George, i see where you are coming from but personaly, i dont know how you feel about such things? i substitue such things with things which have come to me on my wanders, i currently use some woodpecker feathers i found for smudging ceremoney.. Eagel feathers are unlikely to be something i come across, and though they are more likely what would have been used traditionaly (in north america at least) and these featers hold much more positive energy for me then any i could buy from a warehouse full of skulls and skins.