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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TKIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  Eagle 
  down 
  was 
  sprinkled 
  over 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  child, 
  making 
  it 
  

   look 
  like 
  a 
  callow 
  bird. 
  The 
  warriors 
  counted 
  their 
  honors, 
  and 
  while 
  

   they 
  were 
  telling 
  of 
  their 
  deeds 
  of 
  valor 
  performed 
  in 
  defensive 
  

   warfare 
  the 
  following 
  song 
  was 
  suns*: 
  

  

  :-l 
  

  

  Harmonized 
  by 
  Jobn 
  C. 
  Fillmore 
  tor 
  interpretation 
  on 
  the 
  piano 
  

   ,^ 
  = 
  176 
  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves'! 
  

  

  ha 
  - 
  ne 
  

  

  tho 
  

  

  Hu" 
  

  

  ga 
  

  

  ha 
  • 
  ne 
  

  

  Can. 
  Fed. 
  

  

  I 
  

  

  D. 
  C. 
  ad 
  lib. 
  

  

  ifefc 
  

  

  tho 
  Hu" 
  - 
  ga 
  ha 
  - 
  ne 
  

  

  tlio 
  Hu"-ga 
  ha-ne 
  

  

  fa= 
  

  

  -*=iz 
  

  

  m 
  

  

  -* 
  f-»-S-# 
  — 
  ■ 
  — 
  • 
  0- 
  

  

  -0- 
  -0^-0 
  -0 
  -0 
  -m- 
  

  

  S 
  

  

  (mi 
  

  

  „ 
  LJ 
  

  

  Hu-'ira 
  liani 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Tumi, 
  you 
  have. 
  Vocables 
  till 
  out 
  the 
  measure 
  

   of 
  the 
  music. 
  

  

  The 
  meaning 
  of 
  this 
  song 
  and 
  act 
  was 
  explained 
  as 
  follows: 
  The 
  

   reason 
  why 
  only 
  honors 
  won 
  in 
  defensive 
  warfare 
  could 
  be 
  counted 
  

   at 
  this 
  time 
  was 
  that 
  those 
  men 
  who 
  had 
  won 
  such 
  honors 
  had 
  done 
  

   so 
  because 
  they 
  had 
  risked 
  their 
  lives 
  for 
  the 
  defense 
  of 
  the 
  women 
  

   and 
  children 
  of 
  the 
  tribe; 
  they 
  had 
  done 
  deeds 
  to 
  promote 
  safety 
  

   and 
  so 
  to 
  secure 
  the 
  perpetuation 
  of 
  the 
  race. 
  The 
  act 
  was 
  symbolic 
  

   and 
  was 
  considered 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  important. 
  It 
  had 
  a 
  direct 
  

   bearing 
  on 
  the 
  teaching 
  of 
  the 
  ceremony. 
  If 
  by 
  any 
  chance 
  the 
  

   Wa'wa 
  n 
  party 
  did 
  not 
  have 
  a 
  man 
  who 
  could 
  recount 
  deeds 
  done 
  in 
  

   defensive 
  warfare 
  and 
  honors 
  so 
  gained, 
  then 
  the 
  host, 
  "the 
  Son," 
  

   was 
  obliged 
  to 
  seek 
  a 
  man 
  to 
  perform 
  this 
  part 
  in 
  the 
  rite, 
  for 
  the 
  

   child 
  could 
  not 
  be 
  lifted 
  up 
  and 
  carried 
  to 
  the 
  lodge 
  where 
  the 
  cere- 
  

   mony 
  was 
  to 
  be 
  completed 
  until 
  a 
  man 
  had 
  counted 
  over 
  it 
  honors 
  

   won 
  in 
  defensive 
  warfare. 
  This 
  explains 
  the 
  meaning 
  of 
  the 
  words 
  

  

  