THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 573 



As soon as he entered the Koskimo began to sing: 



1. Your dance does not equal mine, for I am the giver of magic, hame. 



2. I have been in the secret room of BaxbakualannXsi'waf', the giver of magic, hame. 



3. In high ecstasy was BaxhatiifilanuXsi'-wae, the giver of magic, hame, -svheu I was 



near him and uttered his cannibal cry, BaxbakualanuXsI'wae, the giver of 

 magic, hamr-. 



The second song was as follows: 



1. I am known here and all over the world, I the supernatural one. 



2. I am renowned here and all over the world, I the supernatural one. 



3. You are the great one who gives coppers, who gives property, the supernatural 



one. 



While the people were singing, the ha'mats'a danced in the doorway 

 in a squatting position, turned around, and danced toward the rear of 

 the house. Two women danced for him, one to the right, one to the 

 left of the door. When he had reached the left hand rear corner of 

 the house, Ma'a and G-a'lolL stepped forward and followed him, saying 

 now and then: "Great is your magical power. Do not be too violent 

 in your fury," and the attendants cried " hoip, hoip." Whenever the 

 singers came to the end of a line, the ha'mats'a stopped danciug and 

 cried "hap." The attendants gathered around him while the sound of 

 wliistles was heard. 



After these two songs had been sung, Ma'a spoke : " Friends, we can 

 not pacify the great ha'mats'a with these two songs and by means of 

 the dance of these two women. Now arise, women, and dance with 

 him. If we should not succeed in pacifying him, we should always be 

 troubled by him. We should not be able to eat in our houses on account 

 of him. Therefore, friends, sing again." While he was speaking, the 

 sound of the whistles continued to be heard. The ha'mats'a was cry- 

 ing " hrq)." Then A'Labala stepped up to him and dressed him with a 

 black blanket and an apron and strewed eagle down on his hair. 



Now the singers commenced the third song: 



1. You are looking for food, great magician, you are looking for men, ma ha. 



2. You are trying to eat as much as you desire, great magician, you tear off their 



skins, ma ha. 



3. You go close to the secret room, great magician, you have been inside the secret 



room, ma. ha. 



During this song the ha'mats'a was danciug in a standing position. 

 His movements were becoming less violent and the sounds of the 

 whistles were becoming fainter. The cries " hoip " of his attendants, the 

 singing of the men, and the dances of all the women were beginning 

 to pacify him. At the end of the song the women took a rest. They 

 had been dancing, their backs turned toward the fire, with the excep- 

 tion of two who were standing at the sides of the door and who stood 

 turned toward the fire. 



Now the speaker G-fi'sa joined Ma'a and G-a/lolL, who were standing 

 near the door. Then the singers began the fourth song: 



1. The chief cannibal of the whole world cried hap ; me, hama. 



2. Now eat, chief cannibal of the whole world, me hama. 



3. Do not try to hide from me, me hama. 



