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HAIDA TEXTS AND MYTHS 



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" Every animal and every human being is supposed to be provided witli a "thread 

 of life," an idea not found elsewhere in America so far as I am aware. Lis, the 

 word used here, is also applied to threads of mountain sheep wool. Another name, 

 wa'nwa-i, is given in the story of How shining-heavens caused himself to be born. 



'"A person's luck in hunting would be destroyed by his wife's unfaithfulness. 



Outer postQt 



Q.'a'idagilai 



"pinner post 



3S=3c: 



Q.'a'rdagilaf 



Outer p,osl(~) 



Outer post(^ 



K •' 



I J Inner post 



XJ Inner post 



DryiiiK frame for tisli. liorizonlal and vertical plans. 



''••.See the story of Supernatural-being-who-went-naked. 



'•'" "Something- white," name given to the skin of some mainland animal obtained 

 in trade by the Haida. 



'^' Meaning "How pretty it was!" 



'■"Mn the Masset version of the Raven story, Raven tells Woodpecker to go to the 

 dead tree whicii is to be his grandfather. 



2-' From Tlingit Kfits!. 



