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he is placed into it and it is put up. It is painted and two holes are 

 made in its stern. The people go down to the beach and wash and comb 

 themselves. They cut their hair — men, women, and children. After 

 they have cut their hair, they take other names. Women, men, and 

 children change their names. Then the dentalia of the deceased are 

 distributed. His relatives take them as well as his slaves and canoes. 

 If the deceased liked one of his relatives [particularly] he would say: 

 " He shall take my wife after I am dead.'' If he had two wives he si)eaks 

 in this way to two persons. Now the women are taken to his relatives. 

 When a Avoman loves her husband and she is near her death, she will 

 say to her elder sister: " Your brother-in-law shall marry you;" or she 

 may say so to her younger sister. When an old man dies and his widow 

 is young, she is taken to his younger brother. In the same way [when 

 and old woman dies and her widower is young, he is given his wife's 

 younger sister]. 



When there is a chief, he takes the [deceased chief's name a long time 

 after the death of the latter]. His relative takes his name. Two peo- 

 ple are told to name him. Now two people give him the name. They 

 are given much property [for performing this service]. This is done 

 when a man, a woman, or a child is named. After a year the corpse is 

 cleaned. Two young men are hired, who also rearrange the canoe and 

 paint it. 



When a man dies who has a guardian spirit, his baton is placed next 

 to the canoe. When a shaman dies, his baton is placed next to the 

 canoe. His rattle of bear claws is hung on to the stern of the 

 canoe. When he had a rattle made of shells, it is hung in the same 

 place. When a shaman has many children, his baton is carried far into 

 the woods. His rattle is carried there also. When a brave dies, his 

 headdress is placed on toj) of a pole near his canoe burial. When he 

 had a shell rattle, it is hung on to the canoe. When a woman dies, only 

 her coat is hung on the canoe burial. 



When anybody takes the dentalia away from a corpse, the person 

 who took them is killed. When anybody makes fun of a canoe burial, 

 and [the relatives of the deceased] learn about it, he must give away 

 many dentalia, else he is killed. If he gives away many dentalia he 

 is not killed. 



When the child of a chief dies, he becomes very sad. He says to his 

 relatives: "Let us go to the chief of that town." The chief tries to 

 please him. Xow the people go to another town. Then he is given 

 three slaves, canoes, and dentalia by the chief whom he visits. He 

 receives many dentalia. He distributes all these dentalia and canoes 

 among his relatives. He keeps only two slaves. If [the chief of] that 

 town does not give him any dentalia they fight. Many people are 

 killed, and now a feud originates. When a relative [of the chief] who 

 has given dentalia dies, he assembles all his relatives and goes to the 

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