Ahlmakoh

A demonic wood spirit in the Vancouver Islands who plays an important part in the rituals as an amulet-dispenser. His nasal mucus is valued as an amulet for invulnerability. The demon is never represented as a crest (his mask is only used in connexion with a ritual).

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References

Sources

  • Bonnerjea, Biren. (1920). A Dictionary of Superstitions and Mythology. Thomson Gale.
  • Sapir, Edward. (1990). The Collected Works of Edward Sapir, Vol. 10. The Hague: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 512.