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trails of ermine skius, and to swing carved rattles. The man, later on, 

 returned to the sun. Ever since that time the Bilqula dance the Sisau'kn. 

 Besides this it is stated that the Raven gave each gens its secrets. 



Fig. 8. — Mask representinc 

 K"'omk-'omki'IikTa. 



Fig. 9. — Mask representing 

 K'ula'qawa. 



Each gens has its peculiar carvings, vphich are used in the Sisau'kH 

 only, and are otherwise kept a deep secret, i.e.,thej are the sacred posses- 



FiG. 10. — Mask representing Kule'lias. 



Fig. 11. — Mask representing 

 Tl'etsa'apletlana. 



sions of each gens. All gentes, however, wear the beautiful carved 

 headdresses and use the raven rattles, regardless of the carving they 



