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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



SECOND NECK KING OF XA'NIATS AMGILAK'' 

 Cat. No. 175499, U. S. N. M. Collected by F. Boxs. 



brotlier and said: "Now I will change your name." He took liis broth- 

 er's hands and rubbed the death bringer over them. They were turned 

 into stone, and he spoke : " Now your name shall be T'etesumx-stsana." 

 l?JEna'lag-ila said : " O, master ! you are not a common man. Now I see 

 what kind of a man you are. You will make war upon the monster 



herrings of whom we are 

 afraid ; but be careful." The 

 canoe paddled, and he ar- 

 rived at that lake. When 

 they were in the middle of 

 the lake, the monster her- 

 rings came. He struck his 

 fire at them, but it did not 

 kill them. They jumped into 

 the canoe and it foundered. 

 Then Xa'niats'amg-ilak" and 

 his brother were dead. That 

 is the end. 



Figures 83 to 91 represent 

 the cedar bark ornaments of Xa'niats'amg-ilak". In fig. 83 is shown the 

 head ring which he wears in his first dance. The upright piece in front 

 represents the magic canoe which he obtained in the lake, as related on 

 page 452. The upright pieces at both sides of his second head ring (fig. 

 84) represent the fire bringer. ' The crosspiece on the forehead of his 

 third head ring (fig. 85) represents the 

 death bringer. Figure 86 shows his 

 first neck ring, which has four rings at- 

 tached to it. By these the attendants 

 hold him when he is dancing the ha'- 

 mats'a dance. The front crosspiece of 

 his second neck ring (fig. 87) designates 

 that he has the powers of a shaman, the 

 other one that he was made a ha'mats'a 

 by encountering the spirits. Figures 

 88 and 89 are the rings which the dan- 

 cer who personifies Xa'niats'amg'ilak" 

 wears in feasts during the winter-dance 

 season. There are still two other rings 

 worn by the dancer which refer to a por- 

 tion of the legend not contained in the preceding version. The crosspiece 

 on the head ring (fig. 90) represents the death bringer which he obtained 

 in the lake, while the crosspieces and the front of the neck ring (fig. 91) 

 represent the si'siuL which he obtained from Ts'a'eqame. 

 Figures 92 to 95 are the ornaments of Lexx-a'lix'ilagu. According 



rig. 88. 



HEAD KINO WORN BY XA'NIATS'AMG-II.AK" 



IN FEASTS. 



Cat. No. 175607, U. S. N. M. Collected by F. Boas. 



'Owing to an oversiglit the one lateral horn has been pulled out. 

 should have been pushed down into the ring. 



The loose end 



