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similar to the juiniicniftlin Eskimo, but roadiiiii;- down to tin- knees 

 and trimmed with Irallicr sti'ups. When seal iiii; in winier t ln'V wore 

 tliis garment, the lower eilge of which was i'astiMied on tlie snow liy 

 nieans of pegs. Under the jacket they carried a small lamp, called 

 tumiujang (literally, resembling a footprint) or quming (Fig. 542). 

 over which they melted snow in a small pot. Some EskiiiK < say (hat 

 they opened the seals as soon as they were caught and cookei] some 

 meat over these lamps. When the seal blew in the hole they whis- 

 pered, "Kapatipara" (I shall stab it) and, when they had hit it, 

 " Igdluiliq." Frequently they forgot about the lamp and in throw- 

 ing the harpoon upset it and burned their skin. 



All their weapons were made of stone. For the blades of their 

 knives they used green slate (uluqsaq, literally material for women's 

 knives), which was fastened by ivory pins to a bone or ivory handle. 

 The points of their harpoons were made of bone, ivory, or slate; 

 those of their lances, of flint or quartz, which was also iised for drill- 

 heads ; and they made neither kayaks nor bows. 



Their method of hunting deer was remarkable. In a deer pass, 

 where the game could not escape, they erected a file of cairns across 

 the valley and ct>nnected them by ropes. Some of the hunters hid 

 l)ehind the cairns, while others drove the deer toward them. As 

 the animals were unable to pass the rope they fled along it, looking 

 for an exit, and while attempting to pass a cairn were lanced by 

 the waiting hunter, who seized the body liv the hind legs and drew 

 it l)ehind the line. 



This tale is related as a proof of their enormous strength and it is 

 said that they were able to hold a harpooned walrus as the Eskimo 

 hold a seal. 



The Tornit could not clean the sealskins so well as the Inuit, but 

 worked them up with part of the blubber attached. Their way of 

 preparing meat was disgusting, since they let it become putrid and 

 placed it between the thigh and the belly to warm it. 



The old stone houses of the Tornit can be seen everywhere. Gen- 

 erally they did not build snow houses, but lived the whole winter in 

 stone buildings, the roofs of which were frequently supported by 

 whale ribs. Though the Eskimo built similar structures they can 

 be easily distinguished from one another, the bed of their huts being- 

 much larger than that of the Tornit. 



Though both tribes lived on very good terms, the Inuit did not 

 like to play at ball with the Tornit, as t he\- wire too strong and used 

 large balls, with which they hurt their playfellows severely. 



A remarkable tradition is told referring to tlie emigration of this 

 people. 



The Tornit did not build any kayaks, but as they weiv aware of 

 the advantages afforded by their use in huiitin- t hc\ stole the boats 

 from the Inuit, who did not dare to defend their piopeity, the 



