Such are the songs used in the treatment of the sick, and the songs used with. Music is not absent in everyday life at home, and the women sing when they are at their best. In Tule's vocal and instrumental music, we have a form of music that is thought not to have been described before.
The words of the songs are about the things they enjoy and are always in the present tense. The compass of Tule songs is significantly smaller than that of North American Indian songs. For example, this extended note in the song associated with medicinal herbs begins on themes of the transcriptions, which have the following numbers (referring to the Dictaphone spacebar): 2, 4.
After this introduction, and with the beginning of the words, there was usually a change of pace. The particularities of individual songs are noted in connection with the words of the songs.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Thus, in the boat race song, the tempo is quickened at the point marked 30 (Dictaphone space), the words indicating that the wind is picking up and the boat captain is becoming agitated. Both parts of the set are connected by a rope nine or more inches long, and the player holds one set in each hand, holding them with the shorter tab ends next to each other. In the sets contained in the Marsh Collection in the United States National Museum, the shortest cane is 4^ inches long, and the longest 145 inches.
It is customary for Tuleto to play two sets of panpipes together, with one player playing one note and the other the next note, alternating throughout the performance. Igwa and Alfred Robinson (the interpreter) demonstrated this use of the instrument, producing a surprisingly high note that resembled a calliope. Another way of playing the panpipe was a sliding note organ glissando produced by passing the reeds rapidly in front of the player's lips.
Four types of playing on the panpipes were recorded and portions of the records transcribed. The compass of the melodies is five tones (except for one tone in the first version), and the fourth tone of the compass does not appear.
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The Tule shell is "made of a different type of reed" than that used to make flutes and all flutes are the same length. Such an instrument in Marsh's collection is 24^ inches long, and the two finger-holes are respectively 5 and 6 inches from the lower end. When making a flute, the core of the reed is removed with a hard quill of wild turkey tail feathers.
The manner of playing this flute is unique in that the tip is held in the player's mouth, apparently placed near the roof of his mouth while the breath is directed over the open tube. When used with a clapper, the player shakes the ratchet with his right hand while holding the flute in position and manipulating the finger holes with his left hand. A flute performance by Igwa was recorded and the first part was transcribed, the latter part showed no significant differences.
The flute, as stated, is often used with gourd percussion, one instrument producing a melody and the other providing a rhythm, both played by the same performer. The crack is made from a globular gourd containing a few pebbles and pierced by a stick which.
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TREATMENT OF THE SICK
When a woman files a complaint, this court 'scolds the man'. and if a man divorces his wife, the court forbids him to marry again. He shook it and "that's how he came to know about the patient's illness." He could “bring animals into the house so that people would hear the roar of the mountain.” A medicine man could stand by a tree and not look at it, but "pray," and "soon turn around and the tree was cut down." with a scythe." Alfred said that his father had been informed of this demonstration and had personally witnessed the cutting of leaves from a tree in this manner.
An inquiry was made as to what the interpreter meant by the word "pray." The answer was "He doesn't talk to anyone, he just thinks." To illustrate the actions of the medicine man, Igwa placed both liands on his abdomen and seemed to begin an intense concentration of his thoughts. It is interesting to note this action, which corresponds to the placement of the hand on the forehead. Alfred Robinson said that his father was a doctor and "could tell that was the case with a sick person by looking at him." In addition to his ability to heal the sick, he can predict events, such as the arrival of a "big fish" in the bay, he can predict wind and rain, and locate lost or stolen articles.
When asked to perform this last service, he tells the man to wait until the next day for an answer and the location of the missing item. Some of the little guys live under the ocean and others live under high cliffs among the tall mountains, but they usually come up through the ground. They were described as being about two feet tall and resembling the Tule Indians in every respect. the instructions of the 'little men' referred to the procedure for certain cases of illness, even though that may have been the case.
Examples of the images used by the doctors and also the canes covered with carvings are contained in the. A cut similar to the doctor's, convenient in size, can be carried in the pocket or placed in a case with personal belongings to ensure the health of the owner and his family. It is the belief of the Tule that almost every plant and tree has a good use.
Most of the medicinal trees and plants grow along rivers on land, but a few are found on islands, and a limited number of vegetables with medicinal value are found in the ocean. For "weak medicine" he uses the water in which the plant substance has been boiled, and for **strong medicine" he squeezes the liquid out of the boiled substance. He takes two small strips, about 9 centimeters long, of the bark of a coconut tree, ties them in the shape of a cross and places them in the water.
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SONG BEFORE MEDICINAL HERBS COLLECTED TO TREAT SICK CHILDREN TREATMENT OF SICK CHILDREN.
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The part presented is typical of the entire melody except for occasional measures that begin with a strong accent. replaced by A natural in the last part of the song, change it.
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WEDDING CUSTOMS
NO. II MUSIC OF TULE INDIANS OF PANAMA DENSMORE 21 studying Indian music, to have the words of a song translated from
II MUSIC OF TULE INDIANS OF PANAMA DENSMORE 21To study Indian music, to have the words of a song translated. The drink referred to as "chee-sa" is drunk at all social gatherings of the Tule, and in each part of the country one man is expert in its preparation. It was said that "in the past, chee-sa was drunk during the medicine man's bringing of rain." Banana juice.
The melody of the wed'dirtg song has more movement than the other Tule songs, although the tempo is not fast. The song is characterized by a recurring phrase (marked X) which seems to imply a question and is not entirely happy. The apparent root note is the highest in the compass, which is unusual in Indian songs.
Strings of silver money and a string of gold beads that I will put on your head. Now let the leader sing, if he knows the songs that make good chee-sa, night and day he and his assistants must stand by the jugs. Four mints across the room and blow the smoke of two musicians, Smoke from a large cigar of our tobacco, rolled one leaf over another.
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NO. II MUSIC OF TULE INDIANS OF PANAMA DENSMORE 25 The young boys play their flutes as we come in,
After the distant guests have left in their canoes, the boy's friends will help him make his home.
TURTLE CATCHING
Telling the boy to work hard and the girl to keep her house and dishes clean. The transcription of this song extends from the beginning to the end of the dictaphone cylinder and covers more than loo. The portion of the transcription presented here begins with the slow bars that occur between the two parts of the song.
We note with interest the return to a faster tempo, and the sixteenth notes followed by rests, which occur in the part of the song which mentions the attraction of the turtle.
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MISCELLANEOUS SONGS
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JJIf he let, the water would flow over everything, if he would let, the water would flow over everything,.
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FOOD
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HOME LIFE
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GAMES
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