BOAS.] SOCIAL LIFE — O AMES. 5(55 



The women sit ou the bed iu front of their lanii^s, with their legs 

 under them, working continually on their own clothing or on that of 

 the men, drying the wet footgear and mittens, and softening the 

 leather by chewing and rubbing. If a bitch has a litter of pups it is 

 their business to look after them, to keep them warm, and to feed 



Fig. 519. Skull used in the game ajegauug, from Ungava Bay. 

 (National Museum, Washington. 90227.)} 



L. M. Turner's collection.) 



them regularly. Generally the pups are put into a small harness 

 and are allowed to crawl about the side of the bed, where they are 

 tied to the wall by a trace. Young children are always carried in 

 their mothers' hoods, but when about a year and a half old they are 



