FLETCHER] NINETEENTH RITUAL, PART I 249 



attract attentiou, for they represent the nest aud are a part of the 

 secret ceremony. The downj' eagle feather which until now has been 

 worn bj' the Kii'rahus is fastened to the scalp lock of the dancer who 

 is to bear the brown-eagle feathered stem, and the downy feather 

 worn bj' the assistant is tied to the hair of the dancer who will liold 

 the white-eagle feathered stem. 



A man, iireviously clioseu bj' the Ku'rahus, steps up to the chief 

 and receives from him the two feathered stems and the rattles. He 

 makes the sign of thanks for the honor by passing his hands down 

 the arms of the chief. Then, holding the brown-eagle feathered stem 

 in his right hand, he recoiints a successful capture of boot}', tlien 

 tells of a war adventure in which he struck an enemy without receiv- 

 ing any harm. After this lie hands the brown-eagle feathered stem 

 and a rattle to the dancer sitting at the north. Holding up the white- 

 eagle feathered stem, he tells of a successful foray, in which he cap- 

 tured ponies, aud then of a victory in war, after which he hands the 

 white-eagle feathered stem and a rattle to the dancer sitting at the 

 south and takes his own place in the line of prominent men belonging 

 to the Father's part3^ 



The first song is now sung, to the accompaniment of the large 

 rattles, the doctors' drums, and the whistle. 



FIKST BONO 



Words and 3Iiisic 

 M. M. ^N = 152. 

 • = Pulsation of the voice. Transcribed by Edwin S. Tracy. 



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