THE INDIANS OF CAPE FLATTERY. 



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door, were closed for that day. In the meanwhile a deputation of fifteen or twenty- 

 men, with faces painted black and sprigs of evergreen in their hair, had been sent 

 to the other villages with invitations for guests to come and receive presents. 

 They went in a body to each lodge, and after a song and a chorus, the spokesman 

 of the party in a loud voice announced the object of their visit, and called the names 

 of the invited persons. Any one has a right to be present at the distribution, 

 but only those specially invited will receive any presents. 



Every evening during the ceremonies, excepting those of the first few days, is 

 devoted to masquerade and other amusements, when each lodge is visited and a 

 performance enacted. Some of the masks are frightful objects, as may be seen in 

 Figures 35 — 41. They are made principally by the Clyoquot and Nittinat Indians, 



Fig. 35. No.. 2114. 



Fiff. 3K. No. 4119. 



Fiff. ST. 



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and sold to the Makahs, who paint them to suit their own fancies. They 

 are made of alder, maple, and cottonwood ; some are very ingeniously executed. 



