THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 579 



apron around his waist and strewed eagle down on his liead. Then 

 he said, "It is done." 



The young ha'mats'a cried "hap, hap, hap,'' and attacked the people. 



Xow the singers began the third song: 



1. The cedar bark of the winter dauco is all arouud the workl. 



2. The eagle down of the winter daijce is all arouud the world. 



". The songs of the winter dance are most powerful all around the world. 

 4. For mo cried hap, BaxbakurilanuXsT'war", the great magician. 



During this song all the ha'mats'as were dancing in standing pos- 

 ture and the women were dancing for them. At the end of the song 

 they all stood in the rear of the house. 



After a short while the singers beat time again and commenced tbe 

 fourth song of the ha'mats'a: 



1. Nobody can imitate your cries, great BaxbakujilanuXsT'wMc, great magician, 



liama mfi. 

 Nobody can imitate your uance, great Baxbaku;il;iuuXsi'wac, great magician, 

 hamfi mil. 



2. I was taken into the room of BaxbakualanuXsl'wac, the great magician, hama ma. 

 I received the red cedar bark of BaxbakualanuXsI'wac, the great magician, 



hama ma. 



3. He put into mo all the dances, BaxbakualauuXsI'wac, the great magician, 



hama mfi. 

 3. The cannibal pole is sliaking, the pole of BaxbakuAlanuXsl'war', the great magi- 

 cian, hama ma. 



When the song was nearly ended, the ha'mats'as disappeared in their 

 secret room, led by Ts'a'qoalag-ilis, 



Then Lo'Xuaxstaak" stepped forward, still holding his copper, and 

 spoke: "Now that is the end, friends. You have seen my way. This 

 is my way." With this he pointed to his copper. " This is the price 

 of a ha'mats'a, I do not mean you, Kwakiutl; I mean my rivals in ray 

 own tribe. They all want to have ha'mats'as, but they want to show 

 them cheaply without giving away a copper." The Kwakiutl inter- 

 rupted him now and then with cries: "That is true! your words are 

 true, chief ! " Lo'Xuaxstaak" continued : " Our ha'mats'a touched some 

 of yoii, Kwakiutl, in his excitement and hurt you. This copper, the 

 face of which is engraved with the design of the grizzly bear, is worth 

 500 blankets. It is to pay those whom our great friend has bitten. 

 You, La'nisitaso, were bitten this morning. Here are 50 blankets of 

 this copper for you; and you, Ho'lElite, 50 blankets of this copper for 

 you; and you, G-a'lg-alXola, 50 blankets of this copper for you; and 

 you, Xo'Lq'auLEla, 50 blankets of this copper for you; and you, K-ex-,- 

 50 blankets of this copper for you; and you, Qa'wiqam, 50 blankets 

 of this copper for you; and you, Nu'xnemis, 50 blankets of this cop- 

 per for you; and you, Mr''qoadaxstala, 50 blankets of this copper for 

 you; and you, K-a'qoLc, 50 blankets of this copper for you; and you, 

 La'mg ala, 50 blankets of this copper for you. That is all. Now, 

 (ioa'yuqoalag-ilis, I will ask you to come and tell the story of the 



