THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 671 



life and the death bringer. He thought: "That is what I came for." 

 WiLaqa'latit kuew his thoughts and gave them to him. Then he 

 ordered the wolves to devour Ya'xstaL. At once they tore him to 

 pieces and devoured him. They vomited the liesh, and when WiLaqa'- 

 latit sprinkled it with the water of life, Ya'xstaL arose hale and well. 

 He had become exceedingly strong. Then they carried him home. He 

 was standing on the back of the largest of the wolves. 



After he had come back, he and his father continued their journey. 

 While they were traveling, Ya'xstaL tried his death bringer. He moved 

 it in the direction of the woods. At ouce they began to burn. Now 

 they met the Xdyn'les, who were coming up to them, many canoes full. 

 Lco'lExmut said to Ya'xstaL: "I^ow use your death bringer, but do 

 not kill them outright; burn them." Then Ya'xstaL pointed the death 

 bringer at the Xoya'lEs while his father was singing. They were 

 stricken with terror and jumped into the water, their canoes caught 

 fire, and they were all transformed into stones. 



The two feathers on the head ring of the dancer represented the 

 death bringer of Ya'xstaL. 



Xext two couples entered, each couple hand in hand. The first couple 

 were r)a'La (a man) and Po'wig'ilis (a woman); the second couple were 

 G'a'sa (a man) and G-d'qoade (a woman). G-a'sa was carrying a cop- 

 per. The faces of these four persons were painted red.' 



When they had reached the rear of the house, G-a'sa spoke as follows : 

 " Oh, friends ! turn your faces this way. Look at me ! Treat me and 

 my cedar bark ornaments in the right manner. In former times I and 

 my people have suffered at your hands, Kwakiutl. We used to flgbt 

 with bows and arrows, with spears and guns. We robbed each other's 

 blood. But now we fight with this here" (pointing at the copper which 

 he was holding in his hands), " and if we have no coppers, we fight 

 with canoes or blankets. That is all." 



To this the speaker Qoa'lx-ala replied: ''True is your word, friend 

 G-ri'sa. When I was young, I have seen streams of blood shed in war. 

 But since that time the white man came and stopped up that stream 

 of blood with wealth. Now we are fighting with our wealth. That is 

 all." Then he said, turning to his tribe, ''Now, my singers, take your 

 batons and be ready to sing." 



Then they all began to beat time and cried "he." They continued 

 with a song, for two women, Me'xas and Tsa'uLala, came in dancing : 



All, magician, ah, ah, ah, magician, magician, magician. (Repeated ad infinitum.) 



When the dance ended, G-a'sa spoke again : "You have seen our two 

 friends dancing on account of this copper. Its name is 'Killer Whale.' 

 It is the property of my tribe, of the Koskimo. Now I will sell it to 



' Up to this year the Koskimo, Na'q'oaqt6q, and La'Lasiqoala never used red paint 

 during the winter ceremonial. The (pif-'qutsa of the Kwakiutl haveheen using red 

 paint, and this ha.s been imitated by the other tribes. 



