EXPLANATION OF PLATE XVL 



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Ceremonial Dance Paraphernalia. 



Pig. 54. Ceremonial Baton or Wand. In form of a bow. The ends represent the 

 head and tail of the whale. Carried by the Shaman in medicine dances. 

 Cat. No. 89099, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, 

 British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 55. Carved Cane (TasM). Carried in the hand of the medicine man at a 

 potlatch. Cat. No. 88128. Masset Indians (Haida), Queen Charlotte 

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



Fig. 56. Mask. Representing woman's face with nose-ring and ceremonial paint. 

 Cat. No. 21570, U. S. N. M. Tlingit Indians, Alaska. Collected by Dr. 

 J. B. White, U. S. Army. 



Fig. 57. Carved Ceremonial Cane. Cat. No. 150847, U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl In- 

 dians, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Collected by James G. 

 Swan. 



Fig. 58. Carved Ceremonial Bow. Bear's head in relief. Carried by chief in cer- 

 emonies and dances as a "wand, baton, or emblem of rank. __ Cat. No- 

 89096, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British 

 Columbia. Collected by James G. S'w^an. 



Fig. 59. Mask. Representing Hooyeh, the raven, with bow and arrow of copper 

 in his mouth and with the fin of the orca above the head. Cat. No. 

 89043, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Laskeek, Queen Charlotte Islands, 

 British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 60. Mask. Representing a demon with mechanical apparatus for rolling the 

 eyes and snapping the jaws. Teeth of copper. Cat. No. 89042, U. S. 

 N. M. Haida Indians, Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, British 

 Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



