and the Killer Whale people were definite enemies, and though in
the course of battle or by conquest the crest of the vanquished
enemy might be carried off by the victors it would be useless as
a trophy, for Tribal Law forbade the adoption of a crest of a
rival clan. Nevertheless, the humiliation of the vanquished in
being deprived of the use of any crest so captured brought en-
hanced gratification to the victors. This model may be seen in
the City Museum, Vancouver.

Figure 5 shows the crest of the Bear Clan of the Tsimsyan
Tribe (see Notes on "The Bear," page e7) and is a good example
of a painting which entirely covered the front of the house.

The three illustrations (4, 5, and 6) were found among the
Bella Coola people of Salish origin. The painting of "Skam-sun"
the Killer Whale, was a crest of the Gens "Tok'oa'is," "one look-
ing down on his family." Figure 4 is a very simple representation
of the Moon. Figure 5 constituted the house front decoration of
the Gens "Tl'ak!amis'ot," of the same tribe; while Figure 6
depicts the very rare crest of the Gens "Smo-En" (signifying
"North Wind") which was painted on thé house front of this, the
highest clan, of the Nutl'E'1 of Bella Coola, the most northern
offshoot of the widespread Salish Tribe. It shows the mountain
"Suwa'k-H.H." with two clouds resting on the summit, surmounted
by a mackerel sky.

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