ExpLAXATiox OP Facial PAiNTixiis — Plate XLVIII 



a. GonaqAcle't hat and accompanying facial paintings. This belongs to Wuckina' 

 KlAhugl'c, one of the Ka'gwAntan, the chief who held the last potlatch at Sitka. 

 When messengers were sent out to invite people from other towns to this potlatch 

 the crest hats were named aloud, one after the other, beginning with this. The nine 

 following are arranged in the order then observed. 



6. Eagle hat {tcdL' s.'dp'). The painting on the face is called " double-cross paint- 

 ing" {k.'irt nmcliiii'). Used by the Kr/gwAntAn of Sitka and Chilkat. 



c. High-caste killer whale [hat] (k'lt aniic'dl). The facial painting is the jaw of the 

 killer whale seen from in front. This belongs U) tonti'tc, principal speaker of the 

 Ka'gwAntan clan at Sitka. At the time of tlie last potlatch, instead of going in per- 

 son to invite the guests, he sent his hat. 



d. Wolf hat (f/otc s.'dx"). The facial painting is called K!ASA-i'da, and represents 

 the red of a wolf's mouth when its lips are retracted. It belongs to the Wolf-house 

 people of Sitka, part of the Kii'gwAntan. 



e. Petrel hat {ijAiuVk s.'dx"). The facial painting shown always accompanies, but 

 the writer's informant was unable to tell what it means. It is used by the Kavens 

 of Chilkat. 



/. Tc.lt .5.'«.r". Tc!it is the name of a small bird, which the writer has not identi- 

 fied. The markings on the hat are supposed to represent herring, which this bird 

 is said to push up on the surface of the water from underneath. Painting unex- 

 plained. Used at Chilkat. 



</. Raven hat (i/il-l s.'d.r"). The facial painting is said to be without significance. 

 Used at Huna. 



/(. Hat and painting illustrating the adventure of Raven and a clam. The painting 

 is called i/rs Mile' wuchin' (clam painting). The clam itself is represented over the 

 mouth, its head extending up the nose. Over the left eye is Raven. The hat lepre- 

 sents the mountain or cliff in front of which lived the clam, but the yellow band 

 across it is also the clam's head. Used at Huna. 



i. On the head are bear ears {xuts! g.mgu'v), and on the face is a painting adled 

 "bear traveling" (.nits! dA'tja qo'xo). The latter refers to an episode in tlie Raven 

 story in which Raven went fishing with Grizzly bear and Cormorant. The canoe is 

 represented with Grizzly bear in the center, Cormorant in the bow, and Raven in 

 the stern. The earrings have a special name, "That-can-be-seen-across-Nass" 

 {Nds-kAn.i' x-dulVn) . Used at Killisnoo. 



