Ethnological Sketch of the Angmagsalik Eskimo. 



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The patterns of the Angmagsahks as a rule consist of geome- 

 trical figures, formed of short and long stripes, wavy lines and con- 

 centric circles; men place the figures, carved in bone, on their 

 eye-shades and brims, and women fix them on their embroideries. 

 There are, however, other embroideries the patterns of which do 

 not seem to have any meaning. 



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The embroideries consist as a rule of narrow strips of skin 

 which are sewn with sinew-thread to skin of another colour (fig. 51). 

 As the Angmagsaliks do not possess any colouring matter 

 wherewith to dye skins, the only colours which they can use in 

 embroideries are the two colours, viz. brown and white, in which 

 the skin can be dressed. The embroidery of rectlinear and wavy 

 strips of skin is often executed with great accuracy and artistic 

 skill. Now and then, human figures can be seen on the embroide- 

 ries (fig. 50). 



