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this place had killed his daughter to pre- 

 vent his son-in-law from inheriting his pro- 

 perty. 



A tree close to one of the tents was adorn- 

 ed with more than a dozen pair of horns 

 of the male reindeer, or Brunren. When 

 castrated, the same animal is called Hen 

 oxe. The female is denominated Kialfja' 



The horns were shaped as in the annexed 

 figure. The base is compressed and very 

 smooth, not knotty as in the stag. The 

 middle part is curved outward and back- 

 ward, beyond which the horn is gradually 

 bent forward again and inward. Near the 

 base one, two or three branches project 

 forward, of which some are palmate, hav- 



