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THE OSAGE TRIBE. 



[ETH. ANN. 39 



Song 2. 



(Osage version, p. 506; literal translation, p. 625.) 

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FREE TRANSLATION. 

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When she is adorned with hair, then downward I send you. 



The theme of the third song is the gift made by the Elk of the 

 brow-tines of his antlers, to be used ceremonially by the people 

 when they bring together their warrior forces to go against their 

 enemies. These ceremonial weapons, the brow-tines, are symbolized 

 by the standards to be carried by each of the chosen commanders of 

 a war party. (See Ni'-ki Wi'-gi-e, 36th Ann. Rept. B. A. E., p. 169, 

 lines 427 to 433.) 



The words of the song are disguised, therefore they can not be 

 translated. Sho^'-ge-mo^-i" was asked what was the subject of the 

 song and he replied, "the Wa-xthe'," tbe standards. 



