];^S Tin: I'HINT HAK'KOW ESKIMO. 



.■if;lit nearly (•(iiiiilistaiii .-laws iiiakin.;;- a fnn.uc loniid tli.- lower .'ajre 

 ol^ihe belt." There is a iiole at ca.-li <'1mI into whicli is lialf-liitehed the 

 i-inl of a narrow striji of deciskiii alioiit S iiii'hes lonj;-. These string's 

 serve to tie the uinile. This hell is :;:', inehes long" and U iuehe.s wide, 

 an<l has been worn so long- t hat t lie inside is very dirty. Such belts 

 ail' verv \alnal)le and highl\- prized, and are worn exclusively by tlie 



(bjeet which is quire uueoiiinioii and 

 ■ seen in use. It is of wah'U.s ivory, 

 V. it served as a belt fa.steuer (tAp- 

 1 :i brass clock wheel used i)U a girl's 

 imrpose. This spc-inicn is very old, 

 polished smooth, iirobably from Fong 



Irininiiiigs abo\'e di'scribed there are 

 et'rtain ornanicntal ap]iciHlagcs which bi-long to the dress, but can not 

 be considered as essential parts of an.\- garnicnts. like the trimmings. 

 Vor instance. iiearl\' every male in the two \illagcs wears dangling from 

 his back between the shoulders an i-rmine skin either brown or white, 

 or an eagle's feather, which is t ranslerred to the new gaiiiH-iit when the old 

 one is worn out. This is iicrhaps an amulet as well as an ornament, as 1 )r. 

 Sinii)son states.' .\n eagle's feather is otteu woiii on the outside of the 

 ho.Hl,iHMidanl from the ciowii of tlie head. Attached to the belt are vari- 

 ous amulets (to be described niider the head of •• lleligion") and at the 

 back alwa\s the tail of an animal, iisimllv a wolverine's. Very seldom 

 a wolf's tail is worn, hnt neail.\- all. e\-eii the boys, have wolverine 

 tails, which are always sa\cd for lliis pur|iose and us('d for no other. 



This habit among the flski f west, •in America of w.'aring a tail at 



the girdle has beei I iced by many tia veh^is. and prevails at lea.st as 



far as the Anderson Kncr. since I'etilot.- in describing the dress of the ■ 

 Ander.son River -cliicf.' says: •■ par derriere il ])ortait aux reins une 

 (ineue epai.sse el oinloNante de reuard uoir." According to hiniMtis 

 the »'((weH,ofthal icgion. wlio wear, "a titre de talismans, des defi'oqnes 

 ompaill6es de corbean. de faucon, ou d'hermine." The custom of wear- 

 ing an ermine skin on the jacket was observed by Dr. Armstrong of the 

 hnuslifintornX Cape liathnrst.^ 



i'r;i;s()NAL adhknmknt. 



7><//o«u,f/._Tlie custom of tattooing is almost universal among the 

 women, but the marks are cmlined almost exclusively to the chin and 

 form u very simple pattern. This consists of one, three, five, or perhaps as 



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