 
  toward 
  the 
  door. 
  The 
  Wa'wa" 
  party 
  sat 
  between 
  the 
  pipe 
  

   bearers 
  and 
  their 
  host's 
  party; 
  the 
  leader's 
  seat 
  was 
  toward 
  the 
  north. 
  

  

  The 
  servers 
  of 
  the 
  party 
  sat 
  on 
  both 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  entrance. 
  It 
  was 
  

   their 
  duty 
  to 
  fill 
  the 
  pipes 
  and 
  attend 
  to 
  the 
  fire 
  and 
  the 
  cooking. 
  

  

  