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Another kind of fillet is that worn by women during the dances. 

 Two of these were seen at a festival ou the lower Yukon, one of Avhich 

 was made from the skin of the white fox with the fur left on, and was 

 formed by a band of skin which extended around the head, with two 

 hanging strips attached ov r er each temple and hanging below the chin 

 on each side. Another was made from skins of the large ermine of 

 that region. First was formed a band with the hair on and about an 

 inch and a half broad, to pass around the head. Attached to this by 



FIG. 147 Woman with ermine fillet and eaglo-feather wanda. 



their heads, and hanging down over each side of the face, were two 

 complete ermine skins. The women who wore these also carried eagle- 

 feather wands in their hands during the dances. In the accompany 

 ing illustration (figure 147), from a photograph, the ermine-skin fillet 

 described is shown. 



Ornamental armlets of various kinds are used by the men in these 

 dances. Figure 1, plate cvi, from Ikogmut, on the lower Yukon, is a 

 good example of these. It is a broad band of reindeer skin with 



