PAINTINGS OF GREENLAND ESKIMO 



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Copyright 1908 by Frank Wilhcrt Stokes. 



ESKIMO IN SEALSKIN CANOE HARPOONING A NARWHAL. 



The central panel of the West Wall. 



seaweed used commonly for food is Alaria pylaii, closely allied to "blad- 

 derlocks," of Scotland, and in flavor somewhat like asparagus. 



The Central Panel — Narwhal Hunting in Summer. 



The dramatic center of this panel is an Innuit in his kayak or sealskin 

 canoe in the act of harpooning a narwhal, which is visible beneath the 



