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THE HUDSON BAY ESKIMO. 



point of the peg. The object 6f the game is to catch the bone the 



greatest possible number of times. It is in no sense a gambling game. 



The only musical instrument used by these people is the drum or 



tamboiu'ine, which is of the form shown in Fig. 151. These drums vary 



Fm. 150.— Cup-and-ball, Nenenot. 



in diameter from 22 to 26 inches, and are constructed as follows: The 

 barrel is made of a thin slat of spruce, bent into a lioop, with the ends 



joined in a lap, spliced nearly 

 a foot long, which length is 

 sewed by four peri)endicular 

 seams. The stitches are made 

 with deerskin thread put 

 through perforations, near 

 together, made with an awl. 

 The next operation is to pre- 

 pare for a head a thin rein- 

 deer skin, which has been 

 tanned. The skin is moist- 

 ened and sewed so that all 

 holes in it are closed. A nar- 

 row hoopof a size to fit tightly 

 over the barrel of tlie drum is made and the moist skin stretched over 

 it. The edges of the skin are turned inward, and within this hoop is 

 placed the barrel of the drum. 



