GRAPHIC ART OF THE ESKIMOS. 853 



the air" in order to call to liim his tutelary guardian, who is to aid the 

 shaman in success, in order to conii^ly with the request made of him. 



Within the dome-sha])ed habitation nearest the shaman is an accom- 

 paniment of tambourine drumming, while two assistants are also 

 engaged in invocation. 



To the right of the su])plicant is a repetition of his own form, indi- 

 cating his harpooning a. seal or other animal, while still further tt)ward 

 the end of the rod is an unfinished figure of a man in a kaiak — ])robably 

 the supplicant in another exploit made possible through the shaman's 

 assistance. 



Turning the bow around so as to bring the (convexity beneath, there 

 appears at the left a linear outline of some undetermined animal, near 

 to which is an umiak containing three men. They are approaching a 

 settlement indicated by two forms of habitations, a dome-shaped or 

 permanent one and a triangular or temporary shelter, tlie two denot- 

 ing both kinds constituting the village. 



Two racks are visible, a single one from which are suspended numer- 

 ous stands of meat or fish, and a double one, similarly filled with food. 

 The rude outline of a native at the right is nearest to a boat lying upon 

 its side, beyond which are the outlines of fimr waterfowl. 



Some whales are next portrayed. The one with the flukes above the 

 water, and the spray thrown or forced from tlie spout holes, appears to 

 have thrown from the water the vessel containing four natives. Their 

 vessel is curved, making a slight arch, and the exj)osed end seems 

 broken open. 



The whale beyond this is harpooned by a native in a kaiak 5 the 

 inflated float is still ui)ou the kaiak behind him, indicating that not 

 much line has run out, as the whale, also, is headed toward the hunter. 



The whale to the right of the preceding character has tlie tail up in 

 the air, while some water is indicated as issuing from the spout hole. 

 In front of this is an umiak with four liunters making for a herd of wal- 

 ruses on and about a ledge of rocks. 



The rocks are indicated by the short markings between the two par- 

 allel lines denoting them, the markings consisting of the pattern 

 frequently mentioned herein as fish trap, and of Avhich nunu^rous illus- 

 trations are given, as on plate 31, fig. 2, and i)late 3(5, fig. 2, and on the 

 accompanying plate 50, fig. 3. This indication of rock is of interest in 

 its differentiation from ice, as a solid mass, the latte)' being drawn only to 

 show its outline as a floe, the interior part of the space being left blank 

 to denote its colorless or transparent condition. On the same plate, 

 plate 59, in fig. 2, is shown a floe upon which seals are taking refnge. 



The speaker, or rather he of whom the record treats, in plate GO, fig. 

 8, is represented at ISTo. 1. His right hand is elevated as when used in 

 gesticulating, while his left points down toward the foot of the scaffold 

 upon which is a repository for food. The two scaffolds at No. 2 no 



