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and by the beckets on the inside affording attachment for the 

 lacings. The foot lacing is of heavier babiche, with a little larger 

 mesh, and passes at the sides around the frame which is wrap- 

 ped with print to prevent wearing on the sharp edges. The toe 

 hole is transversely oblong, 2.8 by 2.2 inches. The bridles on 

 its sides are of 5 strands of babiche loosely wrapped. 



There is also a pair, No. 10,849, °f hunting snow-shoes from 

 the same locality. They are 75 inches long and 15.5 wide. The 

 side pieces are oblong with their greatest width transverse in 

 front and vertical at the sides and rear. They curve upward 

 11 inches in front where they meet in a point and are secured 

 by two strands of babiche through holes on the inner side. 

 They are not wrapped under the foot lacing. The holes along 

 the sides pass obliquely outward and meet at the outer surface 

 where they are closed by wooden pins. There are 5 bars, 2 of 

 them supporting the frame in front of the toe bar. The toe hole 

 is 4.2 inches wide, bordered by bridles of 4 strands carelessly 

 wrapped. The upper surface of the bars and of the rounded 

 point of the frame are dyed purple. These are typical speci- 

 mens of the snow-shoes used by the Crees. 



The pair of Loucheux snow-shoes, No. 10,848, in the collec- 

 tion is by far the most skilfully made of any that I have seen 

 in the North. They are 61 inches long by 12.5 wide. The sides 

 curve upward, but are broadly rounded in front and meet in a 

 long lap-splice. The side pieces are elliptical, flattened in sec- 

 tion, 1.1 inches in their greatest vertical diameter by 0.8 in the 

 transverse. The side holes meet within the side strips and do 

 not pass through, except at the foot lacing which passes through 

 5 holes. The beckets of the toe and heel lacing are short — 1.5 

 inches, and the babiche used is very small. An incised line ex- 

 tends from end to end above the lacing. The foot lacing con- 

 sists of 6 heavy transverse strands of babiche, the first 2 of 

 which are gathered together behind the toe hole, and of 2 bri- 

 dles of 5 strands neatly whipped, from toe to heel bar. Single 

 strands of babiche, parallel with the frame, fill the rest of the 

 space. There is a single strand of fine babiche passing along 

 the middle of the toe and heel lacing; along this are oval spots 

 colored, as is the entire framework, with red ochre. 



Amulets. While with the Dog Ribs I noticed two bunches of 

 antler points which were carried while hunting caribou, either 



