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whole making a strip some twelve or fourteen inches long by four 

 or six wide. When the body of the piece and the lining of the 

 pockets are of good cloth, the trimmings an edging of colored 

 ribbons with bows at each corner of the top of each pocket and 

 at the bottom of the last one, and the face of each pocket filled 

 with sealskin, beadwork on sealskin, or colored cloth groundwork, 

 or, as is more often the case, of the heads of ducks and other 

 birds, the effect is most striking, and the ornament one which would 

 grace the boudoir of the wealthy as well as the library of the student. 

 The head of a merganser or sheldrake, with its purple reflections, 

 and long, linear, glossy, and most delicately curved feathers ; that 

 of the loon with its metallic gloss ; of the king eider, or kingbird 

 as it is called, with its delicate green on a white background, — 

 are the most frequently used pieces ; while the teal, widgeon, and 

 various other birds are sometimes substituted and, placed in the most 

 conspicuous places, add greatly to the attractiveness of the article. 

 Pouches and pockets, especially for carrying tobacco, are usually 

 made and sold in large numbers. They are manufactured of harbor 

 sealskin — lined or not — bordered, fringed, worked with beads some- 

 times over nearly their entire surface, or plain according as the 

 maker may see fit to work them. The rounded lapel is termin- 

 ated by a long, thin strip of sealskin, to which is attached a piece 

 of wood, bone, or the tooth of some animal, which ties and fastens 

 the article when rolled up. If it is made to roll up tightly it is 

 called a pouch, while if it retain its shape it is called a pocket. The 

 market for all these articles is chiefly near home and their making 

 a matter of pleasure rather than work. 



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