TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Paga 



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 lutroduction - 



The Eskimo ''^^ 



Geographic distributiou ^ _ 



Subtribes or settlements ''^^ 



Population '^^' 



Early explorations 



Sheli heaps in the Aleutian Islands "^^l 



76' 

 Prehistoric art 



763 

 Eskimo and cave-men 



Environment 



„,.,,. ibo 



Habitations 



Ornaments, labrets 



Vrt facility ^^^ 



Art in general __^ 



Materials employed 



, 773 



Jj^^y 776 



^*^™ 777 



Bone 



,^ n • 777 



Wood ^g^ 



Metals ■ 



Skins of animals 



,„ , , . 781 



Tattooing ^^^ 



Instruments and colors ^ "" 



Portrayal of natural and other objects ^-^ ^ 



Representation by synecdoche ' ^ 



Decoration and ornamentation 



Decoration consisting chielly of lines, dots, and zigzags HOO 



Decoration consisting chieHy of circles ° 



Decoration of personal ornaments, utensils, etc 83o 



Decoration of animal carvings ' 



Pictographs of domestic avocations 



of habitations and conveyance ° 



of utensils and weapons 



of preparation of food '^ 



of pastimes and games 



Pictographic records "^ 



Individual exploits ^ 



Hunting and fishing ^ 



Travel and geographic features 



Combat „i, 



Ideography " 



Pictographs of gesture signs and signals ^- - - - 



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