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304 THE POINT TSAKUOW KSKIMO. 



apart and his arms uplifted. On the reverse, tli ere is no border, but 

 a single dog and a man \vlio supports himself with a long staff arc. drag 

 ging an empty rail sledge, toward the left. 



I find no mention of the use of any such scores among the eastern 

 Eskimo, but they are very common among those of the west, as shown 

 by the Museum collections. They record in this way, not only hunting 

 exploits but all sorts of trivial occurrences. 



(iAMBS AND PASTIMES. 



Gamblint/. These people have only one game which appears to be of 

 the nature, of gambling. It is played with the twisters and marline 

 spikes used for backing the bow, and already described, though Lieut. 

 Kay says he has seen it played with any bits of stick or bone. I never 

 had an opportunity of watching a game, of this sort played, as it is not 

 often played at the village. It is a very popular amusement at the 

 deer-hunting camps, where Lieut. Bay often saw it played. According 

 to him the players are divided into sides, who sit on the ground about 

 3 yards apart, each side sticking up one of the marline spikes for a 

 mark to throw the twisters at. Six of the latter, he believes, make a 

 full set. One side tosses the whole set one at a time, at the opposite 

 stake, and the points which they make are counted up by their op 

 ponents from the position of the twisters as they fall. He did not learn 

 how the points were reckoned, except that twisters with a mark on them 

 counted differently from the plain ones, or how long the game lasted, 

 each side taking its turn of casting at the opposite stake. He, however, 

 got the impression that the winning side kept the twisters belonging 

 to their opponents. Mr. Nelson informs me in a letter that a similar 

 game is played with the same implements at Norton Sound. 



No. 56532 [9J, from Utkiavwln, is a bag full of these tools as used 

 for playing this game. It contains 18 twisters, of different patterns, 

 and 7 marline spikes. The bag is of membrane, perhaps a bladder. It 

 is ovoid in shape, all in one piece, with a long opening in one side, 

 which is closed by a piece of sinew braid about 40 inches long. This is 

 knotted by one end round a fold of membrane at one end of the mouth, 

 and when the bag is shut up is wrapped round the middle of it. 



Some of these people have learned what cards are from the Nunatan- 

 niiun. though they do not know how to use them. They described how 

 they were used by the &quot;Nunatafimiun,&quot; however, going through the 

 motions of dealing cards. They told us that the latter played a great 

 deal, and &quot;gave much.&quot; This &quot;giving much&quot; evidently referred to 

 gambling, for they told Capt. Herendeeu how two of the &quot;Nunatan- 

 miun&quot; would sit down to play, one with a big pile of furs and one with 

 out any, and when they got up the furs would all belong to the other man. 



Fig. 304 (No. 50531 [21]) represents some of a bunch of 25 little ivory 

 images which were strung on a bit of seal thong. One is a neatly 

 carved fox, 2 7 inches long, and the rest are ducks or geese, rather 



