They then went away. Now they sang war songs. And the next day they went to get the heads. They then cut them off and dried them in the sunshine. The shaman who had whipped the souls of his enemies had his hair bunched together.[5] He had told them to go back. On the way they (the Ninstints people) saw portents. They heard the [[374]]sound of drying frames dropping from above. And Tia[6] also called near them. He called, and blood spurted out of his neck.
This encounter was referred to by others. See Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, volume V, part 1, page 31. [[375]]
[1] The usual word applied to the east coast of the Queen Charlotte islands means “The coast where canoes can land easily.” [↑]
[2] A camping place about 1½ miles from Tcꜝā′ał. [↑]
[3] Probably means “Canoe-going-about.” [↑]
[4] The one who was saved. [↑]
[5] A shaman might not touch his hair with his fingers, and in consequence it became long and matted. [↑]
[6] The supernatural power that presided over slaughter and made his presence known at a time when it was about to take place. See Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v, pt. 1, p. 31. [↑]