The religion of the Luiseño Indians of southern California / by Constance Goddard Du Bois.

  • Du Bois, Constance Goddard.
Date:
[1908]
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Credit: The religion of the Luiseño Indians of southern California / by Constance Goddard Du Bois. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and Wanawnt. I am proud of my songs. I have believed in my songs. ’ ’ All danced as they sang this song, which is part of the second series in the Image ceremony. Record 370. Song of Temenganesh. By Albanas. Luiseno words: Helemocme temenganesh apangaula, ete.®° This is a women’s song. It mentions the water and mud in which are Wahawut, the frog, and Karout,®^ the earth-worm. Wahawut hid away Temenganesh, i.e., frogs disappear and are unheard at certain seasons, and at a certain month come out and begin to sing. Record 371. Song of Temenganesh. By Albanas. Luiseno words: Yjason noqui son notelaneba, etc. Month of Novoya- mul.® When Tukmit the Sky grows old. When Tomaiyowit, the Earth, has her menses (the green scum, fresh water algae that appear on ponds). Eagles moult. This song mentions the months®^ Tasmoimal and Taunamal. “What shall I say about my home and about my talks?” Women dance to this song. Record 372. Song of Temenganesh. By Albanas. Luiseno words: Potoyau yauca anmal, etc. The ant has his season.®® He has opened his house. When the days grow warm he comes out. The spider has her little house and her hill. The butterfly has her house, pohota.®* (This word refers to the sacred enclos- ure of brush made in circular form, in which the religious cere- monies were held.) Wiskun, chipmunk, and also the larger squirrel, yet have the mavakul,®® (log hollowed out and used for holding acorns. The allusion is to the log which the chipmunk carried when he was one of the First People, a log ten men could not lift, on which they laid the body of Ouiot when they burned it.) The song on the record ends here. The rest of the song is as follows: Atachama,®® a bird, and another bird are mentioned. «o Helimuk, hid; temenganesh, season; panga, in the water.—S. 61 Karawut, earth-worm.—S. 62 See the section headed Star Lore and Calendar, below, for a discussion of the “months or divisions of the year. 63 Potauyowi yauka anmal, his language has ant.—S. 64 Po-hota, his or her brush fence, from hotahish, ante, enclosure of wam- kish, ceremonial place.—S. 65 Mavakul or mavakush.—S. 66 Atachimai, a very small bird.—S.