. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 32. CANOE DISH. Alaska. Cat. No. e', C' liy A. H. Hoff, II. S. A of sncli spirits—for iinioiigtbe Indians of tlie plains, ana on gwliom each man has his individual si)irit, their number is unlimited—and it has also given occasion for the development of a more elaborate mythology relating to these spirits. ^^ yj\^^ I shall give a list and brief descrip- pi^^^^^^==;;;:^===-----^-':#^-'^ ^^ tions of these spirits and
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 32. CANOE DISH. Alaska. Cat. No. e', C' liy A. H. Hoff, II. S. A of sncli spirits—for iinioiigtbe Indians of tlie plains, ana on gwliom each man has his individual si)irit, their number is unlimited—and it has also given occasion for the development of a more elaborate mythology relating to these spirits. ^^ yj\^^ I shall give a list and brief descrip- pi^^^^^^==;;;:^===-----^-':#^-'^ ^^ tions of these spirits and of their gifts. I. Wina'lag'ilis (=making war all over tlie earth). The descriptions of this being are very indefinite. He is a warrior and lives in the far north. He travels about constantly and never leaves his canoe. So far as I am aware he is never represented in masks or other carvings. By obtaining his pro- tection a youth may acquire one of the following powers. He may become a— (1) T'o'X'uit, who is invulnerable and has power over the sI'siuL, which assists him and his friends on war expeditions. (2) Ma/maq'a. The mfi/maq'a has the power to catch the in- visible disease spirit, which is constantly flying through the air in the form of a worm. He is able to throw it into his enemies, who die from its effects at once. (3) Hawi'nalaL (= war dancer), who by the help of Wina'lag-ilis is insensible to the pain of wounds and can not be killed, may he be ever so severely wounded. II. BaxbakualanuXsT'wae (the first one to eat man at the mouth of the river, i. e., in the north, because the ocean is considered a stream running northward). He is a cannibal living on the mountains who is always in pursuitof man. Bed smoke rises from his house. His servant (or wife) is Q'o'mindqas (=the rich woman), who procures food for him. He has a female slave, K-i'nqalauala, who also procures food for him, by catching men and gathering corpses. Near the door, in his house, sits his slave
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