18 AM ERICA X MUSFA'M CUIDK LEAFLETS 



The Third or SoutJtcni Panel — ('aj)c York, a Summer Home of the 



Iiinuii. 



The sci'iii" (lc'j)i(tf(l is at ("ajx' ^Ork. a sumnn'r lioiiio of the Innuit, 

 at tlu' lu-ad of Melville Hay. Here the Iiinuit, or Aretie Ilitjhlander, as 

 he was inisiiaiiiecl hv Sir .lames Uoss, is first nut l)y those visitiiit; the 

 Arctics. The ])aiiitinfr <j:ives a \ iew of (/a])e \()ik looking toward the 

 north. 



In the foreground i> the eainj). where an Iiinnit leans over a harp- 

 seal which he ha> killed and is alioiil In eiil up, while his dofjs are 

 watehiiif^ for some stray pieces of meat. I'his man is clothed in l)car- 

 skin trousers and a hooded jacket made of about seventy aiik skins, the 

 feathers l)eini,' turned next to the Kody. lie is wcariuij; hoots of seal- 

 skin. 



To the left ill the cauij) is a ijii-l of ahont se\en yeai's. j)aiiited from 

 a sketch made hy the artist in IMH. ."-^he is clothed in >iiiall troiLsers 

 of fo.\ skill and an upper liooded i,Mniieiit. aNo of fox skin, and wears 

 hoots of .st-alskin, reachiu'^ to the thi<rhs. She i> attending' a lire of 

 mess and hluhix'r, over which hlood souj) is heint: j)re])arcd. while 

 guardinf; from the do<,'s a piece of meat on the i^nonnd at her rifj^ht. 

 Behiml the ^nrl are two sealskin tents (tuj)ekhs) from one of which 

 a yoim<,' woman is emerfifing. 



Bevond the tents are mountains (oweriut;- l,"i()() to .'!(!( )() feet alio\c die 

 cani|). riie siiiiiiiiils of diese iiioiiiilaiii> ai'c fre(|ueiidy olisciired hy 

 dense fo<;s, from which come continually the wild cries of iunuinerahle 

 nmltitndes of kittiwake ;,nills ami little auks. 



Ill this l);i\-, liiit some miles lo the casiward. the lliree meleorites 

 now on e\liiliiii()ii ill the foNcr of diis iiuiscuiii remained for aijes. 

 It was IN-ary who wrested them from llieir ancient ahode and hrou^dit 

 them to New ^'ork in IS'.I."). From llicsc meteorites, in olden times, 

 the Iniiiiil llaked (.If jijeces fnr Use iu kni\cs, harpoons and arrow 

 lieails. Im ;nd in die sIiuum;|(. |'()|- food and Wii-. 



