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being recorded by his daughter. Mandan songs sung by women in 

 their gardens were obtained from two aged women of the tribe, most 

 of them being plaintive songs concerning absent or shiin warriors. 



Fig. 128. — Modified form of Mandan earth lodge. 



Fig. 129. — Entrance to old Mandan earth lodge. 



The Hidatsa material, in addition to that pertaining to the custom 

 of eagle-catching, chiefly concerns war and the various societies, many 

 songs of these classes being recorded. The songs of the Mandan 



