animal-head disguise for hunting deception

navajo

• Navaho Legends III. THE WAR GODS. / IV. GROWTH OF THE NAVAHO NATION. / NATI'NESTHANI. / NOTES.; lines 9087-9190 confidence: high

  Deer-head and antelope-head skin masks, with or without antlers, are described as hunting devices used to deceive animals; the note says such masks appear in Navajo tales and The Mountain Chant.

  Deer-head and antelope-head masks are described as used to deceive animals and allow hunters to approach them.

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