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   ocr: Some of the flat iron pen- - dants on the shaman's robe might represent bird feathers, which allow the soul to fly. The three iron disks symbolize aspects of the journey: the hole in the center of one represents the ice hole through which the shaman descends to the realm of evil spir- its; the others represent the sun and the moon, which light his path once he is there. As the shaman dances, the noise made by these pieces and by the copper bells and rattles on the robe, as well as the sound of his drum and singing, help summon the spirits. The icon on the wall tells us that the Yakut 416