Ethnographical collections from East Greenland. 



561 



a lid bound fast to the sides by means of holes, but similar chests 

 have not been mentioned from East Eskimo regions. In addition to 

 these Nelson describes some tool and trinket boxes from Alaska, one 

 or two of which are made from thin boards fastened together with 

 wooden pins; some of them are provided with a cover hinged with 

 rawhide strips. I am inclined to think, however, that when in the 

 manufacture of the Eskimo 5 or 6 cut boards are made 

 into a chest and 10 or 12 staves into a bucket, this is 

 most likely the result of extraneous influence. But 

 the Greenlanders must very early have learnt this handi- 

 craft by copying everything they have seen of this kind. 

 For specimen of chests and buckets constructed in this 

 way have been found far north on the east coast. Frag- Fig. 290. 

 ments of a chest of 7 or 8 boards nailed together were Toggle lock of 

 found by the German North Polar Expedition on Jack- 

 son Island (73° 55' N.lat.)^) north of Franz Joseph Fjord. 

 The nearest relatives of the Ammassalikers must have journeyed so 

 far northwards, carrying with them their tumarqat and other house- 

 hold things up to this part of the coast, where they have died out 

 long ago. (Cf. also fig. 389). 



a box. 

 fHolm coll.). 



CLOTHING. 



Clothing (pp. 29 — 34). — As G. Holm's description of men's and 

 women's clothes in the first part of this book is fairly complete, I 

 need only give a short account of these here and some few remarks 

 about certain details. 



Men's costumes. 



before the designation means "not^worn by all or on all occasions.") 



Short breeches (fig. 291). 



Amulet-straps on breast and back (flg. 348). 



*Armlets round the upper arm (fig. 349). 



*Hair halters (fig. 324). 



Inner frock made of 



a) seal skin or ^ -^u ^u <• /. • л • + a ^u 



ß) bird skin or ^^JJ^ ^b^ f^^^ ^^^^^^) ^" t°^^^^^^ ^^^ 

 y) fox skin j ^" 



Outer frock with hood made of 

 a) seal skin (fig. 294) or 

 ß) bear skin (fig. 300). 



No. 1—4. 



1. 



Home dress 



2. 



(fig. 18). 



3. 

 4. 



Nos. 5—12 (and 1-4). 



Outdoor dress 

 to be used when walk- 



5. 



ing or sledging 



(figs. 14 to 17, 63, 294, 



300). 



6. 



1) In Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin, 

 p. 519—525, fig. 91. 



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Illustrated and described by me (1909) 



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