EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXVII. 



Mortuary Display of the Body of Chief Skowl, lying in State in his House at 

 Kasa-an, surrounded by his Personal Effects and the Tokens of his Wealth. 



From a photograph by the author. 



Chief Skowl died in the winter of 1883-'83, and, according to the custom of the 

 region, his body was first displayed in state dressed in the ceremonial robes of a 

 chief. Later it was inclosed in a casket and deposited, as shown, on a pile of boxes 

 containing his clothing and ceremonial dance paraphernalia. The group is at the 

 end of the building, opposite the entrance, between the two carved posts holding 

 the rafters of the house. The piles of boxes, all full of valuables, the row of cop- 

 pers, the bronze howitzer, etc., all indicate the rank and wealth of the deceased. 

 Just below the casket are grouped his personal household utensils, consisting of 

 porcelain bowls, platters, wooden buckets, spoons, etc., which are cared for as per- 

 sonal relics of the deceased. The figure on the left is that of a former slave of the 

 chief; that on the right a Kaigani in full dance regalia, with painted body and hair 

 bedecked with eagle's down. 



