À propos of star maps . . .
Here's a Koryak dancing coat, a shamanic map to the stars.
Conversation
'Assuming the false belt is the summer Milky Way on the front, several stars and constellations are identified. On the back the belt represents the winter Milky Way' [Elena Okladnikova, 'Traditional Cartography' 1998: 336]
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'Significantly, these constellations—if that is indeed what they are—are oriented toward the wearer rather than the viewer and may thus provide the shaman with a star map for his celestial travels.'
—Valerie Chaussonnet and Bernadette Driscoll (from 'The Bleeding Coat')
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