THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 531 



ha wa ha wa ha wa ha wa ha hai ya ye he ya ye ya ya wa ha wa ha hai 

 ya JO he ya ye ha ye ha, hoip." 



Now they enter the inawiL, and after a short time bring out the 

 lia'mats'a, who bites the arm of one of them. As soon as they approach 

 the door of the house, the hfi'mats'a lets go his hokl, turns around, 

 and bites a second one in the same way. They continue their way, and, 

 when they reach the ma/wiL, the ha'mats'a disai)pears once more. The 

 he'lig'a follow him, and soon lie reappears, biting the third one. As 

 soon as they come to the door, he lets go his hold and bites the fourth 

 one. When they reach the rear of the house again, the he'lig-a do not 

 allow him to reenter the ma/wiL. The people beat time rapidly. Dur- 

 ing these ceremonies the ha'mats'a is entirely naked, with the exception 

 of a wreath of hemlock branches which he wears around his neck, one 

 around his head, one around the waist, and bracelets and anklets of the 

 same material. 



Now the people begin to sing the new songs which were made for 

 the ha/mats'a. After the first song has been sung, he disappears in 

 the ma/wiL, and immediately the mask of QoaqoaXualanuXsI'wae, the 

 raven, appears. After the mask has disappeared, the ha'mats'a appears 

 again, entirely naked. When he has finished his dance, the mask of 

 BaxbakualanuXsI'wae comes out (see p. 440). The mask disappears in 

 the uia/wiL, and the ha'mats'a comes out again dancing slowly. He 

 wears a crown of red cedar bark on his head, a wide neck ring of the 

 same material, anklets, bracelets, a dancing apron, and a bear skin. 

 Then the people continue to sing the new songs which were made for 

 him. The master of ceremonies spreads a new mat in the middle of the 

 rear of the house in front of the singers. After his dance the ha'mats'a 

 sits down on this mat, facing the rear of the house. Then the k-i'nqala- 

 Lala comes out of the ma'wiL singing her new secret song. After she 

 has finished, the i)eople sing the new songs which were made for her in 

 the woods. She dances until the two songs are finished. Then the 

 master of ceremonies calls up a man named Ts'e'qame (que'qutsa name) ; 

 '' Come, friend, try if you can reach our friend." ^ This is the request to 

 him to tame the ha'mats'a. Ts'e'qame asks for four pieces of white 

 soft cedar bark, which are given to him by the ye'wix-ila.' Ts'e'qame 

 takes them, crying " hoip, lioip." That means that he is putting the 

 secret of the winter dance into the bark. He asks for a pole (about 

 ■feet long), which is given to him by the ye'wix-ila, or by the brotlier of 

 the latter, who is looking after the fire. Ts'e'qame ties the four pieces 

 of cedar bark to the end of the pole. Each piece is about 8 feet long. 

 He tells the people to be ready to beat time when the signal is given. 

 He asks one of the k'i'nqalaLala to talie off the clothing of the hfi'mats'a. 



'Qelag-a ade', qas gu'nx-'itads do'qoaL qas goayo'Lasos ax gins nEmo'xtsek-. 



Come, friend, for to try see that yon reach our friend. 



2 He says; Ax'e'ta g-ax k-a'tsekoaqaE'n; luoxsaE'iiiLe. 

 Give white cedar bark me four pieces only. 



