Haida texts and myths, Skidegate dialect / recorded by John R. Swanton.
- Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958.
- Date:
- 1905
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Haida texts and myths, Skidegate dialect / recorded by John R. Swanton. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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- Found on image 104 / 458 (page 100)… pieces. They then went away to the house. When daylight came and people knew that he had smashed the canoe they all moved at once. They put on their armor to fight one another. After they had put on their gorgets, helmets, and hide coats they went out to tight one another with spears and bows. Now, afte...
- Found on image 171 / 458 (page 167)…ed forever is stuck up in this house,” he shouted out as he ran. As soon as they heard his voice from the town the}’ did not delay. They put on their armor, .shields, helmets. And they ran to tight with war spears and bows and arrows. At once they fought with Sqiig.aTs children. She and her mother were th...
- Found on image 405 / 458 (page 401)…then with each other. Then Koa'gians went out and announced the day that they had agreed upon for fighting. On the appointed day thc}'^ j)ut on their armor. Ihey used helmets, war coats, and gorgets. Then Koa'gians asked: “ Whom shall I use for my fighting skirt? And Sounding-property .said: “You shall us...
- Found on image 406 / 458 (page 402)…at-Skedans. . , ’The person who acted in this capacity defended the lower part of a warrior s pe - son, which was not so well protected by the native armor as the upper part, answered somewhat to the Oriental “ armor-bearer.” ‘See the story of Cloud-watcher, notes. They were always allied with Those born...
- Found on image 406 / 458 (page 402)…ed the lower part of a warrior s pe - son, which was not so well protected by the native armor as the upper part, answered somewhat to the Oriental “ armor-bearer.” ‘See the story of Cloud-watcher, notes. They were always allied with Those born-at-Skedans. ’ One of the greatest names of the chief of Kloo, “The be...
- Found on image 409 / 458 (page 405)… parties. vVnd they were on the water in front of the fort. Always-readv then came out of the smoke hole, and he walked about on the roof wearing his armor. They shot at him then with arrows. They did not pierce him. He then went back and shot at them in turn. The next time they went to war they climbed u...
- Found on image 428 / 458 (page 424)…had a noted village adled Drum-town. '®See “Story of Those-born-at-Skedans,” note 19. After the man had been shot he would finish the job. Battles in armor often lasted for a long time without material injury to either side. This paragraph is a difficult one, but I understand it is as follows: The spirit...
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