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colored youiij;' dog, or a strip of polar bear skiu. whose long white hairs 

 shed the rain better than those of any other mammal. 



It is not rare to find loops of sinew or of sealskin attached to the 

 breast or back of a woman's garments. These are for tying small arti- 

 cles, such as a needle case or a snuff-bag, to the clothing for convenience 

 and to prevent loss. 



A peculiar style of ornamentation is shown in Fig. 39 and 40, No. 

 3005, a woman's coat fi-om Fort Ghimo. The front of the skirt is fringed 



Fio. ;il. Kskinin man's tU'tTakiii coat (back.) 



with little lead drops, licanshaped in the upper row and pear-shajted 

 in the lower, and pierced so that they can be sewed on. These lead 

 drops are furnished by the trader at the price of about a cent and a 

 half each, in trade. The trimming of this frock cost, therefore, ab(mt 

 $4:. The four objects dangling from the front of the frock are pewter 

 spoon-bowls. Across the breast is a fringe of short strings of different 

 colored beads, red, black, yellow, white, and blue. Jingling ornaments 

 are much x)rized. 



