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THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY 



[ETH. ANN. 2:J 



travel to reach us with the gifts \ve desire. In the four tiiii. s lour 

 circuits we remember all the powers represented in the Hako. 



We must begin with the Corn, which comes from our Mother Earth, 

 for she has been the leader ever since the time when she sought the 

 Son and opened the path for us to travel sjifely to him. She led ou 

 our journej' to his village; she led as we entei-eil his lodge and dur- 

 ing its consecration, and she has led us through all the days and 

 nights of the cei'emony. So when we take up the feathered stems 

 and turn to the north to begin the flrst circuit of this series M-e sing 

 the foUowinsj song: 



FIRST SONG 

 TT'u/v/.S 1111(1 ^Tlislc 



M. M. J =116. 



• — Pulsation of the voice. 



Transcribed by Edwin S. TracT. 



II^"lllpiilsi^ig^P-^=iiEi^i^wii^l^i 



Ilii! A-ti-ra! Ha! .\-ti-ra! Ila! .\-ti-ra 



II I I 1 I rill 



Ha! 



I I 



A-ti-ra! Ha 



« it t m 



I III 



A-ti 

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1 I 



y'.'G Ha-a-a-al 



927 Ha! Atira! 



928 Ha! Atira! 



929 Ha! Atira! 



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Ha! Atira! 

 Ha! Atira! 

 Ha! Atira! 



Ha! Atira! Ha! Atira! 

 Ha! Atira! Ha! Atira! 

 Ha! Atira! Ha! Atira. 



9:^0 Ha-a-a-a! 



931 Nawahiri! 



932 Nawahiri! 



933 Nawahiri! 



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Nawahiri! 

 Nawahiri ! 

 Nawahiri! 



Nawahiri: 

 Nawahiri ! 

 Nawahiri! 



Nawahiri! 

 Nawahiri! 

 Nawahiri! 



Trdnsliitiiiii nf First Sliinut 



Oif'i Ila-a-a-a! An introduction exclamatory. 



927 Ha! Atiral Ila! Atira! Ila! Atira! Ha! Atira! 



ha ! look on ! 1 )ehold ! 



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

 928, 929 See line 927. 



