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Ceremonial mask. Of wood, painted blue, with black lines on the edges; the eyes 

 slightly opened, the nose and lips very large. Length; 9 inches; width, 7 

 inches. Bellacoola Indians (Salishan stock), British Columbia. 20580. Col 

 lected by James G. Swan. 



Ceremonial mask. Of wood, painted blue, with red and black lines on the edges. 

 There are painted designs on the cheeks, and a worked garniture on the lower 

 lip. Length, 8 inches; width, 5 inches. Alaska Indians. 67953. Collected 

 . by J. J. McLean. 



Ceremonial mask. It is of wood, and has lines painted red and black, and blue draw 

 ings on the forehead and cheeks. It is used in dances. Length, 9 inches; Avidth 

 8 inches. Alaska Indians. 67952. Collected by J. J. McLean. 



Ceremonial mask. It is of wood, and has the eyes and eyebrows painted black. A 

 metal ring hangs from the nose. It is used in dances. Length, 6| inches; 

 width, 6J inches. Sitka Indians (Koluschau stock), Alaska. 9937. Collected 

 by Captain Henriques. 



CASE IX. 



Feathers for the head (1). Various garnished feathers, fastened to the end of a stick 

 by ties of ribbons. Length, 12 inches. T liugit Indians (Koluschan stock), 

 Alaska. 46497. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Feathers for the head (2). Various woodpeckers feathers fastened to the ends of two 

 short sticks. Length, 18J inches and 12| inches. Indians of the northwest 

 coast of North America. 2491-2. Collected by Lieut. Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 



Ornament for thehead. Crown of woodpeckers feathers and deer hide. Diameter, 9 

 inches. Hup a Indians (Athapascan stock), Hup a Valley Reservation, California. 

 21331. Collected by Stephen Powers. 



Ornament for the head. Grown of sea-otter skin ornamented with beads, feathers, 

 and small pieces of red cloth. It has a string to fasten it to the head. Used in 

 the dances. Diameter, 8^ inches. Uka Indians (Yukian stock), Reudon Valley 

 Reservation, California. 21410. Collected by Stephen Powers. 



Dance whistle. Carved in the shape of a fish. It consists of two pieces of wood 

 carved on the outside and united by spruce-pine root. Length, 14 inches; 

 width, 3 inches. Skedan Indians (Skittagetan stock), Queen Charlotte Islands, 

 British Columbia. 89139. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Dance whistle. Composed of two pieces of wood, carved, and joined together by 

 a packthread cord. Length, 4 inches; width, 3 inches. Haida Indians (Skit 

 tagetan stock), Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 89068. Collected 

 by James G. Swan. 



Dance whistle. It consists of two pieces of wood, carved on the outside, and united 

 by three ligatures, one of hide, one of spruce-pine root, and the third of pack 

 thread. The mouthpiece is cemented with rosin. Length, 19f inches; diameter, 

 3 inches. Haida Indians (Skittagetan stock), Queen Charlotte Islands, British 

 Columbia. 89071. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Dance whistle. It consists of two pieces of wood, carved on the outside, dovetailed, 

 and cemented with rosin. There are engravings on it, representing a face and 

 arms. Length, 7| inches; width, 5 inches. Skittagetan Indiana, Queen Char 

 lotte Islands, British Columbia. 89158. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Dance whistle . Two whistles united by spruce-pine root, forming a double whistle. 

 Each consists of two pieces of wood, carved on the outside, joined together with 

 spruce-pine root, and cemented with rosin. Length, 9 inches; width, 3 inches. 

 Haida Indians (Skittagetan stock), Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 

 89070. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Ceremonial rattle. Made of wood, ornamented with various painted engravings and 

 drawings, both mythological. The handle is covered with ribbon. This pattern 

 of rattle is very common among the Indians of the northwest coast. Length, 

 12| inches; width, 3 inches. Haida Indians (Skittagetan stock), Queen Char 

 lotte Islands, British Columbia. 98086. Collected bv James G. Swan. 



