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A community may possess several chiefs among whom various functions are divided. Chieftainship may be achieved through inherent qualities of leadership, through the display of powers considered supernatural (see shaman ), through rank or wealth, or through hereditary succession. The power of chiefs is usually checked by custom and by kinship allegiances.
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