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PLATE 196<br />

Paraphernalia belonging to Qadjus^, a XatkA'ayi shaman of the Alsek River, collected from his heirs by George T. Emmons before<br />

1888. (See also pis. 198 and 200-203.) Top left. Bear's ears headdress of wood and skin (AMNH E/1606). Top right. Wooden ornament<br />

for a dancing headdress, representing the fin of a killerwhale ornamented with human hair (AMNH E/1611). Center, Maskette representing<br />

a spirit from the land of dead shamans, detached from a headdress of eagle tail feathers, ermine skins, and feathered arrow<br />

shafts (AMNH E/1623). Bottom left. Wooden rattle in the form of a human hand (AMNH E/1605). Bottom center, Maskette representing<br />

a spirit that lives above, detached from a headdress made of the head and neck of a mallard, surmounted by a crown of eagle tail<br />

feathers (AMNH E/1621), Bottom right. Worn maskette, representing a good spirit, detached from a headdress of eagle down surmounted<br />

by eagle and magpie tail feathers (AMNH E/1622),

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