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THE HUDSON BAY ESKIMO. 



alone guides the drawiug, however intricate it may be. The artist fre- 

 quently attempts to imitate some of the delicate designs on a gaudy 

 bandana handkerchief or some similar fabric. The princii)al source of 

 the hematite is a lake near the headwaters of George's river where it. 



Fig. 113. — Paint cup. Nenenot. 



occurs as a mass of di.sintegrated rock along the margin. The water 

 has by freezing split great quantities from the mass and when there is 

 a strong wind from the opposite direction the water is often lashed iuto 

 a blood-red foam. 



DWELLING,*. 



The Nenenot live, both in summer and in winter, in deerskin tent, 

 (see Fig. 114), which are constructed in the following manner: A suffl- 



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Fig. 114 — ^Nenenot Indian tent. 



cient number of small poles cut from the woods are deprived of their 

 branches and brought to the camp site. A location is selected and the 

 poles are erected in a circle, with tops leaning toward the center so as 

 to form a cone 10 to 14 feet in height, having a diameter at its base of 



