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REPoRT—- 1890.

ropes. It has two or three points on top, and is
ornamented with mica (fig. 18). It is intended to
represent the Si/siutl. It is set in undulating
motions. Generally three of these figures appear.
In the To’q’uit the No/ntlsmgyila (=making fool-
ish) is also used. It is a small, flat, human figure
with movable head and arms. Two lines of mica
run from the eyes to the corners of the mouth. Its
head is set with bunshes of human hair. In a
number of these figures the head can be taken off,
being inserted into the body by means of a plug.
Then two carved birds are used, which fly down
from the roof, flapping their leather wings. They
grasp the head and carry it away, to return if after
a while. The figure is also worked from under-
ground.

7. Halilikyilatl is the conjurer’s dance.

9, No/ntlam dances the hands alternately, one
turned up to the shoulder, the other downward and
backward as far as possible.

10. Regarding the Kyi’mk’alatla see p. 65.

11. The Tlokoa’la is the wolf's dance. It corre-
sponds almost exactly to the Tlokeala of the Nootka
(see p.47). They wear the wist'wad, a small carved
wolf’s head, on the forehead. They crawl on the
knuckles of the fingers, the thumbs turned back-
ward, and on the toes around the fire.

12. Iakniata’latl. Dance of the sea-monster or
lake-monster Ia’knim with the mask (fig. 19).

13. The K’’d/malatl is initiated by the bird
Mats’m, who is said to live on a high mountain
inland, and conveys supernatural powers, particu-
larly the faculty of flying, through pieces of quartz,
which he gives the novice. The dancer’s body is
covered witb blood, and he has five pieces of quartz
in his hair, arranged on the medial line.

14. Hawi/nalatl The Hawi/nalatl is initiated
by the Wina’lagyilis, a genius of warriors. The
Hawi/nalatl has his shoulders and thighs perforated,
and ropes pulled through the wounds. Small and
thin slabs of wood are sewed to his hands. A heavy
post is leaned against the front of the dancing-
house, and a block is fastened to its top. A rope is
passed over the block and fastened to the ropes
which have been pulled through the Hawi'nalatl’s
flesh. He is raised on the pole, hanging from these
ropes. He carries a Si’siutl knife, with which
he himself cuts his wounds, and wears a Si'siutl
belt. The Ha’mats’a, Nitlmatl, and bear stand
around him. If the ropes should give way the
latter two kill him, while the Ha’mats’a devours
him.

In the Lolo’tlalat] dance the dancer appears to be