. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 442 'nqaiaLala reaches tlie rear of the house she turns again. A dmm is plaeed in the middle of tlie rear of the house, bottom u >. ihe k-i'nnalaLala pretends to put the corpse on the drum, but walks past it the ha'n^ats^i tb^owing her. At the door she turns again, pro- ceeds around the tire, and wlien she reaches the drum a second time [^^ pretends to put the body down. At this time all the old ha'- mats'as, who have been outside the
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 442 'nqaiaLala reaches tlie rear of the house she turns again. A dmm is plaeed in the middle of tlie rear of the house, bottom u >. ihe k-i'nnalaLala pretends to put the corpse on the drum, but walks past it the ha'n^ats^i tb^owing her. At the door she turns again, pro- ceeds around the tire, and wlien she reaches the drum a second time [^^ pretends to put the body down. At this time all the old ha'- mats'as, who have been outside the liouse, jump down from the roof and rush in through the doors. They are all naked and follow the k-i'uqalaLala in a state of high excite- ment. When they have run around the fire four times, the body is put down on the drum. The master of cere- „,«„ie« (see p. «.l) begins to cut it .n,l distributee "« «f ^^-"""S "je 'mats'a. But flrst the Ic-i'nqalaLala talies four bites. coplo coa"; bow mauy bites eacb of tbem swallows. They are not allowed to chew the flesh, but they bolt it. The .k-i'nqalaLiila brings them water to drink in between. After this part of the ceremony is iinished,theheaig-a rise, each takes one ha'mats'a at the head, and they drag them to the salt water. They go into the water until it reaches up to their ^tlbe'Hsfu'g'sun, tbey dip the luVu,ats'a lour times under water Every time be rises again be cries bap. Tbcu tbey go back o the house Their excitement has left tbem. They dauce the fol- lowit nights. Tbey look downcast and do not utter then- r cries, hap. bap. They do not dance s,|uatting, but m an erect rig. G2. UANCE OF THE HA'MATS'A. Frcmi a . HEAD R1N( OF HA'MATS'A, OKNAJIENTED WITH FOUR CROSSI'IEOES. Cat. >"o. r. S. N'. T^l. Collected by F. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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