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gathering of iMohave Apaches, explaining her work and securing 

 their consent to record songs on a subsequent visit. The adobe build- 

 ings of the old fort are in ruins, but a few of the smaller and more 

 substantial buildings remain. 



From Arizona Miss Densmore went to Pawnee, Oklahoma, arriving 

 April 12, a few days before the Morning Star Ceremony. This is 

 one of the most important ceremonies of the year as it is held for the 

 purpose of securing good crops. At this time the " Morning Star 

 Bundle " is opened and its contents displayed for several hours, while 

 the proper rituals are sung. Miss Densmore was allowed to enter 

 the lodge for a brief time and to view the sacred articles (it is said 



Fig. 123. — Pawnee lodge of Morning Star Ceremony. (Photograph by 



Miss Densmore.) 



only one other white person has been accorded this privilege). Dur- 

 ing the remainder of the ceremony, which lasted many hours, she 

 stayed outside the lodge (fig. 123) and make manuscript notes of the 

 songs. An approach to two-part music, heard at this time, had not 

 been previously observed. While at Pawnee a sufficient number of 

 songs was recorded to complete the musical study of that tribe. 



In November, 1920, Miss Densmore returned to Arizona to resume 

 work among the Papago. The principal work was done at Vomari, a 

 point near the Mexican border and 80 miles from the railroad. Inter- 

 esting material was collected also at Sells, formerly known as Indian 

 Oasis. Among the subjects studied were: (i) The Papago expedi- 

 tions to the Gulf of California for salt and for " medicine power," 



