Dances 71 Face left, and continue the same arm movement (2 meas.) Face the men, and continue the same arm movement (2 meas.) The maidens kneel before the men (who are still tapping in place), and put baskets on the ground in front of them
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They squat back, hands clasped in front on laps (2 meas.) The men wave their prayer plumes over the baskets (2 meas.) The men shake their rattles over the baskets (2 meas.) With back-trot step,,each man encircles the maiden before him, still shaking the rattle over her head (3 meas.) When he is back in his place, he drops his right hand low, though still shaking the rattle, and waves his prayer plume over the maiden (3 meas.) The maidens pick up the baskets in both hands, holding them flat side up, as if offering them to the men (2 meas.) The men shake the rattles high over the baskets (2 meas.) The men again encircle the maidens, shaking their rattles over them (2 meas. ) When they are back in their places, the maidens rise, hold the baskets high in air (2 meas. } The maidens pivot to right 114 turns so as to end facing front (6 meas, ) All tap-step again in place (4 meas.) The men now take steps forward, until they are in one line with the maidens, each to the right of his own maiden (4 meas.) With the back-trot step, all make one circle, and exeunt (6 meas. ) Corn Grinding Dance of Woodcraft Music—Zunt Corn Grinding Song Before the beginning of the dance, the metates (grinding stones) have been put in place in a row, one for each maiden. (a) They walk in, basket under left arm, brush in right hand (12 meas. ) (b) Each maid, now in front of her metate, raises head to the Great Spirit (3 meas.) (c) Kneel in place (3 meas.) (d) Place brush to right, basket to left (4 meas.)
