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THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEREMONY 



[ETH. ANN. 22 



Part II. Symbolic Inception 



K.rpltt niifidii hi/ till Kii' rahiis 



Now the Ku'nilms witli the feathci'ed stems, the chief with tlie 

 corn and the wildcat skiu, and the singers witli the drum, advance to 

 the door of the lodge, enter, and walk down the long passageway into 

 thedwcliiiig. They go around the fire to the west, where the Son and 

 his little child await them. 



As we stand before the little chilil we sing this song (first stanza). 

 We have sung it once before (sixth ritual, part i), at the time when 

 the messenger representing the Son came to us outside the village. 

 We sing it now as we look on the little cliild who represents the con- 

 tinuation of the life of tlie Son. 



FIRST SONG 



Words and Music 



M. M. ;n- 116. 



• = PuUatioii of the voice. 

 No drum. 



Transcribed by Edwin S. Tracy. 



Hii-o-o-o! 

 Battles ^ t. 



3r4=pi=:3- 





Ti-we ra-kii-slif 1ki-w:i ti ha-cil Ti we ra-kii-slie ti lia-o! Ti we ra-kn slie! 

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101? Ho-0-o-ul 



1018 Tiwe rakushe ti liaul 



1019 Tiwe rakushe ti haol 



1020 Tiwe rakushe hawa ti hao! 

 1031 Tiwe rakushe ti haul 



10'32 Tiwe rakuslie! 



For translation, see tlic sixtli ritual, lines .'i.io-ooS. 



K.fjiliiiHdiiin III/ Ihi Kii raliiis 



The Ku laiiiis takes from the hands of the chief the wildcat skin, 

 in which the ear of corn and the crotclied plum tree stick are wrapped, 

 and while he holds tlie eai- toward tht^ little child, we sing the song. 



Wt' liave sung this song once befor(>, at the time the ear of corn was 

 painted (lirst ritual, part III). The ear of corn represents h'Urarn, 

 Mother Earth who bi'ings foith; the power which causes her to bi-ing 

 forth is from above, and the blue paint represents that power. 



We hold the painted ear of corn toward the little child that tlie 

 powei's from above and from Ixdow may conic near it. 



