EXPLANATION OF PLATE XLV A. 



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Paint Brushes from the Northwest Coast. 



Fig, 244. Presents a device for renewing the bristle when worn down. 



Fig. 246. From Sitka (Koloshan or Tlingit stock). Represents a chief with tall cer- 

 emonial hat. 



Fig. 248. From Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (Haidan stock). 

 Represents a land otter. 



Fig. 249. Represents a wolf. 



Fig. 251. Tlie handle is split, the bristles being nipped in between the two parts. 

 Represents a raven. Cat. No. 20548. U. S. N. M. Collected by James 

 G. Swan. All the handles are made of wood. The brushes are of 

 bristle or vegetable fiber. The same general tyj^e is found along tlie 

 entire coast. 



