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sticks surmounted by small, rudely carved figures, usually 

 painted black or white, or black and white. One of these 

 figures represented a bear, another a bird; on another the 

 figure of a man and a woman stood on either side of 

 a circular piece of wood on which were painted concen- 

 tric rings, so that it looked 

 somewhat like a rifle tar- 

 get. The man who was 

 'tyjg standing by the tent to 

 which this figure belonged 

 explained that this was 

 6 all same sun.' Our 

 means of communication 

 were not sufficient to learn 

 just what he meant by 

 this, but the figures were 

 eskimo woman, showing cut of parka, u n qu e s t i o n ab ly sacred 

 port clarence, alaska. emblems of some sort. 



The parkas of the men and women here differed notice- 

 ably: the women's had a long scallop hanging down in 

 front and behind, while the men's were of equal length 

 all around, and reached down only a little below the hips. 

 The men had the crown of the head shaved, while the 

 women's hair hung loose or was carelessly braided at either 

 side. Many of the children were very pretty and clean, 

 free from shyness, and disposed to make friends. 



Here at Port Clarence one or two Eskimo were seen 

 wearing a wolf or dog tail hanging down from the belt 

 behind., This reminded us of the report made by PopofF, 

 long a captive of the Tchukchis in Siberia, nearly 200 

 years ago, when he told the Russians that he had heard 

 that beyond the sea, to the east, there was a great land 

 inhabited by people who had tusks growing out of their 

 cheeks, and had tails like dogs. The old man seen at 

 Plover Bay had labrets in his cheeks, which were these 



