.list 



many as seven vertical lines 



slightly railiatiui;' when tliei 



single line, which is rather r; 



line is sonietinies broader tin 



not tattooed nntil they reach 



few little girls in the two vil 



I reineiiiber seeing but one i 



nut tattooed, and she ha.l come fr 



Hope, as well as we could understand. 



Tattooing on a man is a mark of distinction. Those in. mi who an-, .>r 

 have been, captains of whaling umiaks that have taken wlial.'s have 

 marks to indicate this tattooed somewher.' ..ii their persons, s..ai.'liiiies 

 forming a definite tally. For iustanc.'. .Vnorii had a bioail band across 

 eachclieek from the corners of the mouth (Fig. ST. iVoin a sketch by the 

 ■writer), made up of many indistinct lines, which was said lo indicate 

 "many whales." Amaiyuna had the ••tbikcs" .it' scv.'ii whal.'s in a lin.- 

 across his che.st. and .Mu'uialu ha.l a c.mple .if small marks .m .m.- tbr.-- 

 arm. NiaksAra, the wife of Ailorn. als.i ha.l a little mark tatt.i.i.'.l in 



each corner of her mouth, which sh.' sai.l w.-re 



"whale mark.s," indicating that sh.' was rh.' wilV 



Such marks, a.'.'ord- 



..'t.-.. |). \v)aiv a part 



Ma.'k.ai/ie .listri.'t— 



■s.l.^la b.mchc." One 



I narr.iw line 



of a successful whaleman 

 ing to Petitot (Monograph 

 of the usual pattern in tl 

 "deux traits aux commissn 

 or two men at Nuw fd< ha.l 



—Ma 



across the face, over the bii.lge of the misc. wlii.'h """'" 



were jirobably also •• wliah- marks." though we never .'oiild ffet a d.'tiiiite 



answer concerning them.' 



The tattooing is ih.nc with a iiee.llc ami thr.'a.l. smcar.'il with soot or 

 guni)Owder, giving a peculiar ]iitted ap|i.'aran.-e to the liii.'s. It is 

 rather a painful oi)eration, i)r.)du.in.u consi.l.Mablc intianimation and 

 swelling, which lasts .several days. Tii.' pra.'ti.e of tatt....iiig the 

 women is almost universal among the Eskim.), from (xrcHMilaud to 

 Kadiak. iuclu.ling the Ivskimo of Siberia, the only exception being the 



' Comiiarc tlie custom ob^^^■^Vl■ 

 Clure (Discovery of the NortliH 

 his face over tlie l,ri.lKe of the i 

 lino tattooed from ih.- iiui.r :...- 

 hestrikes. I'.hlHl l...u■.^.I.\ 



lis that ho hart kiUe.l .-i M,,,n 

 kun uurttagdsvis tutov. r. u. ^ 

 kunno harpunero gortt ' Hh^l 

 only make a pennauent iii.ii k 

 whale, etc.;'* and Parry, -i\ Vo 

 on the back of the hand, as a at 



iMc 



, i„ .;;„ ,rlH..i '- . ..I'V whalo 



,,,.,,„« I, ,, I,, .n, ,r,„vd"hy 

 ,;,. „"-■ uiiii .1 r,,i,|,lr.,fhori- 



,l,,l,r,l ■ ,„. 11 .,1 Naivilktold 



1,,,,. Arme og Uaaudlcd, for at 

 „,I,.r, Tents, etc., p. :i7. •■Men 

 IS kiUing a hear, capturing a 

 U'lulik are ai 





t .some distant or ii 



