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PICTOGRAPIIS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 



As I before remarked, almost ;ill of the Indian women of the north- 

 west coast have tattoo marks on their hands and arms, and some on the 

 face; but as a general thing- these marks are mere dots or straight lines, 

 having no particular significance. With the Eaidas, however, every 



Fig. 24.— Haida Totem Post. 



mark has its meaning; those on the bauds and arms of the women indi- 

 cate the family name, whether they belong to the bear, heaver, wolf, or 

 eagle totems, or any of the famil.v of fishes. As one of them quaintly 



