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which pertain to the hunt of the whale, elaborately decorated 
garments are worn, and masks made of grass and of wood are 
used (Case 8). On the north side of Case 9 are shown garments 
in which the body of a dead person is dressed when it is placed 
on the pyre to be burned. 
The south side of Case 9 contains basketry and birch-bark 
objects from the Kamchadal, a collection of particular value be- 
cause the primitive culture of this Kamchatka tribe is The Kam- 
practically extinct. chadal. 
The Yukaghir live farther to the west. Specimens from the 
tribe are contained in Cases 10 and 11 and in the small case near 
by. The Yukaghir have hardly any reindeer, and sub- The yuka- 
sist on fish; consequently they are poor, and the ob- ghir. 
jects used by them are much simpler than those found among 
the Koryak. Attention is called to the peculiar shaman’s drums 
and the shaman’s coat set with numerous tassels (Case 10). 
Case 11 contains a model of a Yukaghir tent, and models of boats 
and fish-traps. There are alSo birch-bark baskets for household 
use and for berrying and snowshoes for travelling. The “A”’ 
case near by contains objects illustrating their industries, and 
a series of peculiar pictographic birch-bark records, which are 
characteristic of this tribe. 
The Tungus (Cases 12-15) are a tribe which have recently 
scattered over extensive areas in eastern Siberia. Their cradles 
(Case 12) and their garments (Cases 13, 14) are quite The 
different in type from those of the more eastern tribes. _ Tungus. 
Their shamans use drums, and they wear coats set with iron orna- 
ments (Case 14). The people use reindeer for riding. Saddles 
will be found in Case 15. Household furniture, bows and arrows 
and snowshoes are exhibited in the same case. 
The culture of the Yakut, a tribe belonging to the Turkish 
family, is shown by the specimens in Cases 15 to 18. Until quite 
recently the religion of the tribe was shamanism. The The 
drums and dresses used by their shamans (Case 15) are Yakut. 
similar to those of the Tungus. Hunting and fishing and house- 
hold life are illustrated by specimens in Case 16. The every-day 
clothing and the more elaborate dresses of the wealthy Yakut are 
exhibited in Case 17. The ‘“A’”’ case near by contains silver 
