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Ficure 44.—Wooden slat altar (atcin!) of Flint society at Sia. Of the seven figures with 
faces, No. 1 has a black body, green face, with black bowl on head; Nos. 2 have yellow 
bodies, green faces; Nos. 3, green bodies, white faces, white rainbow above head; Nos. 4, 
yellow bodies, green faces. The two lightning snakes at each end of the row of figures 
have white bodies, blue faces, black eyes, red tongue. The face at the top, middle, is 
white with black eyes and mouth; the lightning on each side of this face is yellow, out- 
lined in black, with black tips. All vertical shadings are green. The faces on top of 
the standard on each side are white, outlined in black, with black eyes and mouth. The 
snake on the standard on the left side is Ckatowe (snake of the north); its body is red 
with black designs. The snake on the right standard is G’Acnana (snake of the west) 
and is black with white designs. The quarter moons on the snakes’ bodies indicate “‘that 
it is going to rain.” The bird is caicputc, a mythical bird; it is white, outlined in black. 
The slat altar is set upright into the timber base which, in turn, is set into the floor. 
The snake figure with human legs on the base is Gacpyats (rainbow) Mint (boy); it is 
yellow with black designs. The altar is about 6 feet wide. It resembles, but yet is 
quite different from, the one pictured by Stevenson (1894, pl. xxii) for the Knife 
(Flint) society. 
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