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Parliesclie case ^Havresac). Long oblong case of hide, used as a valise. Ornamented 

 with drawings painted in bright colors. &quot;Parflesche&quot; is the name given to 

 these valises by the French, because they saw that the Indians kept meat in 

 tjiern. Length when folded, 30 inches ; width when folded, 16 inches ; Ute Indians 

 (Shoshonean stock), Utah. 17196. Collected by Maj. J. W. Powell. 



Lonse crusher. It consists of a piece of wood in the shape of a spatula and another 

 section of a round bone. The spatula is forcibly introduced into the hair, and 

 the bone keeps near the point, so that, between the two, the vermin are crushed. 

 Length of wooden piece, 9 inches; of the bone, 3 inches. Hupa Indians (Atha 

 pascan stock), Hupa Valley, California. 131153. Collected by Jeremiah Curtin. 



CASE IV. 



Weaving. Four looms (of the kind now in use) of the Zurii and Pima Indians, of the 

 southwest of the United States, and of the Talamanca Indians, of Costa Rica, 

 displaying the materials, apparatus, utensils, mode of work, and productions of 

 the Indian weavers. In addition, photographs, water-colors, drawings, and 

 diagrams. Collected by James Stevenson, Edward Palmer, and Dr. W. H. Gabb. 



CASE V. 



Ice brush. Made of whalebone; iashedto a wooden handle, terminating at the oppo 

 site with a point of deer s horn. It is used for clearing away the snow and 

 ice from the breathing holes of the seal. Length, 29 inches ; width, 1J inches. 

 Eskimo of King s Island, Alaska. 63606. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Ice creepers. Cut out of bone. Fastened to the feet by hide straps. Length, Si- 

 inches; width, 1 inches. Chukchis of Plover Bay, Siberia. 46261. Collected 

 by W. M. Noyes. 



Ice scoop. A whalebone hoop, a whalebone net and a cord of sinew, interlaced; 

 wooden handle; fastenings of whalebone and hide. It is used for removing the 

 ice from the holes to which the seals come to breathe. Eskimo of St. Lawrence 

 Island, Alaska. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Ice, pick. Made of ivory of walrus tusk, and used with the barbed harpoon. It is 

 used to break the ice in order to enlarge the hole to which the seal which has 

 been once wounded comes to breathe, in order that the hunter may pull the 

 animal out with ease. Length, 13 inches; thickness, 1 inch. Eskimo of Cape 

 Nome, Alaska. 44404. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Snow staff. Ring of antler, with hide netting; ivory point through the center. This 

 ring, on the principle of the snow shoe, is fixed on the end of a long staff, and 

 serves, like those used in the Alps, to enable the traveler to steady himself when 

 walking on the ice or snow. Diameter, 3 inches. Eskimo of Port Clarence, 

 Alaska. 46297. Collected by W. H. Dall. 



Seal probe. Made of walrus tusk. It is used to find out whether the seal is in the 

 breathing hole. Length, 20 inches. Eskimo of King William s Land. 10388. 

 Collected by Capt. C. F. Hall. 



Harpoon (model). Wooden shaft; an ivory barb, strengthened with wooden pegs; 

 an ivory ice pick lashed to the lower end with fastenings of thin hide. Length, 

 11 inches. Eskimo of Port Clarence, Alaska. 46326. Collected by T. H. Beau. 



Knife. Handle of ivory of walrus tusk. Short blade of iron, set into the handle. 

 Length, 11^ inches; width, 1^ inches. Eskimo of Point Barrow, Alaska. 89282. 

 Collected by Lieut. P. H. Ray, U. S. A. 



Knife. Wooden handle. Long iron blade inserted into the handle, and secured by 

 fastenings of hide. This knife is very much like those used by blacksmiths. A 

 strap hangs from the end of the handle. Length, 10 inches; width of the blade, 

 \ inch. Eskimo of Ungava Bay, Labrador. 90211. Collected by Lucien M 

 Turner. 



