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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  1!" 
  

  

  words 
  alone 
  convey. 
  It 
  expresses 
  not 
  only 
  the 
  warrior's 
  eager- 
  

   ness 
  but 
  the 
  portentous 
  stir 
  that 
  filled 
  the 
  air 
  with 
  flying 
  birds 
  when 
  

   the 
  black 
  storm 
  clouds 
  arose. 
  The 
  song 
  st 
  ri 
  kingly 
  suggests 
  both 
  the 
  

   psychical 
  and 
  natural 
  influence 
  of 
  the 
  symbolic 
  thunderstorm, 
  the 
  

   visible 
  sign 
  of 
  the 
  warrior 
  god. 
  During 
  the 
  singing 
  of 
  the 
  song 
  the 
  

   leader 
  dipped 
  the 
  fingers 
  of 
  his 
  right 
  hand 
  into 
  the 
  paint 
  and 
  touched 
  

   his 
  forehead, 
  cheeks, 
  and 
  chin, 
  and 
  both 
  sides 
  of 
  his 
  chest. 
  Then 
  

   the 
  bowl 
  was 
  passed 
  by 
  the 
  servants 
  about 
  the 
  lodge 
  and 
  as 
  the 
  

   song 
  was 
  repeated 
  each 
  member 
  put 
  on 
  himself 
  the 
  black 
  paint, 
  the 
  

  

  nsigma 
  of 
  the 
  Thunder 
  god 
  

  

  When 
  all 
  had 
  been 
  painted, 
  the 
  leader 
  took 
  the 
  pipes, 
  dropped 
  

   some 
  tobacco 
  on 
  the 
  earth, 
  lifted 
  the 
  stems 
  upward, 
  paused 
  a 
  mo- 
  

   ment, 
  and 
  slowly 
  turned 
  and 
  pointed 
  them 
  to 
  the 
  north, 
  east, 
  south, 
  

   and 
  west; 
  he 
  then 
  lighted 
  the 
  pipes 
  and 
  handed 
  them 
  to 
  the 
  servants 
  

   while 
  this 
  prayer 
  was 
  sung: 
  

  

  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves) 
  Harmonized 
  by 
  John 
  C. 
  Fillmore 
  for 
  interpretation 
  on 
  the 
  piano 
  

  

  : 
  138 
  Song 
  J, 
  = 
  09 
  

  

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  Double 
  drum 
  beat 
  

  

  