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| 37 | 99 | The breath feathers, View more quotes about light">light and delicate, from the base of the bird's tail, are used, with the tail feathers, in the fashioning of bonnets or complex headdresses. |
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| 37 | 96 | They are some fourteen to fifteen inches in height, and yellow with black tips. |
| 37 | 97 | They are particularly significant in the marking of coups. |
| 37 | 98 | The wing, or pinion, feathers, are used for various ceremonial and religious purposes. |
| 37 | 99 | The breath feathers, light and delicate, from the base of the bird's tail, are used, with the tail feathers, in the fashioning of bonnets or complex headdresses. |
| 37 | 100 | They, like the wing feathers, may also be used for a variety of ceremonial or religious purposes. |
| 37 | 101 | The slightest breeze causes them to move, causing the headdress to seem almost alive. |
| 37 | 102 | It is probably from this feature that they are called "breath feathers". |