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n the northwest coast of
North America, shamans endowed with the ability to gain access to supernatural
realms provided aid to members of the community by healing the sick, guiding
hunters, and foreseeing the future. The visionary experiences of such
specialists were enhanced by the sounds of the drum and rattle. Shamans'
rattles sometimes took the form of birds, especially oyster-catchers.