PAINTINGS OF GREENLAND ESKIMO 



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Copyright lOOS by Frank Wilbert Stokes. 



WINTER SCENE AT PETERAWIK ON THE SHORE OF 

 SMITH SOUND. 



The southern panel of the East Wall. 



Another source of bright color in these northern latitudes lies in two 

 species of algae, one red and the other gi'een. They are microscopic 

 plants that grow on the ice or snow, but they may occur in such profusion 

 as to impart their color to the ground. It is the presence of these algae 

 that explains the famous "crimson glacier" or "crimson snow" near 

 Cape York. 



As to edible plants, there are a few even in this extreme northern 

 region. A blueberry which grows partly concealed under the moss 

 can be secured during the greater part of the year, and is eaten with 



