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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-997, described as Myth about a Boy and Girl whose Mother and Father were killed and Cooked by Grizzlies, Barrett #3,
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1055.1, described as Deer song (mil hanp). Sung by hunter at home before going out to hunt. If he finds nothing, he sits down on a ridge and sings this song and then he will find deer.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1036, described as Man's song (iwis hanp non); sung as they sit on the ground before rising to dance. Used in ceremonial dances without feathers.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-999.2, described as (1) Feather Dance song (Ko'po wo'k); (2) Song (haup); (3 and 4) Songs sung while seated before dance begins. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1021, described as (A) Grass game song of Indians in mountains east of Round Valley; B) Bear song, sung by doctor over person bitten by hear; C) Doctor song to give hunting luck; D) Doctor song, same as 14-1024, song 1 (=A).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1069, described as Round dance song (wila'l hanp). Danced only by women. Similar to 14-1068.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1037.2, described as Lamis hanp, sung by doctor while dancing to give hunter good luck.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1000.1, described as Feather Dance (kopa-wok) songs. (1) When dancers rise; (2) after dancers have risen; (3 and 4) while dancing. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1062, described as Sixth song sung at girl's puberty ceremony. Sung when they take the girl out of the house and dance with her outside.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wax cylinder recording, accession number 14-1222.1, described as Whiskey dance" song.

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