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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  spot 
  was 
  first 
  put 
  on 
  the 
  forehead; 
  this 
  represented 
  the 
  sun. 
  While 
  

   this 
  was 
  being 
  done 
  the 
  following 
  song 
  was 
  sung: 
  

  

  Mi 
  - 
  tlio" 
  shu 
  - 
  i 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  mi 
  - 
  tlio" 
  shu- 
  i 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  4 
  

  

  »— 
  

  

  tho° 
  shu 
  - 
  i 
  the 
  th:i 
  

  

  tho" 
  ga- 
  thu 
  ti 
  tho" 
  - 
  de 
  shu 
  

  

  ==i^ 
  

  

  ^ 
  

  

  -*-_-L 
  ^_ 
  # 
  _ 
  J 
  _ 
  - 
  . 
  T 
  _ 
  - 
  _ 
  r 
  _ 
  _^_ 
  3 
  _ 
  i 
  JS 
  _^ 
  _^ 
  

  

  - 
  _- 
  -* 
  ■»■ 
  -m- 
  ff 
  

  

  i 
  the-tha 
  mi 
  - 
  tho" 
  shu- 
  i 
  the-tha 
  nii-tho" 
  *liu 
  - 
  i 
  the-tha 
  

  

  Mitho" 
  shui 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  Mitho 
  n 
  shui 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  Mitho 
  n 
  shui 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  Mitho" 
  gathu 
  ti 
  tho 
  n 
  de 
  sliui 
  thetha 
  

  

  Mitho" 
  shui 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  Mitho" 
  shui 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Mitho 
  n 
  , 
  the 
  sun, 
  the 
  round 
  sun; 
  shui, 
  conies, 
  

   speaks, 
  or 
  says; 
  gathu, 
  yonder 
  point; 
  ti 
  tho 
  n 
  de, 
  when 
  it 
  comes; 
  

   shui 
  the, 
  comes, 
  speaks, 
  or 
  says. 
  

  

  Tins 
  ancient 
  song, 
  as 
  was 
  explained, 
  refers 
  to 
  the 
  sun 
  rising 
  to 
  the 
  

   zenith, 
  to 
  the 
  highest 
  point; 
  when 
  it 
  reaches 
  that 
  point 
  it 
  speaks, 
  as 
  

   its 
  symbol 
  descends 
  upon 
  the 
  maid 
  with 
  the 
  promise 
  of 
  life-giving 
  

   power. 
  

  

  After 
  the 
  symbol 
  of 
  the 
  sun 
  was 
  placed 
  on 
  the 
  girl's 
  forehead 
  the 
  

   outline 
  of 
  a 
  four-pointed 
  star 
  (fig. 
  105) 
  was 
  marked 
  on 
  her 
  chest 
  as 
  

   the 
  following 
  song 
  was 
  sung: 
  

  

  y 
  

  

  *=*-- 
  

  

  Ho°- 
  thi 
  u 
  the 
  

  

  lion 
  - 
  tlii" 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  ho"- 
  tlii" 
  the 
  tha 
  

  

  Tin 
  

  

  *t=l=t= 
  

  

  mm 
  

  

  ba 
  i-a 
  tho 
  

  

  Uw 
  ■ 
  ba 
  i-a 
  tho 
  

  

  Ho"thi" 
  the 
  tha 
  

   lln'ilii" 
  the 
  tha 
  

   Ho 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  the 
  tha 
  

   Umba 
  ia 
  tho 
  

   Umba 
  ia 
  tho 
  

   Umba 
  ia 
  tho 
  

  

  3 
  

   Urn 
  

  

  ba 
  - 
  ia 
  tho 
  

  

  