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Cannibal Society
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a secret society among some of the Indians of the Pacific northwest; Hamatsa Society.
See: Hamatsa Society
Quotations
1932
The Tsimshian . . . adopted from the Kwakiutl not only the notion of a secret society, but several of the actual fraternities, among them the horrible "Cannibal Society" whose members tore to pieces human corpses and devoured portions of the flesh.
1953
The Carriers in the west had close affiliations with the coast people and adopted many of their customs, including the use of masks, labrets, Chilkat blankets, and such secret organizations as the Cannibal Society.