. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 449 was deserted on an island by his slaves. He thought he would have to die of hunger. He sat down and covered his face with his blanket and cried. Then he heard his name being called. He looked up, but did not see anyone. He covered his head again. Soon his name was called a second time, but he could not discover anyone. The same haji- pened a third time. Then he bit a hole in his cedar bark blanket and i)eeped throu
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 449 was deserted on an island by his slaves. He thought he would have to die of hunger. He sat down and covered his face with his blanket and cried. Then he heard his name being called. He looked up, but did not see anyone. He covered his head again. Soon his name was called a second time, but he could not discover anyone. The same haji- pened a third time. Then he bit a hole in his cedar bark blanket and i)eeped through it. Soon he saw. a mouse com- ing out of a hole and calling him. He threw off his blanket and spoke to the mouse, who invited him to enter. She warned him, however, to take care of the door. The chief followed her. She led him down the rock to Q'O'moqoae's house. The door of the house was the raven, Qoa'qoaXualauuXsi'wae, who snapped ; at everybody who entered the house. The chief jumped through the door when it opened. Q'O'maqoae gave him . the ha'mats'a dance and the raven mask. In order to explain the meanings of the crosspieces on the head rings and of the attachments to the neck rings of \ the ha'mats'a, I must insert a few tradi- tions referring to this subject: Following is the legend of the origin \ of the G-agg-aenox: The first of the A'wa-iLala lived at Ts'a'wate. Their chief was Gu'mg'ila. His sons were Qoa'wiLpe and Xa'niats'- amg'ilak". They were always very happy, because their tribe was numerous. One night they were attacked, and Gu'mg-ila and his two sons alone were saved. When the day came Xa'niats'amg-ilak^' felt very ill at ease and told his father: ''I will go into the woods. Do not try to see me, ray dear!" His father replied: "Only take care, my son, lest something might happen to you. Do nothing that is wrong, because you intend to go and obtain a magic treasure. Rub your bodj^ for four days with hemlock branches, else you will smell lik
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