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Fig. 154. — Chief Thomas of Nenana, Alaska, with his sled which is fastened 

 together with sinew. 



Fig. 155. — Every Alaska Indian knows that animals may take off their 

 skin and assume human characteristics at will. Hence tiie resemblance of 

 these animal and bird masks to human beings. 



Fig. 150. — An improvised salmon curing rack with inverted birch bark canoe 

 and fish trap in the foreground. 



