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white downj wool of the American musinion or 

 wild ftieep, according to Dr Pallas's opinion. 



The musimon or argali carries a fine downy wool^ 

 like your fhetland fheep, mixed with long coarse 

 hair ; and of this the islanders near that continent, 

 seem to make several uses. 



^tb, A carious sort of gingling tambouret, proba- 

 bly intended as an accompanyment to dancers, con- 

 sisting of a thin circle of wood, witti a crofs piece to 

 keep it firm, orna.nented with streamers of the 

 long white hair which hangs from the neck of the 

 rein deer. 



In place of bells, a number of auk's bills are hung 

 on it all around, which produce a curious gingling 

 noise when the tambouret is Ihaken. 



Gtb, several curious head drefses resembling the 

 Gipsy straw hats, worn at present by the ladies in 

 Europe, most artfully and neatly made, and remar- 

 Icably strong; one in particular had a coloured circle 

 in the middle of it, executed with much taste and 

 good effect, whilst its crown of the tube kind, (the 

 very faftiion at present of this city,) surpafses in 

 invention those of our Belles, being curiously joint- 

 ed, so as to make a waving or nodding motion in 

 walking, like a plume of feathers. 



7/Z>, And last with regard to apparel, we found 

 some hairy caps, probably either intended for war 

 or farce, which all savages are fond of, mostly deck- 

 ed out with the long rein deer's hair mentioned a- 

 bove. 



