184 EMBROIDEftY, CARVING, ETC. 



exceedingly unpleasant odour, which is only imper- 

 ceptible in cold weather. 



Embroidery is much practised, principally with the 

 long white hair from the belly of the reindeer ; strips 

 and figures of differently coloured leather, dyed fur 

 and feathers of the eider-duck are also employed for 

 ornament; besides, as I have before mentioned, 

 designs in black lead or ochre, and a species of parti- 

 colom-ed patchwork or "insertion." 



Much ingenuity is displayed in carving articles from 

 ivory, in which employment one of the tribe at this 

 village was a proficient. He made ducks, geese, seals, 

 canoes, and many other curious toys and models, and 

 was also very fond of carving figures ; a pipe of ivory, 

 which he made for me in about six hours, had on 

 the bowl a face in front and on either side, the back 

 was filled up by a figure less than an inch high seated 

 upon a block, having one leg crossed upon the knee of 

 the other. This was a very handsome and well- 

 finished piece of sculptiue. Another man here was 

 in great request as a maker and ornamenter of wooden 

 pipes, particularly for inlaying them with lead or solder, 

 which after our arrival was practised to a much greater 

 extent than previously. 



The snow-shoes in use among this people are 

 generally about two feet in length, broad and flat, the 



