xiv PREFACE

It is a pleasure to record my indebtedness to my wife for her help in the initial preparation of the manuscript. In the final revision, and in seeing the manuscript through the press, I received painstaking and efficient help from Miss Margaret Thomson, my museum assistant. Miss Catherine McEwen was kind enough to prepare the line drawing of a Bella Coola mask used on the title-page.

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