LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



The SociAi, Organization and the Secret Societies of the Kwakiuti, Ixi>ians. Bv 



Fkanz Boas. 



Facing page. 



1. Nisqa' headdress representing the white owl _ 324 



2. Masks of the clan Qanha'da, Nisqa'. _ _ 326 



3. Gravemonumentrepresentingtheho'Xhoki', acrestof theclanLaxseof theQ'o'moyne. 336 



4. Copper plate with design representing the hawk 344 



5. View of Fort Rupert, looking westward, showing blanket posts (a, 6) 345 



0. Chief holding his copper : 346 



7. Counting blankets _ 348 



8. Counting blankets 348 



9. Chief delivering speech at festival 348 



10. Chief delivering speech at festival 348 



11. Chief holding broken copper 354 



12. Chief tainess holding broken copper 354 



13. Image representing the rival chief 356 



14. Houseposts repre.senting animals holding coppers 357 



15. Dance of the chief of the Haa'nalino clan 358 



10. Columns in Fort Rupert 379 



17. Statue repesenting the killer whale .. 381 



18. Statue of chief selling a copper __ _. 390 



19. Statue of chief breaking a copper _ _ 390 



20. Carved dishes used by the Fort Rupert Indians .-. 390 



21. Carved dishes used by the Fort Rupert Indians 390 



22. Posts in house of Qoe'xsSt'enox 414 



23. Rock carving on the beach at Fort Rupert, representing the face of BaxbakualanuXsi' 



wae __ 440 



24. Rock carvings on beach at Fort Rupert, representing the sea monster la'k'ini and a 



number of small faces _ 440 



25. Rock carvings on beach at Fort Rupert, representing a series of faces 440 



26. Rock carvings on beach at Port Rupert, representing a series of human faces 440 



27. Tree burial in Fort Rupert 441 



28. Dance of the Ha'mats'a 444 



29. Ha'mats'a coming out of secret room 446 



30. Masks representing BaxbakualanuXsi' wae _ 447 



31. Raven mask and dress of red and white cedar bark, worn by the Ha'mats'a of the 



Na'q'oaqtoq 448 



32. Dress of "Walas Na'ne ._ 467 



33. The Noo'nlemala ._ ._ 469 



34. Maskof Nulmal _ 469 



35. Na'naqaualil dance _ 472 



36. The Walas'axa'.- 477 



37. Wolf mask _ 478 



38. Dance of Me'ila 484 



39. D'e'ntsiq... 491 



40. Paintings on the sides of a bedroom 496 



41. Painting on the front of a bedroom • 496 



42. The master of ceremonies, Nu'xnemls, and his speaker, Ho'lelite 501 



43. Place where the secret meetings of the winter ceremonial are held 520 



44. The return of the Ha'mats'a 528 



45. The return of the Ha'mats'a 594 



46. The Ha'mats'as of theKoskimoin a feast 595 



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