EXPLANATION OF PLATE XIV. 





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Tlingit Wooden Armor. 



Fig. 47. W#ODEN Helmet. Secured to the head by straps fastened tinder the chin. 

 From Lisiansky, Voyage. Plate I. 



Fig. 48. Wooden Mask or Visor. Showing holes for ey s. Side view. From Lisi- 

 ansky, Voyage, Plate I. 



Fig. 49. Body Armor. Made of slats of wood fastened together by twine Avoven 

 around and between them. From Lisiansky, Voyage, Plate I. 



Fig. 50. Mask or Visor. Showing becket or strap, which is held in the teeth to 

 keep the mask in place wlien worn in fighting. Made of one piece of 

 wood, bent to shape and held by a strap of leather, as shown at a. Cat. 

 No. 74343, U. S. N. M. Tlingit, Alaska. Collected by J. J. McLean. 



Fig. 51. Sketch. Showing method of wearing the armor. 



The leather jerkin underneath is similar to that shown in Plate XV. 



