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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



Tbey reniaiu standings uear the doorway, then turn to the right and 

 go four times around the lire, and put down the drum. As soon as they 

 do so, the small (ts'e'tsaeqa) winter danee wliistles are lu'ard to blow. 

 The men say, "That is a good sign for us, friends."^ 



The master of ceremonies next calls the four men who called the seal 

 society, Siiying, "Come, friends, go and fetch onr batons."^ They do 

 not reply, but begin to sing their secret song, going around the fire four 

 times and swinging their rattles:^ 



I am the only one who owns the winter dance. 



They walk out of the 

 house and continue to sing 

 until they come back, car- 

 rying the batons on their 

 left arms. They go around 

 the fire and put the batons 

 down in front of the people, 

 beginning with the ha'- 

 mats'as, and continuing on 

 both sides until they reach 

 those who sit nearest the 

 door. 



Then the master of cere- 

 monies calls upon the four 

 men who fetched the ha'- 

 mats'as, saying, "Come, 

 friends, take up our red 

 cedar bark here."^ They 

 rise, and their speaker re- 

 plies in a low voice, "JS^ow 

 I Jim going to take up 

 this red cedar bark, your great real friend.'''' They all sing together:*' 



BaxbakualanuXsI'wae made iiifc a winter dancer. 



BaxbaknfihinnXsi'war' made mo pure. 



I do not destroy life, I am the life maker." 



Then they walk out singing, and come back singing the same song 

 and carrying the red cedar bark under their left arms. They bring it 

 in a long bunch, about 12 feet in length and more than a foot thick. 

 One man carries it in front, two in the middle, one at the end. They 

 carry their rattles in their right hands. On entering, they turn round 



Fij;. 157. 



FlfiURES RKPKESENTINO A PAIR OF NO'NLEMG-ILA. 



Cat. No. V2KVJ, 11. S. N. M. OoUecU'd bv F. Viuas. 



' Haii.axaliLxoLKns nenEmo'lc". 



^ Qr-'laXdai'iX la'g-a neuEmo'k" qans t'a'miaym.a. 



^ Appendix, page 721. 



■•Qe'lag-a nenKmo'k" da'g'ilii.ax xg-'ius i.'a'qaqiik-. 



'' Eismae'iLEn da'g-iliLax g-as L'a/qa<[ g-aos nr'nEmoxtsf-k-as. 



'' Appendix, page 722. 



''This song is also used by the ])a'xalas in their incantations. 



