EXPLANATION OF PLATE XIII 



Wooden Helmets and Cuirass, or Body Armor. 



Fig. 41. Wooden Helmet. Carved in shape of wolfs head. Cat. No. 23441 , U. 

 S. N. M. Haida Indians. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 

 Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 42. Wooden Helmet, similar to Fig. 47, Plate XVI. Cat. No. 74341, U. S. N. 

 M. Tlingit Indians, Sitka, Alaska. Collected by John J. McLean. 



Fig. 43. Wooden Armor. Made of hard wood rods woven together with twine. 

 Detail in Fig. 46. Another view is given in Plate XV (Fig. 53), showing- 

 method of securing it to the body. Cat. No. 49213, U. S. N. M. Tlingit 

 Indians, Sitka, Alaska. Collected by John J. McLean. 



Fig. 44. Helmet. Carved to represent Hoorts, the bear. Cat. No. 89037. U. S. N. 

 M. Haida Indians, Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. Collected by 

 James G. S^\'an. 



Fig. 45. Helmet. Surmounted by a carved figure of Tsing, the beaver. Tlie 

 painted figures represent copper plates, emblems of wealth and influ- 

 ence. Cat. No. 89035, U. S. N. M. Skedan Indians, Queen Charlotte 

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



