Contributions to the Ethnology of the Kwakiutl

Translated Kwakiutl texts dealing with dreams and information relating to the social organization of the tribe. Contents Introduction Dreams (Nos. 1–68) Rank, Property and Inheritance Counter and Tally Keeper The Assembler Succession A Family History The Acquisition of Names 1. The name of the newborn child 2. The name of the ten moons old child 3. The name of the young man 4. Painting with song 5. Spreading out 6. (An accident) 7. Giving the winter dance to his own tribe 8. Giving away to his own tribe 9. The giving away of property to the tribes 10. Marriage 11. The purchase of a copper 12. Continuation of the marriage ceremonies 13. Maturity of the chief’s sister 14. Building of a house