264 THE OSAGE TEIBE. [bth. ann.39 



Let the mouth of the pouch unfold, 

 Let the mouth of the pouch unfold, 

 Then shall the bird come, 

 Then shall the bird come forth, 

 Let the mouth of the pouch unfold. 



3. 



Let the mouth of the pouch widen, 

 Let the mouth of the pouch widen, 

 Then shall the bird come, 

 Then shall the bird come forth. 

 Let the mouth of the pouch widen. 



By this way he shall go forth. 

 By this way he shall go forth, 

 The bird shall go forth, 

 The bird shall go forth by this way, 

 By this way he shall go forth. 



Songs of Taking up the Rattle. 



The Pe'-xe Thu-^e Wa-tho", Songs of Taking up the Rattle, follow 

 those of the ceremonial opening of the shrine. Up to this time the 

 songs have been sung without the accompaniment of the rattle. 



A wi'-gi-e precedes the four songs of this group. In giving the 

 wi'-gi-e the No°'-ho°-zhi°-ga of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge gens make 

 the following changes in the manner of reciting it : 



(1) The wi'-gi-e is not intoned but is spoken and in a tone so low 

 that only the Xo'-ka, his candidate, and the A'-ki-ho" Xo'-ka can 

 hear it. The reciting of the wi'-gi-e in this manner is regarded as 

 less formal and authoritative than when intoned. The other gentes 

 must intone the wi'-gi-e because it refers to the authority given to 

 them to initiate war movements. The Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge, as a 

 gens, has no authority to start a war movement, as its office is solely 

 to maintain peace within the tribe, to take part in the conduct of 

 the tribal hunt, and to preside at the ceremonies relating to the 

 naming of newly born cliildren. The use of the war rituals by the 

 Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge gens is purely a matter of form. 



(2) When the No°'-ho°-zlii°-ga of the other gentes recite this 

 wi'-gi-e they must use the refrain, A bi° da, tsi ga, It has been said, 

 in this house, because it was in the war house that the war rituals 

 and ceremonies were originated. Members of the Tsi'-zhu 

 Wa-shta'-ge gens, when reciting this wi'-gi-e, omit the refrain and 

 substitute in its place the words, A bi a, They have said, referring 

 to the other gentes who have the full authority to organize war 

 parties. In the sacred house of the fsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge gens the 



