414 THE ESKIMO ABOUT BERING STRAIT [erH. ANN. 18 
rounded, semihuman countenance upon the front and deeply but roughly 
excavated behind. A projection 
belowis pierced witha round hole 
for the finger. Two round open- 
ings for eyes and a larger one rep- 
resenting the mouth pierce the 
face and are the only indications 
of a countenance. The face is 
painted black, with a red border. 
Upon each side and on the top is 
inserted a quill with downy 
plumes at the end. It is a wo- 
man’s finger mask, used in cere- 
monial dances, but its 
meaning is unknown. 
Figure 2, plate cv, 
from Cape Romanof, is 
a pear-shape ring con- 
taining within it a simi- 
larly shaped block at- 
tached at 
the sharp 
point of 
the ring 
and hav- 
ing an ob- 
ovate pro- 
: jection be- 
Fic. 141—Maskoid represent- Jow with 
ing a seal-head with rising : 
air bubbles (}). a hole in 
the center 
for the insertion of the: finger. \. 
The outer ring is beveled both 
outwardly and inwardly, and has 
a deep groove about its border 
in which is fastened a strip of 
reindeer skin having the long 
hairs upstanding. On each side 
and above are inserted long 
feathers from the tail of the old- 
squaw duck, tipped with down. 
The ring and the central block 
are painted yellowish white on 
both surfaces, with round red 
and black dots. This mask was 
' used by the women in ceremo- 
nial dances. 
Figure 141 shows a maskoid, from the lower Yukon, representing the 
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Fic, 142—Eagle-feather wand used in dances (3). 
