ABORIGINAL SKIN-DRESSING. 



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List of specimens in the U. S. National Museum on which this paper is based, shoiving the 

 catalogue number, the material and shape of the implement, the place or tribe from which 

 it was procured, the length, and the collector. 



FAT-SCRAPERS. 



HIDE-SCRAPERS. 



[Used for cutting flesh and hair from a dried skin. The handle, blade and lashing indicate environment, 

 skill, and amount of contact with the white race.] 



Num- 

 ber- 



10398 

 24350 

 24359 

 24361 

 24689 

 33084 

 33086 

 33090 

 33093 

 33094 

 34083 

 34084 



Material. 



Wood, bone, sinew 



Wood, slate, spruce root 



...do 



Wood, slate 



Wood, slate, rawhide 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Ivory, flint 



Wood 



Wood, stone, twine 



...do 



Place. 



Igloolik 



Norton Sound 



St. Michael's Island. 



Norton Sound 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Kegiktowik 



Norton Sound 



Kegiktowik 



Cumberland Gulf. . . 

 ....do 



