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THE HUDSON BAY ESKIMO. 



according to the number of pieces in the set, sit down and pile the 



pieces before them. One of the players mixes the pieces together in 



plain ^nev/■ of the others. When this is done he calls them to take the 



pieces. Each person endeavors to obtain a 

 half or third of the number if there be two 

 or three players. The one who mixed up the 

 pieces lays down a piece and calls his oppo- 

 nent to match it with a piece having a simi- 

 lar design. If this can not be tlone by any 

 of the playei's the lirst has to uiatcli it and 

 the game continues until one of the persons 

 has exhausted all of the pieces taken by him. 

 The pieces are designed in pairs, having 

 names such as Ka miii tik (sled), Kaiak (ca- 

 noe), Kal6 sak (navel), A ma zut (many), a 

 tan sik (1), IVlii kok (2), Ping a sut (3), Si ta 

 mut (4), and Ta li mat (.")). Each of the 

 names aliove must be matched with a piece 

 of similar kind, although the other end of the 

 piece may be of a dif- 

 erent design. AKam- 

 utik may be matched 

 with an Amazut if 

 the latter has not a 

 line or bar cut across 

 it; if it has the bar it \ 

 must be matched with 

 an Amazut. 



This game is known 



to the people of the Ungava district, but those 



only who have learned it from the Noitherners 



are able to play it. The northern Eskimo stake 



the last article they possess on the issue of (he 



game. Their wives are disposed of temjiorarily, 



and often are totally relinquished to the victor. 



I have heard that the wives so disposed of often 



sit down and win themselves back to their former 



owners. 



The little girls play with dolls like civilized 



children, and build little snow huts, where they 



have all their playthings and play at keeping 



house. The collection contains eleven dolls, most 



of them elaborately and accurately dressed, as fig. 79.— Eskimo doii, woman. 



shown by the illustrations (Figs. 78, 79, 80, 81) and large quantities of 



doll clothing. 

 The only musical instrument which I observed among these peoj)le 



Fio. 78 Eskimo doll. man. 



