390 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [ETH. ANN. 35 
the fire, and she pours | fresh water into it and puts it down before 
35 her guests; || and they all wash their hands, and they also wash them- 
selves | around the mouth, for the fat of the | heads sticks all around 
the mouths of those who eat this kind (of food). After | finishing 
they drink fresh water. This kind (of food) | is also not used to invite - 
40 many men or the || nhumaym. Only the housemates of the | owner 
eat it; and no oilis poured into it, for it is really | fat. Thatis all. | 
Roasted Codfish.—When many | codfish have been caught by the 
fishermen, the woman | cuts them in the same manner in which 
she first cut them, | this way: As soon as she fin- 
ishes cutting them, she takes iS awit a || piece of pine that 
is easily split to make roasting- tongs. | Four codfish 
are put into each pair of roasting-tongs, | in this manner! A 
strip of cedar-bark is tied between each (two) | codfish and also at 
each end, so that the roasting-tongs do not spread open. | As 
soon as this is done, she puts (the tongs) by the side of the fire. || 
10 The flesh side is first roasted. As soon as it is done, she | turns it 
over and roasts the skin side; and when | it is blackened, she takes 
it away from the fire. Then it is done. | Sometimes this is eaten at 
once, while it is still hot. | They do not dip it into oil when it is still 
— 
or 
a/tta ‘wa’p lag. Wi, la k-ax-dzamo’lilas la’xés Lé’‘lanmmé. Wai, 
35 la’x'da‘xwé ‘witla ts!n’nts!enx‘wida. Wa, 1la’xaa_ ts!0’xtwidex 
iwi‘stiisés smpmsés, qaxs ‘na’xwatmaée k!tita’lé tsn’nxwa‘yasa 
hé’xt!a‘yé lax sm/msasa ha‘ma’pax gweé’xsdmmas. Wéi, gi’l‘mésé 
gwa'tmxs la’é na’x‘idxa a’lta ‘wa’pa. Wa, lan’mxaa k:!és 1é/la- 
‘layuwe gwe’xsdemas 1la’xa q!é’nemé bé’brgwanema LE‘wa 
40 ‘nefmé/moté. Lan’m 4’rm 1é’x‘arm ha‘ma’pqéda ‘nema/élwttasa 
Axnd’gwadis. Wa, la’xaa k'led’s L!é’*na k!ti’ngems, qaxs 4’lak: !a- 
laé tse’/nxwa. WaA, laz’m gwa’la. : 
Roasted Codfish (L!6’brk® né’sasdé).—Wa, hé’*maaxs q!é/nEmaé 
ba’/ktlanemasa ba’ki‘lénoxwéxa né’tsla‘ya. Wa, lé’da ts!nda’qé 
xwa'lidmq lax gwi’laasa xwa’La‘yasexs g‘i’/laé xwa’lideq xag'a 
gwii/lég'a (fig.). Wa, gi’tmésée gwal xwa’Laqéxs la/é ax‘é’dxa 
é/o-aqwa lax x&/sr‘we wiina’gtila qa‘s L!o’psayugwilég. Wa, 
lak’m m0/wéda né’ts!a‘yé la gé’k:liné 1a’xa ‘na’/lnemts!aqé L!0’p- 
sayo ga gwii’lé ga (fig.'). Wa, lan’m yara’léda ‘nal‘ne’mé né’- 
ts!éxa dmna’sé Le‘wa w4’x'sba‘yé qa k:!é’sés 4xé’déda L!0’psayowe. 
Wa, gi/lfmésé gwa/lexs la’é Land’lisas la’xés Imgwilé. Wa, la 
10 hé/Em gil !d’pasdsé q!n/mladzatyas. Wa, g‘i/l'mésé 1!6’pExs 
la’é 1é’x*ideq qa‘s L!0’p!édéx L!é’sadzafyas. Wa, gi’lfmésé k!t- 
me’/Ix*idexs la’é AxsE’ndnq. Wai, lar’m L!0’pa. Wa, la Ma’L 
‘nk/mp!ena hé’xidapm hi‘mx"‘i’tsdxs hé/maé a’lés ts!n/Iqwe. 
Wai, la k:lés ts!mpa’s la’xa L!é’"nixs hé’*maé a’‘lés ts!n/lqwé, qaxs 
— 
or 
1 See first figure on p. 241. 
