148 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
singly, and if singly, as would be natural from their size and shape, 
whether in the middle of the lip or at one side. 
Nos. 89304 [1715], 89716 [1042], and 89717 [1051] (Fig. 96) are very old 
labrets, which are interesting from their resemblance to the ancient 
Aleutian single labrets found by Dall in the cave on Amaknak Island.! 
No. 89304 [1713] is an elliptical plug of bituminous coal, with a projecting 
flange round the base, which is slightly concave to fit the curve of the 
jaw. This labret is very old and was said to have been found in one of 
the ruined houses in Utkiavwin. The other two labrets are of walrus 
ivory and of similar shape, but have the flange only at the ends of the 
base. All of these three are large, the largest being 2-2 inches wide and 
Fic, 96,—Ancient labrets. 
0-7 thick, and the smallest 1-3 by 0:5, so that they required a much larger 
incision in the lip than is at present made. In connection with what 
has been said of the ancient habit of wearing labrets in the middle of the 
lip, it is interesting tonote that Nordenski6ld saw men at Port Clarence 
who had, besides the ordinary labret holes, ‘‘a similar hole forward in 
the lip.”2. The various portraits of natives previously inserted show the 
present manner of wearing the labrets at Point Barrow. 
NECK ~ »RNAM ENTS. 
Most of the womea and girls wear necklaces made of strings of beads, 
large or small, frequently strung together with much taste. The tobacco 
pouch is often attached to this necklace. 
ORNAMENTS OF THE LIMBS. 
Bracelets.—The women all wear bracelets, which are sometimes strings 
of beads, but more commonly circles of iron, brass, or copper wire, of 
which several are often worn on the same wrist, after the fashion of 
bangles. Themen also sometimes wear bracelets. These consist of eir- 
1See Contrib., ete., vol. 1, p. 89, and the two upper figures on the plate opposite. 
2 Vega, vol. 2, p. 233. 
