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462 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [PTH. ANN. 35 
7 branches are put | on top of the hot stones; and when there is a thick 
layer, they | spread the skunk-cabbage over the hemlock-branches. 
They stop when there is | one layer. Then the man takes the pieces 
0 of seal-meat, || places them on the skunk-cabbage, and when they are 
all on, he | takes sharp cedar-sticks and pokes holes in the skunk- 
cabbage, so that | there are holes in it for the water and steam to 
pass through. | After this has been done, he takes strips of blubber | 
5 which he has cut as described on page 458. He spreads them || over 
the pieces of meat. After they have been spread, he takes | mats 
and puts them down next to the place where he is going to steam the 
seals. | Each one of four young men takes a large bucket filled with 
fresh water, | and he pours it | over the cut seal-meat. Then other || 
0 young men take up the mats and cover (the meat) with them. I 
think | they keep it there for three hours. After this time | it is 
done. Now it is done. Then they take off the mat cover | and 
spread it that it may get dry, and also so that the steamed | seal may 
5 cool off. Then they take short boards, || put them down, and then 
they do as I described before. | They put the cooked meat on the 
boards and they eat it. | That is all about this. | 
1 Seal-Head.—Now only the head is left, which is given to the steers- 
man | of the seal-hunter. They do not cut off the head | until the 
7 Okttya‘yasa x'ix‘ixsemala t!ésema. W4, gilSmésé wakiixs laé ix‘ed- 
xa krk'!adk!wa qa‘s Leppyindalés laxa q!waxé. Wa, 4A‘misé 
‘nemx'dzEkwalaxs laé gwala. Wai, li ax°edxa sesEx"saakwe uEldz 
10 qa‘s ixdzodés laxa k'!nk'!adk!wa. Wa, gil'mésé ‘witladzodexs laé 
Ax‘édxa éx*ba k!wa‘xLtawa qa‘s L!enxsalés laxa k'!ek'!adk!wa qa 
kwakwodzeweé qa g‘ayimx'sdilatsa ‘wapé Le‘wa k'lalnla. Wa, gil 
‘mésé gwalpxs laé &x‘édxa smspx"saakwe xits@‘lak® hé gwiilé 
sikwafya k‘ladedziyax 458 k-!adekwa qa‘s Lepryindés laxa 
15 sagikwé wexdza. Wa, gilf'mésé ‘witla la Lepryexs laé ax‘édxa 
ferltwatyé qa‘s ix‘rlsés lax mag-inwa‘yasa ‘nEk‘asoOLé mégwata. Wa, 
li &x‘édxa mdsgemé awa nakEngats!é qoqtt!laxa ‘wrtwa’p!mmé 
q!walxewrgwésa mokwé hi‘yalta. Wa, lax‘da‘xwé tsidzeinyints 
lax dkttyatyasa sEsEx"saakwé mégwata. Wa, héx‘ida‘mésa wadkwe 
20 hafyalfa dax‘idxa lérl’watyé qa‘s nas‘idés laq. Wa, len k-dtaq 
yudux"ts!agpLelag ila laxa q!aqlalak:!ayaxmns ‘naliiqé ‘wa‘wats!aa- 
saséxs laé L!dpa. Wa, la‘méi!opa. Wa, la‘mé Jét !étse‘weda nayimeée 
qas Lep!alidzemé qa lmmx‘widés. Wa, hé'mis qa k:ak-ox*wida- 
lisa ‘nk@ikweé mégwata. W4, li 4x*étsuSweda ‘wadzoweé ts!ats laxsb- 
5 ma qa‘’s pax‘aliséq. W4&, 4*més la negeltodxen g'agiléyé waldemaxs 
laé sédzoyo lixa sédzowe ts!ats!ax"sema LOxs laé q !Es‘étsESwa. 
Wi, lazem gwal laxéq. 
1 Seal-Head.—Lex'arm léda x‘dta yixs hé*maé k!waxia’yanrmsa 
k!lwaxLa‘yasa hani!énoxwaxa mégwaté, yixs al‘maé qax‘‘itsoxs 
