. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 453. Fig. 85. THIED HEAD RING OF XA'NIATS'AMGTLAKf. Cat. No. 175504, U. S. N. M. Collected by F. Boas. Then Xa'uiats'amg'ilak" took off the names. After lie bad told his father, he said: "I:Tow let us make war upon all the people of the world. Take a good canoe. We want to find them who kdled all our ; His father said: "Yes, my son; I think you have obtained magic power. Let us go to-morrow.
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 453. Fig. 85. THIED HEAD RING OF XA'NIATS'AMGTLAKf. Cat. No. 175504, U. S. N. M. Collected by F. Boas. Then Xa'uiats'amg'ilak" took off the names. After lie bad told his father, he said: "I:Tow let us make war upon all the people of the world. Take a good canoe. We want to find them who kdled all our ; His father said: "Yes, my son; I think you have obtained magic power. Let us go to-morrow. Only take care of the sea ; Then Gu'mg-ila cleaned a good canoe and put the mats and paddles into it in the evening. The next morning he launched the canoe. Then Xa'niats'amg-ilak" made him- self ready and went aboard. He called his brother Qoa'wiLpe, and he went aboard also. Gu'mg-ila stayed ashore. Then Xa'niats'- amg-ilak" said to his brother: "I do not like our canoe, and I will change ; Then he took his small stick out of his head ring and in\t it into the water. At once it became a canoe with five paddles on each side. He jumped into it and called his brother. He also jumped aboard, his cedar bark ring and took out the wood carving in shape of a beaver. He said to his canoe "y i i i," and he pointed the fire bringer to the upper end of the village and it caught fire; then to the lower end of the village, and it also caught fire. Xow he told his canoe: " Paddle!" and it jjaddled. Then Gu'mg-ila was glad to see that his son was a magician. They were going to Ga'yux, and there they met the monster sea otter. He struck it with the death bringer, and it was transformed into a stone. He ar- rived at Ga'yux. Then he saw the village and went ashore. He was invited and the people fed the two brothers. After tliey had eaten, Xa'niats'amg-ilak" asked his host: "Who are you, brother!" He replied: "I am XEnr
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