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cles of narrow tlidiiy. upon whicli are struni;- <iut' or two larj^f l)c:i(ls or 

 a conpU' of Dentalinni sliclls (pu'tu).! 



We bronoiif home one pair of men's bracelets {newly iiiadi'), ime of 

 whicli (S'J3SS [1355J ) is ti.niired in Point I'.arrow Kept. l';thiiole-,v, I'l. i. 

 Fig. 4. They are made of strips of seal tlion.i;- o-l' incli l,ro:id. h.'iil 

 into rings (9-4 and S-( J inelics in cin-nndercnre, respectively), with the 

 ends slightly overlai)i>ing and sewed to.-cther. On each is stnini; a 

 cylindrical bead of soapstone about one-half inch long ami of llu' same 

 diameter. A single liracelet is generally worn. 



Finfier-rings. — Both sexes now fi'ei|Uent!y wear brass linger rings, 

 called katu'kqierun, from katu'k<[luri, the middle linger, ui>on which 

 the ring is always woin. 



Beads.— In addition to the ornaments alivadv cb-scvibcil. tlic wonu.i. 

 use short strin-> ol bead-, buiioii-. etc .. lo onianient \aiiou- paii^of 



strings of bead.s aie ollcn aitaclnd lo \a i^ olp|cci-, ^ucli .i^ pipe-^, 



tobacco ponehes, etc. One oi two w onn n w ci c al-o ob^ci \ e(| towcar 

 laige bnnciies of bcaiU and bu'ion- aiiadicd to the innei midlc ni 

 front so as to hang (low n b(i w ( en t he leu ~ 

 inside r)f the pantaloon-.. \ m arstiani;.' ^^-^^ ' "^5t--^-.^ 



Inlet, wheie a \()inn; woman woieai;ood </,' e"^ i '''^^' >'^\ ''fl 

 sized metal bell in Ih.' >amc uncomlo.lable f'??^^W'^--^-V>, "^ 



"i"""*''--^ ^nie^t'I" -.il'l-. i\«'.i' '\^-^^ .«^i 



temi)fedthemanufa.tui.-ofbcad-inlonii.a U . 1 j'-^ f 



times, when they were not .so..asily obtained '^^--^■^^8^ 



as at present. There is in the collection a *""- ■''-"' ">-"f ""'"' 



string of four small beads made from ambei picked n]i mi the lie.ich 

 (Fig.97, No. Si)7(H>|I7n;| ). They areof dai k lione\ .oloied tianspaient 

 amber, about one-third IticIi long and one hall un h diannto .it the 

 base. Such beads are very raie at the ])ieseiit da\ The abo\e speci 



The only .ibject in use among these pcojih^ that can be considered a 

 toilet article is the small hair <-oinb (i'i|ai'utln), usually made of walrus 

 ivory. 



Tlie collection contains ten specimens, from which Xo. .-.(I^dt;/* [LSii] 

 (Fig. itSrt) has been selected as the type. It is made of waliiis ivory 

 (from near the root of the tusk). When in use, it is held with the tip of 

 the foretinger in the ring, the thumb and middh^ linger resting on each 



' There is in the collection .'I Imncliciliiv ili,>.- sh.-ll-. i\h, s!ir,:;n i . : ;..,;. . ,,i.. ,ni,l lin;lil,v 



valued .as ornamenta. Mr. K. E. C. Slivirns, i.i' ihr r. s Xaii.in:il Mn . in 'i- :.!■ iinpd ili<- ■,|l.■^l.•.^ 

 as nentilliHm In<liaiioriim Cpr. UmhMv ^ H- ,„, tlo„nn. Sl.y.h .allr.i ,hl,..M I, l,> il„. I ,mIi,,.,m ..f 

 liortliwest (■.ililnriiia, .umI ■•liiciiui" (.r. K. I.onl) ..r ■liyaqua" (F. Whymptr) ijy tli.- l,..li:niH rnnu,\ 



n'oyage. p. 'JOS. 



