1892-93.] 



NOTES ON THE WESTERN DENES. 



209- 



All the face tattoo marks which can now be seen or remembered 

 among the Carriers are found in fig, 196. They may be briefly described 



(J 



'^^=^ 



^ 



^ 



a 



Fig. 195. 



thus : — a is the emblem of the otter ; b that of any fish ; c that of a bird; 

 </ is a beaver ; e is the silhouette sign of a stick in the water ; / that of a 



/ 



/\ 



\ 



A 



\i 



/^ 



c 



/<^ 



^ 



/ 



J 



Fig. 196. 



mountain ; ^ is a fern root digger; h is the symbol of the marten ; i that 

 of the lizard, and /, that of the cariboo. 



I rr^ r^ C^ 



y 



a 



3 



M 



tfTTT 



% 



in 



Fig. 197. 



Fig. 197 presents us with the graphic signs used as means of com- 

 munication between different hunting parties. They alone might be 



