TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Introduction 749 



The Eskimo 



Geographic distribution 752 



Sub tribes or settlements 755 



Population 757 



Early explorations 758 



Shell heaps in the Aleutian Islands 761 



Prehistoric art 762 



Eskimo and cave-men 763 



Environment 765 



Habitations 765 



Ornaments, labrets 766 



Vrt facility 767 



Art iu general 767 



Materials employed 773 



Ivory 773 i 



Horn 776 



Bone 777 



Wood 777 



Metals 781 



Skins of animals 781 



Tattooing 781 



Instruments and colors 782 



Portrayal of natural and other objects 790 



Representation by synecdoche 798 



Decoration and ornamentation 



Decoration consisting chiefly of lines, dots, and zigzags 800 



Decoration consisting chiefly of circles --- 800 



Decoration of personal ornaments, utensils, etc 



Decoration of animal carvings 



Pictographs of domestic avocations 



of habitations and conveyance 843 



of utensils and weapons 852 



of preparation of food 853 



of pastimes and games 856 



Pictographic records 872 



Individual exploits 872 



Hunting and fishing 



Travel and geographic features 897 



Combat 901 



Ideography 902 



Pictographs of gesture signs and signals 



741 



