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k.i'nqaiaLala reaches tlie rear of the house she turns again. A dmm 

 is plaeed in the middle of tlie rear of the house, bottom u >. ihe 

 k-i'nnalaLala pretends to put the corpse on the drum, but walks past 

 it the ha'n^ats^i tb^owing her. At the door she turns again, pro- 

 ceeds around the tire, and wlien she reaches the drum a second time 



[^^ pretends to put the 



body down. At this 

 time all the old ha'- 

 mats'as, who have 

 been outside the 

 liouse, jump down 

 from the roof and 

 rush in through the 

 doors. They are all 

 naked and follow the 

 k-i'uqalaLala in a 

 state of high excite- 

 ment. When they 

 have run around the 

 fire four times, the 

 body is put down on 

 the drum. 



The master of cere- 



„,«„ie« (see p. «.l) begins to cut it .n,l distributee "« «f ^^ -"""S "je 

 l.a'mats'a. But flrst the Ic-i'nqalaLala talies four bites. Ti.e coplo 

 coa"; bow mauy bites eacb of tbem swallows. They are not allowed 

 to chew the flesh, 

 but they bolt it. 

 The .k-i'nqalaLiila 

 brings them water 

 to drink in between. 

 After this part 

 of the ceremony is 



iinished,theheaig-a 



rise, each takes one 



ha'mats'a at the 



head, and they drag 



them to the salt 



water. They go into 



the water until it 



reaches up to their 



^tlbe'Hsfu'g'sun, tbey dip the luVu,ats'a lour times under water 

 Every time be rises again be cries bap. Tbcu tbey go back o the 

 house Their excitement has left tbem. They dauce durn.g the fol- 

 lowit nights. Tbey look downcast and do not utter then- pe.nr 

 r cries, hap. bap. They do not dance s,|uatting, but m an erect 



rig. G2. 



UANCE OF THE HA'MATS'A. 



Frcmi a .sketch. 



HEAD R1N( 



OF HA'MATS'A, OKNAJIENTED WITH FOUR CROSSI'IEOES. 

 Cat. >"o. IStlSl.S r. S. N'. T^l. Collected by F. Boas. 



