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left and right, twice each four beats each, uttering Wind Mur- mur. II. All face in, step sidewise in circle with side-step, and every four steps give the Indian yell or whoop. Repeat four times and hop-step out, with head bent downward on folded arms in sign of Night.

Corn Dance. (The Fall Dance)

(NOTE: For this use the Corn Grinding Song, page I, "Songs of Ancient America," by Natalie Curtis, published by G. Schirmer, New York, or the Zuni Sunrise Call, Carlos Troyer, at the same place, price 50 cents. 1. Enter marching holding up com-cob in one hand. Fonn complete circle facing ñre. «  2. Stop, ra.ise both hands and sing the Invocation. 3. Hop-step around twice, corn in hand. i 4. Face ñre-four steps in, four steps around self to right and four steps back. (Indian yell.) 5. Backs to ñre repeat No. 4. After Indian yell face fire. 6. Odd numbers dance four steps to fire, holding up com. Bend, oñeríng corn to fire in four beats-four steps back. 7. Even numbers repeat No. 6. 8. Sit, husking corn to Singing of Chek ah bay tebik (Bark Canoe) then shelling corn to same song. They throw husks into fire and rise. g. Hold up corn in hands and sing Wah! Taho! G0 once around in match step and march out.

<amall>The Invocation mentioned is from Alice C. Fletcher’s Indian Games and Dances, 1915.