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Dr. Skottsberg (b, 267-268, fig. 14; d, 603, fig. 144) found some 

 Alacalufan bone pendants crudely scratched with lines and dots (cf. 

 also for Onas, Segers, 76, and for Yahgans, Myres, 97) — seemingly an 

 attempt at decoration. Face and body painting is more commonly 

 in the same line-and-dot style, though occasionally the circle is used 

 (Bynoe, in Fitz-Roy, a, 197; Vargas Ponce, h, 27). 



Apart from these very rude traces, the arts of design and sculpture 

 are quite absent from Fuegjan culture (Hyades, p, 330; Dabbene, b, 

 262; C. GaUardo, 165). 



The inner side of mantles, the harpoon handles, etc., may be painted 

 red (C. Gallardo, 152; Hyades, q, 350; Skottsberg, d, 603). 



Personal Adornment 



A. Body painting. — Red, white, and black face and body painting is 

 found among both the Chonos (Garcia, a, 14, 28, 31) and Fuegians 

 (Alacaluf: King, 54; Fitz-Roy, a, 139, 177; Skottsberg, d, 603; Goi- 

 cueta, 505; Vargas Ponce, a, 339; Bougainville, 2d ed., i, 296; Yah- 

 gans: Despard, 6, 679 ; Lovisato, 6, 147; Martial, 188; Bove, a, 791; 

 h, 134; d, Arch., 290; Dabbene, b, 176-177; Hyades, q, 300, 349-350; 

 Weddell, 152-153). The Onas use, in addition, the colors blue, green, 

 yellow (C. Gallardo, 150, 153), and slate (Barclay, a, 72). The 

 various colors and designs have different significations (Dabbene, 6, 

 176-177; Hyades, q, 349-350; Lovisato, b, 147; Martial, 188; Spegaz- 

 zini, a, 14-15; Th. Bridges, e, 332; C. GaUardo, 150-152; Segers, 61; 

 Lista, b, 128). Both head and body are smeared with grease or oil. 

 The Onas use pigments in body painting for protective coloration 

 when hunting (Dabbene, b, 224; Barclay, «, 72). 



B. Hair. — The hair is worn loose, not in tresses; it is often banged 

 or shaved; the tonsure is worn at times by both Chonos (Garcia, a, 

 29) and Fuegians. Depilation by means of two mussel shells is of 

 almost universal use among the Fuegians ; but beards and even mus- 

 taches are occasionally seen (Th. Bridges, b, Feb. 2, 1874, 27; Hyades, 

 q, 157-158, 160, and pi. vi, fig. 2; Vu-chow, a, 390, and pi. x, fig. 3; 

 Manouvrier, a, 763), and in earlier times bearded men were seen by 

 the Ladrillero (473), the 1641 (Resales, a, vol. i, 105) and the deCordoba 

 (Vargas Ponce, a, 338, "algunos tienen barbas," but ''no es comim") 

 expeditions. 



A rude comb is used by all the Fuegian tribes. It is made of wood 

 or roots, or, as more commonly, is merely the jawbone of a porpoise or 

 otter (Fitz-Roy, a, 139; King, 54 ; Skottsberg, d, 602; Hyades, q, 303, 

 348; Outes, d, 138; C. Gallardo, 147). Combs made of whalebone are 

 found among the Onas and Yahgans at least (Dabbene, 6, 222; 

 Popper, «, 105-106; Segers, 71; Cohni, 238). 



C. Scarification and tattooing. — Scarification is common among both 

 the Chonos and Fuegians. 



