ADVENTURES WITH A CAMERA IN MANY LANDS 



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AN AINU SAINT NICHOLAS OF SHIRAOl, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN 



The tanbark headdress which this Ainu chieftain wears is a prouder crown than many 

 that are still worn in other parts of the world. Bear hunting furnishes the inspiration for 

 many an Ainu tale, and, when the clans gather, a bear dance, in which grave men and ugly 

 women with moustaches tattooed on their lips join, is always the head-line act. 



