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handle of the wand, surrounditg the base of the large quill-feathers, are 
lashed tufts of wolf hair or reindeer skin with the long hairs projecting. 
A wand obtained at Cape Nome (figure 143) measures a little over 30 
inches in length; those from the coast of Bering sea, farther to the 
south, are somewhat longer. These wauds are held upright in the 
hands of the women dancers and are moved back and forth, or from 
one side to the other, with a slight swaying or beating motion, in time 
with the movements of the dancers and the beating of the drum. 
In addition to the wands mentioned there were obtained at Cape 
Nome other articles used for personal adornment during the perform- 
ance of a winter festival at that place. One of these is an armlet 
(figure 144) consisting of a strap made of tanned sealskin, to which 
is sewed under an inclosing flap the front part of the lower jaw of a 
white fox. 
At the same place were procured a pair of tanned sealskin gloves with 
a pair of sea-parrot feet 
sewed upon their backs. 
Used in the same dances 
at this place is a fillet 
(original number 6348) 
made of a small, rounded , 
ring of fine shavings 
twisted together and havy- 
ing thrust through it a 
small wooden peg, to the 
upper end of which, in 
front, are attached three 
short eagle feathers about 
six inches long, and three long eagle quills just behind these. To each 
side of this ring is attached the end of a narrow rawhide strap for 
passing over the top of the head. This is worn so that the ring of 
Shavings rests like a pad on the middle of the forehead, with the eagle 
feathers standing upright. 
On Sledge island was seen a fillet, worn by a man during one of the 
dances, which was made from the skin of the head, neck, and back of 
the yellow-bill loon. 
On Kotzebue sound was obtained cne of these head dresses (figure 145). 
The skin, with feathers in place, had been removed, leaving the beak 
in position. The skull had also been removed and the skin split along 
the head and neck both above and below, and a narrow strip from 
along the middle of the back upon each side formed a continuation of 
the bands of neck skin. These long strips of skin are tied together at 
the junction ef the neck and the body, thus leaving the skin from the 
back to hang down twelve or fifteen inches over the wearer’s shoulders. 
The fillet is worn in such a position that the long yellow beak of the 
bird projects outward over the forehead. 
Fie. 144—Armlet worn during dances (%). 
