Sayach’apis, a Nootka Trader
At sides, the human figures are wooden house posts. At top, two masks; one at left represents a mythical bird; one at right, the wolf mask. Center, a Nootka drum, painted with symbols of Thunder Bird, Plumed Serpent and Whale. The figures in background, conventionalized whales. At bottom, a mask representing a cuttlefish. Behind it, Sayach’apis paddling his canoe. At sides, painted canoe-paddles and clubs used to kill seals.
Cries-for-salmon, a Ten’a Woman
At top, two dance masks. At bottom wooden bowls. Center, a ceremonial figure representing Salmon. A woman’s bag, made of fish skin, embroidered and painted. Bone awls. Two little ornaments at central sides are bobbins.
An Eskimo Winter
The arctic hare, the ptarmigan, the seal. Below, caribou, feeding. Above them a kayak. In borders, fish and seal spears, bows and arrows, skinning knives.
Footnotes:
[1] In this connection Grinnell’s recent story of the Cheyennes, “Where Buffalo Ran” should not be overlooked. Ed.
[2] Meaning: “the star who smoked my pipe.”
[3] In 1832 a post was founded near the present site of Fort Benton, Montana, known as Fort Mackenzie. In 1833 it was visited by the famous German traveler, Maximilian, Prince of Wied, accompanied by the artist, Charles Bodmer. Maximilian gives us an interesting and detailed account of his travels in the Missouri country and is the first to give us good information as to the culture of the Blackfoot. See his Travels in the Interior of North America, translated by H. E. Lloyd, Cleveland, 1906.