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THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY 



[ETH. ANN. 22 



tlie earth the figure of a man. 'J'his image that we liave traced is 

 from Tira'wa. It lias gone arouiul witli us, and its feet are where we 

 now stand ; its feet are witli our feet and will move with them as we now 

 take four steps, bearing tlie sacred objects, in the ijresenee of all the 

 powers and begin our journey to the land of the Son (see figure 175). 



Second Division. The Journey 



fifth ritual 



Part I. Mother Corn Asserts At'tiiortty 



Mrpltindtioii ill/ ihe Ku'raltu.s 



After we have taken the four steps in the presence of all the powers 

 we are ready to begin our journey, but before we start, and while we 

 stand facing the east, we sin»' the following song: 



FIRST SONG 



IVoril.s (iiiil Music 



M. M. J -56. 



• = Pulsation of the voice. 



-J>— , , !»- 



Ho-o-o-o-o! H'A - ti -ra slii-ra ti 

 HatttesAi "^- •"■'-— — r r 



Transcribed by Edwin S. Tracr. 



^g^E 



wa - re! H'A-ti - ra 



? r r r >^ r 



slii-ra ti ■ 





i^E 



mm^^^ 





^EE 



wa - rel H'A-ti - ra ebi-ra ti 



20r) Ho-o-o-o-o! 



207 H'Atira sliira tiware! 



208 H'Atira shira tiware! 



209 H'Atira shira tiware! 



210 Whe-eratiwa! 



re! Wlie-e ra-ti - wal 



i_r ^, I I i 

 II 



211 Ho-o-o-o-o! 



212 H'Atira ^hira tiwara! 



213 H'Atira shira tiwara! 



214 H'Atira shira tiwara! 



215 Weru tihiwa! 



Tnnislafiiiii of First Sfa7izft 



206 Ho-o-o-o-o! An introductory cxclaniatiou. 



207 IFAtira shira tiware! 



h', an aspiration, symbolic of a breathing forth, as the giving 



of breath so that a thing may livc^. 

 atira, mother. The term is here applied to the ear of corn, 

 shira, it and me; it refers to the ear of corn, Mother Corn; me 



refers to the Father's party spoken of or speaking in the 



singular, as one person, 

 tiware, walking in a devious or a winding course. 

 208-209 See line 207. 



