48 SKETCH OF THE BOOTHIANS. 



suspending them across his shoulders ; but he did not escape the 

 vigilance of our look-out men, who caught him in the act, which 

 was fatal to his obtaining any thing he wanted, and had he not been 

 Ikmallik's brother, he would have been sent off in disgrace. He 

 had a wife and two children, the eldest of which was one, of the 

 performers in the stratagem. The detection, however, caused 

 a hearty laugh. Although his forehead was low, his features were 

 larger than most of them, and he appeared to be about forty-five 

 years of age. 



Konyaroklik (or Bald-head) came at the same time with 

 Neweetioke, and had one son, called Ulla, of whom he was very 

 proud ; he was still more so of his bald head, which was unique 

 here, being the only instance we saw of it. He was five feet six 

 inches high, about fifty years of age, and rather good-looking. 

 He brought us some skins, for which he was liberally paid, and 

 was delighted when he saw his portrait, which I made of him. 

 His costume was a dark deer-skin jacket and bear-skin trousers. 



