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Show 33 circle. To the right of this group is a pencil sketch of a figure in a full feather bonnet, also viewed from the rear, and giving slightly more detail than for the similar figure found in the preliminary sketch of the ceremony.** The last group in this reference sketch includes the male musicians, two drummers, and three figures holding rattles or schischikues. Although the positioning of the musicians within the circle corresponds to Maximilian's description of the ceremony, the number of musicians does not. In the preliminary drawing three drummers and three Indians holding rattles are evident. Yet, Maximilian describes four musicians with rattles. This discrepancy might indicate that either the sketches were not of the February dance or that Bodmer had for once fallen short in his documentation. However, at the top of the reference sketch (Figure 2.2) Bodmer penciled a diagram, noting the exact positions of the principal dancers, represented by drums, rattles, and headdresses. The remaining participants are roughly represented by loops, suggesting the circular composition of the dance. In this diagram all seven musicians, exactly as described by Maximilian, appear. The accuracy with which Bodmer attempted to record the details of the event in this reference sketch is obvious. No essential information has been changed from the preliminary sketch; it has only been elaborated. The discrepancy in the number of musicians is a point of which Bodmer was aware. Although three drummers appeared in Bodmer's preliminary drawing of the ceremony (Figure 2.1), only two drummers are depicted in his reference sketch (Figure 2.2). A third sketch in Bodmer's portfolio (Figure 2.3) is a study |