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seal on way as food for dogs. At the camp Ken Williams 
found that woman had died, and made coffin and buried her. 
May jj, Monday . Began work with George, showing him 
‘Wanderings’. 1 Wild night. 
May 14^ Tuesday. Morning with George, who is evidently 
disinclined to discuss any important matters, so said nothing 
about these. 
May J5, Wednesday. Began [Yaghan] relationships with 
George, &c. 
Woman, kippa ; man, ydmenna\ boy, wulewa \ girl, shu- 
kani-kipa . 
Colours: white, yanina or yaku\ black, ldmpi\ charcoal, 
ydpuchi ; red, Inch. 
Old big man, holoyamenna\ little boy, yd-ka-wulewa ; little 
girl, ya-ka-shukani-kipa . 
Never pierce nasal septum. Fire made by striking two 
stones together, and allowing spark to fall into bird’s down, 
which is then blown. 
George’s Yaghan name, An-md-tsing-man-this ; Amasinansis 
when spoken quickly. George’s wife, Shu-maui-naua-ldka- 
kipa. Native name of camp at Douglas River, Asellaidku. 
Chilean Government ship ‘Porvenir’ arrived at 3 p.m. 
Wet day. Captain and chief officer and Senor Gomez 
came up to house. Ken Williams and Jean back to dinner 
on boat. 
May 16 , Thursday. ‘Porvenir’ left at 8 a.m. Ken and 
Enrique 2 in cutter to take stores to ‘neighbour’ fourteen 
miles south. Fine sunny day. Captain Alvarez left for 
Ushuaia at 1.30 p.m. Jean, self, and Claude Williams spent 
all afternoon on middens and got nothing. Ken back at 
8 p.m. Frosty moonlight night. 
George all morning on relationships. 
1 Wanderings in Wild Australia, Sir Baldwin Spencer, London, 1928. 
2 Servant of Mr. Williams. 
