Note 19 — The story of him whose sister brought him food from the land otters

A man who just saved himself from drowning was supposed to be deprived of his senses by land otters and become transformed into a creature called gā′gix̣īt. This being had land otter fur all over its body, an upturned nose, and a face covered with fish spines. It traveled all over the Haida country with the utmost ease. See my memoir in series of Jesup North Pacific Expedition, volume V, part I, pages 26 and 27. It was owing to this transformation that he did not recognize his own blankets when he felt of them. ↑ a b