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was tiecl around his waist, and the people sang. After his circuit he 

 disappeared behiud the curtaiu. Ilii'masaqa delivered a speech for him. 

 He said: "The time of lighting has passed. The fool dancer repre- 

 sents the warriors, but we do not fight now with weapons ; we fight with 

 property." These words referred to the fact that the man whose place 

 this dancer had taken had killed a chief of the Nanai'mo and many 

 others. Then Ha'masaqa turned to the Koskimo and said: " It is not 

 right that in your k-ikn'lnala you distributed many blankets. It is 

 not customary to do so, but now I will show you Avhat we can do."' 



Next a bear dancer entered, wearing a copper around his neck. He 

 was followed by two men who carried blankets. Wojnen danced for 

 him. Now E'wanuXts'c took the copper and spoke. He gave it to the 

 Na'q'oacjtoq. This copper had been given by a Na/q'oaqtoq to his Kwa- 

 kiutl wife. Now the Na/q'oaqtoq had to redeem it by a payment of 700 

 blankets. In his speech E'wanuXts'e held it by its lower end, thus 

 indicating that he was going to take not more than half the i)rice of 

 the copper as payment in full. After this La'g-us, who was now stand- 

 ing in the doorway, delivered a speech. He said: ''What is the matter 

 with our house! It is shaking."^ 



Next another bear entered. Ho was caught by K-cx* and led to the 

 rear of the house while the peoi^le were singing. After a speech made 

 by Hii'masaqa, another bear dancer entered, followed by a wonmu who 

 carried a copper. Her mother danced, and during her dance a fool 

 dancer was heard outside. Ln/g-us spoke, holding the copper. Then 

 he gave it to Ho'LElite, who replied. K-ex* handed a number of bun- 

 dles of sticks to Ho'LElite, Avho spoke about them and distributed them. 

 Then he returned the copper to La'g-us, who took it to a fool dancer. 



About 1 o'clock another fool dancer entered, who was brought to the 

 rear of the house by K-ex-. 



By this time a man carrying his baby appeared as fool dancer, coming 

 from the rear corner of the house. 



Next another fool dancer entered, and then a bear, who was led by a 

 blanket which was tied around his waist. The man who led him wore 

 a large neck ring of hemlock branches, which represented a copper that 

 was to be given away for the bear dancer. A speech was made, and 

 the ring was thrown into the fire. 



At this moment the whistles of the ha'mats'a were heard. All of a 

 suddeu Ya/qois became excited and jumped down from his seat. His 

 assistants and two k-i'nqalaLala rushed after him, and after he had 

 danced around the fire once they all went out of the house. 



At 2 a. m. another fool dancer wearing a large nose entered. After 

 one circuit he ran out and came back without a mask while the people 

 were singing. 



Next a boy who was to be a pa'xala dancer was brought forward 



1 Meaning that the Kwakiutl Nvere going to distribute still more property. 

 '^Meaning that the weight of the blankets which were piled up in it made it shake. 



