. The coast Indians of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Indians of North America; Indians of North America. Wooden Helmets and Cuirass, or Body Armor. Fig. 41. Wooden Helmet. Carved in sliape of wolfs liea(L Cat. No. 234-11, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians. Queen Charlotte Islands. British Columbia. Collected liy James G. Swan. Fig. 42. Wooden Helmet, similar to Fig. 47. Plate XVI. Cat. No. 74341, U. S. N. M. Tlingit Indians, Sitka, Alaska. .Collected hy John J. McLean. Fig. 43. Wooden Armor. Made of hard wood rods woven together with twine. Detail in Fig. 46. Another view is given in Plate XV (Fig. 53), showing method of securing it to the body. Cat. No. 49213, U. S. N. M. Tlingit Indians. Sitka, Alaska. Collected by John J. McLean. Fig. 44. Helmet. Carved to represent Hoorts. the bear. Cat. No. 89037. U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Skidegate. Queen Charlotte Islands. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 45. Helmet. Surmounted liy a carved figure of Tsing, the beaver. The painted figures re])resent cojiper plates, emblems of wealth and infiu- ence. Cat. No. 89035, U. S. N. M. Skedan Indians. Queen Charlotte Islands, British- Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929. Washington, D. C. The Museum