THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 



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instilled into him the desire of devouring men (tlierefore it is called 

 (j'atsx Em lox*, cedar bark throat), and he gave him large cedar bark 

 rings aud a small bearskin, which enabled him to iiy. He told him: 

 "You shall kill men, you shall eat them, and carry them to my house." 

 And he opened the door. The singers sang and beat time, and SaSnit- 

 la'bEn flew away. He flew from town to town over the whole world, 

 crying "hap " all the time. He went from 

 the country of the Wutsda' to Skeena 

 River, and then to Nass Eiver. Some- 

 times he was seen on high cliffs. He 

 killed and devoured people whom he 

 found in the woods. 



After three years he was seen near the 

 village of the G-it'amil't. They attemi)ted 

 to catch him. They killed dogs and 

 threw them into a hole, and a number of 

 shamans hid under a canoe near by. 

 Soon he was heard to approach. He 

 alighted on the top of a dry cedar. He 

 lay there on his stomach, and the point of 

 the tree was seen to penetrate his body 

 and to pierce it. But it did not kill him. 

 When he saw the dead dogs, he flew 

 down, and after he had eaten, the sha- 

 mans rushed up to him, caught him, and 

 took him up to the house. They tried to 

 cure him, and the people sang olala' songs 

 (all of which have a five-part rhythm). 

 He tried to fly again, but was unable to 

 get out of the house. Finally he was 

 tamed and became like other men. Then 

 the G-it'ama't took him back to his friends 

 and received in return many slaves, cop- 

 pers, and canoes. 



The ceremonies take place in the month 

 called Lok'S Em guna'k (cold month, or 

 December). 



In his dances the dlala' of all the north- 

 ern tribes use headdresses Avliich repre- 

 sent a corpse (tigs. 201-204). The whistles 

 which are used to imitate the cries of the 

 spirit are large and give a deep, hollow sound. They are all carved 

 or painted with the design of the head of a corpse, either with hollow 

 orbits or with closed eyes. Some of these whistles (figs. 205-207) are 

 attached to bellows. They are carried under the arms, hidden by the 

 blankets, and thus blown without being seen. The rattles which are 

 carried by the companions of the dancer show also the same design. 



Fig. 204. 



WOOD CARVINO EEPRESENTINH THl 

 ULALA'. 



Haida. 



St. No. ,S!l03a, U. S. N. M. Collei-ttii l.v J.G. Sv 



