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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  into 
  line, 
  and 
  the 
  four 
  passed 
  about 
  the 
  fire 
  and 
  then 
  went 
  to 
  the 
  

   "youngest 
  son." 
  He 
  arose, 
  fell 
  in 
  behind 
  the 
  "daughter," 
  and 
  the 
  

   five 
  passed 
  around 
  the 
  fire. 
  When 
  they 
  reached 
  the 
  west 
  they 
  paused 
  

   and 
  stood 
  facing 
  the 
  east. 
  

  

  The 
  officer 
  who 
  led 
  the 
  "children" 
  then 
  took 
  the 
  bowl 
  of 
  water 
  and 
  

   handed 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  "eldest 
  son," 
  who 
  took 
  four 
  sips 
  and 
  passed 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  

   "second 
  son." 
  He 
  took 
  four 
  sips 
  and 
  handed 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  "daughter;" 
  

   she 
  did 
  likewise 
  and 
  passed 
  the 
  bowl 
  to 
  the 
  " 
  youngest 
  son." 
  After 
  

  

  taking 
  his 
  four 
  sips 
  he 
  

   handed 
  the 
  bowl 
  to 
  the 
  

   officer, 
  who 
  carried 
  it 
  to 
  

   the 
  member 
  sitting 
  at 
  the 
  

   left 
  of 
  the 
  row 
  of 
  mem- 
  

   bers, 
  the 
  one 
  who 
  first 
  

   combed 
  her 
  hair. 
  She 
  

   took 
  four 
  sips 
  and 
  passed 
  

   the 
  bowl 
  to 
  the 
  person 
  at 
  

   her 
  left, 
  who 
  also 
  after 
  

   four 
  sips 
  passed 
  it 
  on 
  to 
  

   the 
  left, 
  and 
  so 
  the 
  bowl 
  

   went 
  entirely 
  around, 
  

   each 
  member 
  taking 
  four 
  

   sips. 
  Finally 
  the 
  bowl 
  

   was 
  given 
  to 
  its 
  keeper. 
  

  

  The 
  drum 
  was 
  then 
  

   moved 
  back 
  and 
  the 
  

   goods 
  were 
  spread 
  toward 
  

   the 
  south. 
  Then 
  began 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  circlings 
  of 
  the 
  fire 
  by 
  the 
  four 
  

   "children," 
  during 
  which 
  a 
  song 
  was 
  sung 
  to 
  each 
  of 
  the 
  four 
  direc- 
  

   tions; 
  the 
  "children" 
  shifted 
  their 
  places 
  and 
  finally 
  returned 
  to 
  

   the 
  position 
  occupied 
  at 
  the 
  beginning. 
  The 
  accompanying 
  diagram 
  

   (fig. 
  112) 
  may 
  help 
  to 
  make 
  clear 
  this 
  movement, 
  which 
  is 
  not 
  with- 
  

   out 
  dignity 
  as 
  the 
  people 
  perform 
  it. 
  

  

  All 
  standing 
  at 
  the 
  west, 
  the 
  "eldest 
  son" 
  turned, 
  faced 
  the 
  north, 
  

   and 
  sang 
  the 
  following 
  song 
  : 
  

  

  Fig. 
  112. 
  Diagram 
  showing 
  arrangement 
  and 
  four 
  ceremo- 
  

   nial 
  movements 
  of 
  officers 
  at 
  meeting 
  of 
  Shell 
  society. 
  1, 
  

   Fireplace; 
  2, 
  entrance, 
  facing 
  the 
  east; 
  3, 
  u'zftu. 
  4, 
  lodge 
  

   of 
  "eldest 
  son;* 
  5, 
  lodge 
  of 
  "second 
  son, 
  ' 
  6, 
  lodge 
  of 
  

   "daughter;" 
  7, 
  lodge 
  of 
  'youngest 
  son; 
  ' 
  8, 
  drum 
  and 
  rat- 
  

   tles, 
  moved 
  back;" 
  10, 
  gifts; 
  11, 
  servants, 
  12, 
  "children" 
  

   ejecting 
  shells 
  on 
  gifts 
  after 
  encircling 
  lodge 
  four 
  times. 
  D, 
  

   A, 
  B, 
  C, 
  successive 
  positions 
  of 
  "children" 
  before 
  the 
  fire; 
  

   D, 
  last 
  position, 
  like 
  the 
  first. 
  

  

  ELDEST 
  SON'S 
  SONG 
  

   M. 
  M. 
  J 
  = 
  72 
  (Sung 
  in 
  octaves) 
  Transcribed 
  by 
  Edwin 
  S. 
  Tracy 
  

  

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