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71 — 88 Various toys (nodding or pecking birds, puzzle with movable beads 



on a string, buzzes, ajagaq, tops, balls). 

 89 — 98 Images of animals carved of wood or ivory. 

 99 — 100 Sundry objects (plaited sinew threads, etc.). 



Postscript. Ad no. 47 (cf. p. 639). Two skin-masks from Pond's Bay 

 (Baffin Land) much resembling the one found by me near Ammassalik are 

 illustrated in Wissler, Notes on New Collections p. 316. Ivory reKef work 

 of the kind known from Ammassalik is seen on some implements from 

 Holstensborg (in the Norton Collection), namely on two throwing sticks 

 (boards) and 'the front leg of a kaiak stand (receptacle), Hkewise illustrated by 

 Wissler, 1. с p. 319 (fig. 5a-c). 



SOME REMARKS ON 

 THE HOLM COLLECTION FROM AMMASSALIK. 



The original and complete list (in Danish) of the objects belonging to the 

 Holm collection is to be found in "Meddelelser om Grønland" vol. X (pp. 351 — ■ 

 358). In addition to my previous remarks on this collection (see pp. 321 — 322 

 of the present volume), I shall give here in English translation G. Holm's own 

 observations prefixed to the original list. 



"As we know, Graah brought home with him in 1831 a small ethnographic 

 collection from the east coast of Greenland. This collection has from time to 

 time received accessions from Europeans on the southernmost part of the west 

 coast, who have obtained objects from the Easterners in exchange for the to- 

 bacco, ammunition, hardware etc. for which they had come to the commercial 

 depots. In 1881 I obtained a number of objects in this way; but, like those 

 of which I have just spoken, they came from the inhabitants of the southern- 

 most part of the east coast, who had already been considerably influenced by 

 their proximity to the places of commerce. But when the East Greenland ex- 

 pedition came to the Angmagsalik district, its inhabitants had not come into 

 contact with the places of commerce, and possessed only very few European 

 objects, which they either had obtained in exchange from the Easterners living 

 further south, or had found cast on the beach or drifting in the sea. 



While the expedition was wintering at Angmagsalik 1884—85, we tried to 

 bring together as complete a collection as possible, in order to illustrate the 

 mode of life of the natives. But the limited room in the one boat in which the 

 expedition returned home, did not permit of many large objects being carried. 

 The collection was therefore supplemented by models which were executed with 

 great skill and accuracy by the natives. 



The following list comprises all the objects belonging to this collection. 

 The numbers in brackets give the number of the objects which were presented 

 to the Ethnographic Museum at Christiania in return for the assistance which 

 the Norwegian H. Knutsen had afforded us in assembling the collection. The 

 remainder was placed in the Royal Ethnographic Museum in Copenhagen. — 



G. H." 



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