Ethnographical collections from East Greenland. 



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of the a-type attached to the upper edge of the skirt on each side 

 of the median line; or they are gathered in a single buckle of the 

 Mype which is provided with two neighbouring holes (as seen in 

 fig. 299 a), Near Cape Tobin Amdrup found a buckle belonging to 

 the a-type but of a special "north-east Greenland" shape, namely 

 with an outline like a lyre^). Fig. 335 c is a buckle which has 

 possibly been used for holding together the two parts of the brace 





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a Ъ с d 



Fig. 335. Ornamented buckles; d fragment. (Holm coll.). a Ч2, c—d "\ъ. 



Fig. 336. Hand toggles and carrying 



strap for lifting large tubs. 



(Holm coll.). 1|з. 



Fig. 337. Hook and button for 



the ends of a lace. 



(Holm coll.). 2/3. 



Fig. 338. Bag handle. 



(Holm[?] coll.). 1/3. 



Fig. 339. Buttons for lace ends. 

 (Holm coll.). 5/8. 



lying over the one shoulder in order to tighten the lower part of 

 the kaiak-coat (p. 30 cf. the buckles in fig. 42). 



Fig. 336 is a carrying strap, consisting of two bear's teeth con- 

 nected by a piece of seal-skin and is used when the arms are not 

 long enough to span round large tubs and other objects. 



Fig. 337 is a hook and button which have probably formed the 

 ends of the two draw-strings on the hood of the waterproof outer 

 frock of the kaiak hunter. By buckling these draw-strings to- 



1) Inv. Amdrup no. 85, see Thalbitzer (1909) pp. 464—466, fig. 54. 



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