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(b) Case Label, about 5 by 16 inches, to be framed and placed on or 

 immediately above each case to designate its contents in a general way 

 and expressive of the broadest classification. The case label for the 

 family group is as follows: 



(6.) 



The Eastern Eskimo, 

 family group of smith sound. 



(c) Descriptive label, about 8 by 10 inches, two copies to be framed 

 and hung in each exhibition case near the level of the eye. That for 

 the family group is as follows: 



(c) 



FAMILY GROUP OF THE SMITH SOUND ESKIMO- 

 REGION. 



-TYPE OF THE EASTERN ARCTIC 



This exhibit shows an Eskimo family of Smith Sound, in northwestern 

 Greenland. The Smith Sound Eskimo are called the Arctic Highlanders 

 and are the northernmost people in the known world. On account of the 

 prevalence of ice they do not have the kaiak, or skin canoe, but use the 



dog sled for transportation. Their cloth- 

 ing is of skins of seal, reindeer, birds, and 

 dogs, and their houses are of snow. Nearly 

 all of their activities are associated with the 

 struggle for existence, and little attention is 

 given to art work. 



This group represents the family as it 

 might appear, in the spring, moving across 

 the ice fields. The young man has suc- 

 ceeded in clubbing a small seal and the 

 others are having a laugh at his expense 

 for calling on the dog team to haul it home 

 when he could have carried it on his back. 

 It is remarkable that these farthest north 

 people are exceptionally cheerful in dispo- 

 sition, notwithstanding the rigor of the cli- 

 mate and the hardships of their life. The 

 woman, who carries a babe in her hood, is about to help attach the seal to 

 the sledge; and the girl, who plays with the dogs, and the boy, who clings 

 to the back of the sledge, enjoy the confusion of the young hunter. 

 Designed by W. H. Holmes; modeled by H. J. Ellicott. 



Besides the case label and the general descriptive label, which go 

 with each exhibit, referring to it as a whole, all the exhibits save 

 the family group require labels for the individual specimens. One 



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