MALLERY.] OJIBWA CHANT. 235 
I can alight in the medicine pole. 
The eagle or thunder-bird is perched upon the medicine pole 
erected near the shamans’ sacred structure. The speaker pro- 
fesses to have the power of flight equal to the thunder-bird, that 
he may transport himself to any desired locality. 
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The following is another example of a pictured Midé/ song, and is 
represented in Pl. xvu, C. 
I know you are a spirit. 
The figure is represented as having waving lines extending 
from the eyes downward toward the earth, and indicating search 
for secrets hidden beneath the surface of the earth. The hands 
extending upward indicate the person claims supernatural powers 
by which he is recognized as ‘‘equal to a spirit.” 
I lied to my son. 
The signification of the phrase could not be explained by the 
informant, especially its relation to the character, which is an 
arm, reaching beyond the sky for power from Ki‘tshi Man/ido. 
The waving line upon the arm denotes mysterious power. 
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Spirit I am, the wolf. 
The speaker terms himself a wolf spirit, possessing peculiar 
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power. The animal as drawn has a line across the body signify- 
ing its spirit character. 
At last I become a spirit. 
The circle denotes the spot occupied by the speaker; his hands 
extended are directed toward the source of his powers. 
I give you the mi’gis. 
The upper character represents the arm reaching down giving 
a sacred shell, the mi‘gis, the sacred emblem of the ‘‘Grand Medi- 
cine Society.” The ‘‘giving of the mi’gis” signifies its “being 
shot” into the body of a new member of the society to give him 
life and the power of communing with spirits, or Man‘iddés. 
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You are speaking to me. 3) 
An arm is extended toward a circle containing a smaller one, 
the latter representing the spot occupied by Midé friends. 
