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the latter, as well as that on their head, ‘being per- 
mitted to grow long, though in some cases a circular 
spot on the crown of the head was cut bare, like the 
tonsure of the Roman catholic clergy. Every man 
had pieces of bone or shells thrust through the sep-- 
tum of ‘his nose ; and holes were pierced on each side ' 
of the under lip, in which were placed circular pieces 
of ivory, with a large blue bead in the centre, similar 
to those represented in the drawings of the natives on 
the N.W. coast of America, in Kotzebue’s Voyage. 
These ornaments were so much valued, that they de- 
clined selling them ; and when not rich enough to pro- 
cure beads or ivory, stones and pieces of bone were 
substituted. These perforations are made at the age 
of puberty ; and one of the party, who appeared to be 
‘about fourteen years old, was pointed out, with de- 
light, by his parents, as having to undergo the opera- 
tion in the following year. He was a good-looking 
boy, and we could not fancy his countenance would 
be much improved by the insertion of the bones or 
stones, which have the effect of depressing the under 
lip, and keeping the mouth open. 
Their dress consisted of a jacket of rein-deer skin, 
with a skirt behind and before, and a sinall hood ; 
breeches of the same material, and boots of seal-skin. 
Their weapons for the chase were bows and arrows, 
very neatly made ; the latter being headed with bone 
