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'77?- little from the colour of our coarfcr wools: but the hair, 



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with which the animal is alfoeovercd, being- intermixed, its 

 appearance, when wrouglu, is fomewhat difTerent. The 

 Ornamental parts or frgurcs in thefe garnTenrs, which are dif- 

 pofed with great tafte, are commonly of 2t difiercnt colour,- 

 being dyed, chiefly, either of a deep brown, or 6f a yellow r 

 the laft of which, when it is new, equals the beft in our car- 

 pets as to brrghtnefs. 



To their tafte or defign in working figures upon their 

 garments, correfponds their fondnefs for carving, in every 

 thing they make of woocL Nothing is without a kind of 

 freeze-work, or the figure of fome animal upon it ; but the 

 moil general reprcfentation is that of the human face, which 

 is often cut out upon birds, and the other monft.rous figures 

 mentioned before; and even upon their flone and their 

 bone weapons. The general defign of all thefe things is 

 perfedlly fuflicient to convey a knowledge of the objeJl they 

 are intended to rcprefent ; but the carving is not executed 

 with the nicety that a dexterous artift would beftow evea 

 upon an indifferent defign. The fame, however, cannot be 

 faid of many of the human mafks and heads ; where they 

 fhew tiiemfelves to be ingenious fculptors. They not only 

 prcferve, with great exadlnefs, the general character of their 

 own faces, but finifli the more minute parts, with a degree 

 of accuracy in proportion, and ncatnefs in execution. The 

 (Irong propenfity of this people to works of this fort, is re- 

 markable, in a vaft: variety of particulars. Small whole 

 human figures ; rcprefentations of birds, fifli, and land 

 and fca animals ; models of their houfehold utenfils- 

 and of their canoes, were found amongH them in great 

 abundance^ 



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