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is thoroughly enjoyed by the Eskimo, who idolize their 

 children. 



At the conclusion of the day's feast many presents are given 

 away by the naskut, the husbands of the female feast givers 

 distributing them for the ladies, who assume a bashful air. 

 During the distribution the naskut maintain their deprecatory 

 attitude and pass disparaging remarks on their gifts. Some- 

 times the presents are attached to a long line of oklinok (seal 

 thong) which the naskut haul down through the smokehole, 

 making the line appear as long as possible. At the same time 

 they sing in a mournful key bewailing their relative: 



Ah-ka- ilyuga toakora, takin, 



Oh ! oh ! dead brother, return, 



Utiktutatuk, iliiga awunga, 



Return to us, our brother, 



Illearuqtutuk, ilyuga, 



We miss you, dear brother, 



Pikey.utum, kokitutuk, 



A trifling present we bring you. 



THE CLOTHING OF THE NAMESAKES 



The following day occurs the clothing of the namesakes. 

 This is symbolical of clothing the dead, who ascend into the 

 bodies of their namesakes during the ceremony and take on the 

 spiritual counterpart of the clothing. 



After a grand distribution of presents by the naskut, 

 bags of fine clothing are lowered to the feast givers and the 

 namesakes take the center of the floor, in front of their 

 relatives, the feast givers. Then each na'skuk calls out to the 

 particular namesake of his dead kinsman: "Itakin, illorahug- 



