148 



THE POINT BAEEOW ESKIMO. 



singly, iin&amp;lt;l if singly, as would be natural from their size and shape, 

 whether in the middle of the lip or at one side. 



Nbs. 89304 [1713], 89710 [1042], and 89717 [1081] (Fig. 96) are very old 

 labrets, which are interesting from their resemblance to the ancient 

 Aleutian single labrets found by Dall in the cave on Amaknak Island. 1 

 No. 89304 [1713] is an elliptical ping of bituminous coal, with a projecting 

 flange round the base, which is slightly concave to fit the curve of the 

 jaw. This labret is very old and was said to have been found iu one of 

 the ruined houses in Utkiavwin. The other two labrets are of walrus 

 ivory and of similar shape, but have the flange only at the ends of the 

 base. All of these three are large, the largest being 2-2 inches wide and 



FIG. 00. Ancient hibrets. 



0-7 thick, and the smallest 1-3 by 0-5, so that they required a much larger 

 incision in the lip than is at present made. In connection with what 

 has been said of the ancient habit of wearing labrets in the middle of the 

 lip, it is interesting to note that Nordeuskiold saw men at Port (Clarence 

 who had, besides the ordinary labret holes, &quot;a similar hole forward in 

 the lip.&quot; 2 The various portraits of natives previously inserted show the 

 present manner of wearing the labrets at Point Barrow. 



NKCK ORNA.MKXTS. 



Most of the women and girls wear necklaces made of strings of beads, 

 large or small, frequently strung together with much taste. The tobacco 

 pouch is often attached to this necklace. 



OKNAMKNTS OF THE LIMBS. 



Bracelets. The women all wear bracelets, which are sometimes strings 

 of beads, but more commonly circles of iron, brass, or copper wire, of 

 which several are often worn on the same wrist, after the fashion of 

 bangles. The men also sometimes wear bracelets. These consist of cir- 



Seo Coutrib., dr.. vol. 1, p. rtl), and the two upper tigures on the plate opposite. 

 Vega, vol. 2, p. 233. 



