JM

James Mooney

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Quotes by James Mooney

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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine.
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The dance commonly begins about the middle of the afternoon or later, after sundown. When it begins in the afternoon, there is always an intermission of an hour or two for supper. The preliminary painting and dressing is usually the work of about two hours.
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At intervals between the songs, more especially after the trances have begun, the dancers unclasp hands and sit down to smoke or talk for a few minutes.
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As it is no part of the original Ghost dance and is confined to these two tribes, it deserves no extended notice in this connection.
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When all is ready, the leaders walk out to the dance place.
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Facing inward, join hands so as to form a small circle. Then, without moving from their places they sing the opening song, according to previous agreement, in a soft undertone.
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Having sung it through once they raise their voices to their full strength and repeat it, this time slowly circling around in the dance.