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Narwhal hunting 52 



Bear hunting 52 



Shark hunting 53 



Fishing 53 



Hunting other animals 55 



IV. Social life 57 



House hf e 60 



Childbirth 61 



Childhood 63 



Marriage 65 



MoraHty 69 



Divorce 70 



Diseases 73 



Death 74 



Mourning customs 76 



V. Beliefs 80 



Spirits 82 



Amulets 85 



Charms 87 



Angakut 88 



Angakok incantations 90 



lUsitsut 100 



VI. Intellectual culture 105 



Astronomy and Mythology 105 



Wooden maps. Geographical conceptions 107 



The far North 109 



Mythic countries 112 



Numeral system. Intellectual power 112 



Art and ornaments 115 



Tales 125 



Songs 125 



Justice 127 



Games 128 



VIL Visits and feasting 129 



Winter suppHes 131 



Time of dearth 131 



VIII. Attitude of the natives towards us. Traits of character 134 



Our first reception 134 



Hospitality and gratitude 135 



Calumny 137 



Currying favour 138 



Curiosity and importunity. Begging 138 



Bartering with European wares 139 



Manners and feeUngs 141 



Theft ■ 143 



Murder 145 



Suicide 147 



Concluding remarks 147 



II. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE EAST 

 GREENLANDERS, BY SØREN HANSEN. (Revised by the author) 149 



