THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 



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possessed by tlie winter dance spirit. After four days they are confined 

 in tlie corner of the house, and appear as uoo'uLEiuaLa at the time of 

 the next dance. When a young man is to be initiated in this order, 

 the old noo'nLEmaLa will throw mucus from their nose on to him and 

 thus "-throw the spirit of the winter ceremonial into him." 



The uu'LmaL, according to what was stated above, is filthy and acts 

 as though he was out of his senses. His cry is we, we, we. Paintings 

 of fool dancers are shown on Plate 33. They do not dance, but, when 

 excited, run about like madmen, throwing stones, knocking people 

 down, and crying. They turn 

 to the right instead of to 

 the left, and make the cir- 

 cuit of the fire turning to 

 the left. Then the qur-'qutsa 

 try to correct them, but they 

 grow only the more excited. 

 They dislike to see clean and 

 beautiful clothing. They tear 

 and soil it. They break ca- 

 noes, houses, kettles, and 

 boxes ; in short, act the mad- 

 man in every conceivable 

 way. At the close of the 

 dancing season they must in- 

 demnify the owners for all the 

 property destroyed. 



The noo'nLEmaLa wear 

 lances and war clubs during 

 the ceremonials, with which 

 they kill the offenders of the 

 hiVmats'a (figs. 113-116, pp. "'"'"'"''• 



475, 176). Many of these lances are carved and painted with the design 

 of the raven. The nod'uLEmaLa wear rings of red cedar bark, which 

 is simply tied around their heads and hung around their necks. It is 

 not plaited. 



When they first appear after their initiation, and also when per- 

 forming their ceremonial dance they use masks. All these masks are 

 characterized by long noses of curiously round shape. The face is 

 surrounded by a red ring which represents the red cedar bark. The 

 type of these masks has not changed during the last century. There 

 is one in the U. S. National Museum that was collected by the Wilkes 

 Expedition (fig. 117, p. 477). Another old specimen is in the British 

 Museum (Plate 34). The similarity of this type of mask and of the 

 newer ones collected of late years will be noticed (figs. 118-122, pp. 

 477-479). Any mention of a long nose excites the nu'LmaL. He does 

 not allow his nose to be touched. 



Fig. 104. 



MASK OF HA'MSHAMTSES. 



Length, 13J inches; black, white, red. 



1 y A, No. 1241, Royal Ethnographical Museum, Berlin. Collected by A. 



