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position, an image of .some famous hunter and conjurer. The image 

 ■will represent the power of the person as conjurer and the various par- 

 aphernalia attached to the image assist in controlling the movements 

 of tlie animals. 



I obtained one of these objects at Fort Chimo. (Fig. 22.) It is quite 

 elaborate and requires a detailed description. It is intended to repre- 



FlG. 22. Magic doll. 



sent a celebrated conjurer living on the eastern shore of Hudson bay. 

 He occasionally visited Fort Chimo where his reputation as a hunter 

 had preceded him. His name is Sa'i>a. 



He is dressed in a complete suit of the woolen stuff called " btrouds" 

 at Fort Chimo, trimmed with black and with fancy tartan gartering. In 



