ETHNOLOGICAL RESULTS
OF THE
POINT BARROW EXPEDITION.

INDEX.

A.

Adornment by Eskimo   138, 140-149

Adzes of the Eskimo, general description   165-172

of steel or iron   165-166, 168, 171

of jade   166-168, 170

of bone   168-172

Amulets of the Eskimo, how carried   434

whales of glass, wood, and stone   435-436

reindeer antler   436

parts of various animals   437-438, 441

ancient weapons and implements   438, 439

stones   437

of seal skin for catching fowls   439

of dried bees   440

Animals of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   55-59

Apúya. (See Snow-houses of Eskimo.)

Arm clothing of Eskimo   123-125

Arrows of the Eskimo   201-207

Art of the Eskimo, incised patterns   389-391

painting   390-392

carving in various materials   392

carvings of human figures   373-398

carvings of quadrupeds   398-401, 406-407

carvings of walrus and seal   401-402

carvings of whales   402-406

carvings of various objects   406-409

pencil drawings   410

Automatons of the Eskimo   372-373

Awls of the Eskimo   181, 182

B.

Bags, for tobacco   68-69

for tools   187-190

Bailer for Eskimo umiak   340, 341

Baird, Spencer F., acknowledgments to   19, 20

Baskets of the Eskimo   326-327

Beads of the Eskimo   149

Bear, Eskimo lance for hunting   240

Bear arrows of the Eskimo   202

Beechey, Frederick W., work consulted   21

description of Eskimo bracer   210

description of Eskimo seal dart   218

cited on Eskimo seal nets   252

description of Eskimo umiak   343

cited on Eskimo superstitions   434

Beggary among Point Barrow Eskimo   42

Belt fasteners of Eskimo   138

Belts of Eskimo   135-138

Bessels, Emil, acknowledgments to   20

description of Eskimo lamp   108

cited on Eskimo bows   199

cited on fire-making by Eskimo   290

cited on Eskimo dog sledges   360

cited on Eskimo abduction   411

cited on infantcide among Eskimo   417

cited on Eskimo children   419

cited on Eskimo mourning   425

Bird-darts of the Eskimo   210-214

Birds of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   56-58

Eskimo bolas for catching   244-246

Blubber-holder for Eskimo lamp   108-109

Blubber hooks for the Eskimo   310-311

Blubber rooms of Point Barrow Eskimo   76

Boas, Franz, acknowledgments to   20

work consulted   21

cited on Eskimo harpoons   221

cited on Eskimo kaiaks   331

cited on Eskimo umiaks   338

cited on Eskimo jackstones   365

cited on Eskimo customs concerning childbirth   415

Bolas of the Eskimo   244-246

Bone-crushers of the Eskimo   93-99

Boots of Eskimo   129-135

Borers of the Eskimo   175-182

Bow and arrow making by the Eskimo   291-294

Bow cases of the Eskimo   207-209

Bowls, for meat, of the Eskimo   89

Bows of the Eskimo   195-200

Boxes of the Eskimo, for tools   185-187

for harpoon heads   247-251

for trinkets   323-326

Bracelets of the Eskimo   148-149

Bracers for Eskimo bows   209-210

Braiding and twisting, Eskimo implements for   311-312

Breeches of Eskimo   125-129

Buckets of the Eskimo   86-88

Builders’ tools of the Eskimo   302-304

Burials, Eskimo, manner of preparing the corpse   424

implements of the deceased buried with him   424, 426

protection of corpse from animals   425

disposal of the corpse   425-426

mourning for the dead   425

cremation of the dead   426

dog’s head placed near child’s grave   426

C.

Cache frames, for storage of property by Point Barrow Eskimo   75-76

sleds used for   82

Calls, for decoying seal   253-254

Canteens of the Eskimo   86

Carvings of the Eskimo   393-409

“Chiefs” of the Eskimo   429-430

Childbirth, Eskimo customs of   86, 414-415

Children, number of, among the Point Barrow Eskimo   38-39

Eskimo, number of births of   38-39, 414, 419

isolation of mother during birth of   86, 415

toys of   376-383

dolls of   380-381

sports of   383-385

term of nursing   415

method of carrying during infancy   415-416

infanticide   416-417

affection of parents for   417-419

rearing and education of   417-418

amusements of   417

adoption of   419

given away by parents   419

burial of   426-427

Chisels of the Eskimo   172-173

Climate of Point Barrow, Alaska   30-32

Clothing of Eskimo at Point Barrow, material of   109-110

style of   110-138

head clothing   112

frocks, description of   113-121

frocks, trimming of   114, 119

mantles   121-122

rain frocks   122

mittens   123, 125

arm clothing   128-125

gloves   124

leg and foot clothing   128-135

breeches   125-129

pantaloons   126-129

stockings   129

boots   129-135

shoes   129-135

ice-creepers   135

belts   135-138

belt-fasteners   138

ornaments   138

Club, used as Eskimo weapon   191

Clubhouse, or kû´dyĭgi of Eskimo   79-80

Coal of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   61

Combs, Eskimo   149-150, 189

for dressing deerskins   300, 301

Communal house of east Greenlanders   76

Cook, James, works consulted   21

description of Eskimo houses by   78

Cooking among the Point Barrow Eskimo   63

Crantz, David, work consulted   21

cited on Eskimo saws   174

cited on Eskimo bows   199

cited on Eskimo harpoons   222, 243

cited on seal catching by Greenlanders   256

cited on whale catching by Greenlanders   275, 276

cited on Eskimo fishing   284

cited on fire-making by Eskimo   290

cited on Eskimo umiak   337, 338

cited on condition of Greenland widows   414

cited on mode of carrying Eskimo infants   416

cited on Eskimo burials   426, 427

quoted on Eskimo amulets   437-440

Cremation of the dead by Eskimo   426

Crotches for harpoon in Eskimo umiak   341-343

Cups of Eskimo   101

Cups, scraper, for dressing skins   299-300

D.

Daggers of bone of the Eskimo   191-192

Dall, William H., acknowledgments to   20

works consulted   21

description of Eskimo houses by   76, 78

cited on Eskimo clothing   125

cited on Eskimo labrets   143, 144, 145, 146, 148

cited on Eskimo seal nets   252

cited on customs of Eskimo whale fishing   274

cited on Eskimo fishing   286

cited on fire-making by Eskimo   290

cited on Eskimo umiak   344

cited on Eskimo snowshoes   352

cited on Eskimo sledges   357

cited on Eskimo masks   370

cited on Eskimo dance   376

cited on Eskimo music   389

cited on personal habits of Eskimo   421

cited on mortuary customs of Eskimo   424, 425, 427

Davis, John, works consulted   21, 22

description of Eskimo house by   77

description of fire-making by Eskimo   290

quoted on Eskimo burials   426

quoted on Eskimo amulets   434

cited on Indian medicine-men   167

Deer, Eskimo lance for hunting   240-244

Demarcation Point (Alaska), called Herschel Island   26

Eskimo villages at   43

Demons, Eskimo belief concerning   431-434

Dippers of Eskimo, of horn   101, 102

of ivory   103

Diseases of the Point Barrow Eskimo   39-40

Divorce among the Eskimo   411-412

Doctors, Eskimo   422-423

Dogs of the Eskimo   357-360

Dolls of Eskimo children   380-381

Domestic life of the Eskimo   410-421

Drags for hauling seal   256-259

Drill bows of the Eskimo   176-182

Drills of the Eskimo   175-182, 189

Drinking vessels of Eskimo   101-105

Drinks of the Point Barrow Eskimo   64-65

Drums of the Eskimo   385

Drumsticks of the Eskimo   388

E.

Earrings of the Eskimo   142-143

Eating, time and frequency of, among Point Barrow Eskimo   63-64

Egede, Hans, work consulted   22

cited on Eskimo diet   64

cited on Eskimo drinks   65

description of Eskimo tents   85

cited on Eskimo saws   174

cited on Eskimo bows   199

cited on seal catching   256, 269

description of Eskimo deer hunt   265

cited on Eskimo whale hunting   272, 275

cited on Eskimo fishing   284, 286

cited on Eskimo fire making   290

cited on Eskimo umiak rowing   335

cited on Eskimo umiak oars   339, 343

quoted on Eskimo divorce   412

cited on exchange of wives by Eskimo   413

quoted on treatment of Eskimo women   414

cited on Eskimo customs in childbirth   415

quoted on personal habits of Greenlanders   421

cited on Eskimo mortuary custom   424

quoted on burial of Eskimo children   426

cited on Eskimo burials   427

Ellis, H., work consulted   22

cited on Eskimo fire making   290

Elson, —, visited Refuge Inlet, Alaska   52

visited Point Barrow   65

cited on Eskimo salutations   422

Elson Bay, Alaska, location of   27

Eskimo of Point Barrow, isolation of   26

range of   26-27

Excavating tools of the Eskimo   302-304

F.

Feces and entrails of animals eaten by Point Barrow Eskimo   62

Feather-setter for making Eskimo arrows   294

Festivals of the Eskimo   365, 373-376

Fetus of reindeer eaten by Point Barrow Eskimo   61

Files of the Eskimo   182

Finger rings of the Eskimo   149

Firearms, introduction of and use by the Point Barrow Eskimo   53

Firearms of the Eskimo   193-195

Fire making by the Eskimo, with drill   289-291

with flint and steel   291

kindlings   291

Fishery season among the Eskimo   282-283

Fishes of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   58

Fishhooks of the Eskimo   279-284

Fishing, manner of, by the Eskimo   283

Fishing implements of the Eskimo   278-287

Fish lines of the Eskimo   278-284

Fish nets of the Eskimo   284-286

Fish scaler of the Eskimo   311

Flint flakers of the Eskimo   287-289

Flint working by the Eskimo   287-289

Flipper toggles for Eskimo harpoons   247

Floats for Eskimo seal darts   215

for Eskimo whale harpoons   236, 246-247

Food of the Point Barrow Eskimo   61-63

Food, preparation of, by Point Barrow Eskimo   63

Fox, Eskimo method of hunting   264

Franklin, Sir John, works consulted   22

cited on Eskimo deer-hunting   265

cited on Eskimo mode of carrying infants   416

cited on Eskimo snowshoes   352

Frobisher, works consulted   22

cited on Eskimo bows   200

cited on Eskimo arrows   205

description of Eskimo umiak   339

Frocks of Eskimo   113-121

G.

Gambling among the Eskimo   364-365

Games of the Eskimo   364

Ghosts, Eskimo belief concerning   431-434

Gilder, W. H., work consulted   22

cited on Eskimo wolf-killer   259

quoted on exchange of wives by Eskimo   413

cited on Eskimo children   419

Gloves of Eskimo   124

Goggles, snow, of the Eskimo   260-262

Gorgets of the Eskimo   370

Government among the Eskimo, in the family   437

in the village   427

influence of elders   427

public opinion   427-428

“chiefs” are simply wealthy men   429-430

influence of property in   428-430

umialiks   429-430

Graah, W. A., works consulted   22

quoted on Eskimo ghosts or demons   431

H.

Hardisty, Wm. Lucas, letter of, regarding Rat Indians   50-51

Harness for Eskimo dogs   358-360

Harpoon boxes of the Eskimo   247-251

Harpoons of the Eskimo, for throwing   218-233

retrieving   230-231

for thrusting   233-240

Hazen, Wm. B., acknowledgments to   20

Habitations of Point Barrow Eskimo   72-86

Habits, personal, of the Point Barrow Eskimo   420-421

Hair, Eskimo, method of wearing   140-142

Hall, Charles Francis, works consulted   22

cited on Eskimo whale fishery   274

cited on Eskimo sledge shoes   353

Hammers of the Eskimo   182

Handles for Eskimo drill cords   180

for Eskimo tool bags   190

for Eskimo seal drags   237-239

for Eskimo drums   386-387

Head bands, use of, by the Eskimo   112

Head clothing of Eskimo   112

Healing among the Eskimo   422-423

Henshaw, W. H., cited on amulets of Eskimo   439

Herendeen, E. P., interpreter of Point Barrow expedition   19

cited on Eskimo reindeer-hunting   256

cited on float for whaling   247

cited on Eskimo whale-hunting   272

cited on Eskimo gambling   364

description of Eskimo dance   374-375

Holm, G., work consulted   22

description of Eskimo house by   77

description of Eskimo tattooing   139

quoted on Eskimo marriages   411, 412, 413

quoted on Eskimo children   416, 418

quoted on Eskimo burials   425, 426

quoted on Eskimo government   427

quoted on Eskimo amulets   441

Hooper, C. L., work consulted   23

description of Eskimo kû´dyĭgi   80

description of Eskimo tattooing   138

cited on Eskimo knives   159

cited on firearms among the Eskimo   193

cited on Eskimo spears   240

Hospitality, prevalence of, among Point Barrow Eskimo   42

prevents saving of food by Point Barrow Eskimo   64

House, winter, of the Eskimo   72-78

plans of   72, 73, 77

entrance passage to   73

interior of   73, 74

window of   74

sleeping place of   74, 75

heating of   74

furniture of   75

number of occupants of   75

when occupied   76

built of bones   77

Household utensils of the Eskimo. (See Utensils, household.)

Hunting, methods of the Eskimo, the polar bear   263

the wolf   263-264

the fox   264

the reindeer   264-268

the seal   268-272

Hunting, methods of the Eskimo, the walrus   272

the whale   272-276

fowl   276-278

Hunting scores of the Eskimo   361-364

I.

Ice, formation and movements of, at Point Barrow, Alaska   31-32

Ice creepers of Eskimo   135

Iglu (See House, winter, of Eskimo.)

Ikpikpûñ River, Alaska, location of   29

Imérnya, Alaska, location of   27

Implements of the Eskimo. (See Tools of the Eskimo.)

Implements, Eskimo, for procuring and preparing food   310-316

Indians of Northern Alaska, intercourse of the Point Barrow Eskimo with   49

Indicators used in catching seal   254-255

Insects of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   59

International Polar expedition, organization and work of   19

Isolation of the Point Barrow Eskimo   26

Itkû´dlîñ, habitat and description of   49-51

J.

Jigger of Eskimo, fishing tackle   282, 283

K.

Kaiaks of the Eskimo   328-335

Kane, Elisha Kent, works consulted   23

cited on Eskimo frocks   118

cited on Eskimo harpoons   222, 243

description of Eskimo kaiak by   334

description of Eskimo dog harness   359

Kilauwitawiñ, Alaska, Eskimo village   44

Klutschak, Heinrich W., work consulted   24

cited on Eskimo wolf killers   259

cited on Eskimo deer hunting   268

cited on Eskimo customs of childbirth   415

Knives of the Eskimo, general description   150-165

method of using   150-151

of slate, for men   151-155

of whalebone   155

of iron and steel   155-160

of flint   160

for women   161-164

fish-cutters   164-165

for cutting snow and ice   304-305

Koyukun Indians of Alaska, character of   50, 51

Krause Brothers, work consulted   23

cited on Eskimo archery   207

cited on Eskimo bolas   246

cited on Eskimo fowl hunting   278

quoted on burial of Eskimo   426

quoted on Eskimo property customs   428, 429

Kuáru River, Alaska, position of   29

Kûdyĭgi, use of term by Eskimo   79-80

Kulúiagrua, or Meade River, Alaska, description of   29

Eskimo fishing in   58

Kumlien, Ludwig, work consulted   23

cited on Eskimo knives   161

cited on Eskimo arrows   201

cited on Eskimo archery   207

cited on Eskimo harpoons   221

cited on Eskimo lance   242

cited on seal burrows   271

cited on Eskimo fishing   287

cited on Eskimo umiak   343

cited on Eskimo snowshoes   352

cited on Eskimo masks   370

cited on marriage ceremonies of Eskimo   411

cited on exchange of wives by Eskimo   413

cited on childbirth customs of Eskimo   415

cited on Eskimo’s method of carrying infants   416

quoted on Eskimo amulets   437

Kûñmûdliñ, habitat of   43, 45, 46, 47

Kupûñmiun, habitat of   45, 48, 49

L.

Labrets of the Eskimo, description of   143-148

lancets for making incision for   144

plug for enlarging hole for   144

glass stopples used for   145

Ladles of Eskimo, of horn   104

of bone   104-105

Lamplighters of Eskimo   106

Lamps of Eskimo   105-109

Lances of the Eskimo, for whale   240-242

for bear   240

for deer   240-244

Liquors, introduction among the Point Barrow Eskimo   54

taste for, of the Point Barrow Eskimo   65

List of works consulted in preparation of paper on Point Barrow Eskimo   20-25

Lyon, G. F., work consulted   23

description of Eskimo houses   72

cited on Eskimo harpoons   221

cited on Eskimo fire-making   290

cited on Eskimo snow shovels   306

cited on Eskimo needlecases   322

cited on Eskimo basket weaving   327

cited on Eskimo kaiaks   333, 334

cited on Eskimo umiaks   339

cited on Eskimo sledge-shoes   353

M.

Maguire, commander of ship Plover, report of, consulted   23

visit of, to Point Barrow, Alaska   52

cited on Eskimo reindeer hunting   268

cited on Eskimo salutations   422

Mammals of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   55-56

Mantles of Eskimo   121-122

Marker for meat cache of the Eskimo   262-263

Marline spike of the Eskimo   291-292

Marriage customs of the Eskimo   410-413

Masks of the Eskimo   365-370

Mason, Otis T., acknowledgments to   20

cited on Eskimo basket weaving   326

Massingberd, Francis C., quoted on the Carmelites   358

Mattocks of the Eskimo   302-304

Mauls of the Eskimo, of stone   93-97

of bone   97-99

evolution of   98-99

McClure, cited on Eskimo whale fishery   276

Medicine, Eskimo   422-423

Medicine-men of the Eskimo   422-423

Mesh sticks of the Eskimo   312-315

Minerals of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   60-61

Mittens of Eskimo   123, 125

Morality of the Point Barrow Eskimo   41

Mortuary customs of the Eskimo   423-427

Mourning, Eskimo customs of   425

Mouthpiece for Eskimo drills   179

Music of the Eskimo   385-389

Musical instruments of the Eskimo   385-388

N.

Names among Point Barrow Eskimo   42-43

Narcotics, use of, by the Point Barrow Eskimo   65-72

Necklaces, of the Eskimo   148

Needles, sewing, of the Eskimo   318-319

netting, of the Eskimo   312-313

Needle cases of the Eskimo   318, 320-322

Netting needles of the Eskimo   312-313

Netting tools of the Eskimo   312-315

Netting weights of the Eskimo   315-316

Nets of the Eskimo, for catching seal   251

for catching fish   284-286

Nomenclature of the Eskimo of Northern Alaska   42-43, 46-48

Nordenskiöld, Adolf Eric, work consulted   24

describes bone-crushers of Eskimo   96

mention of Eskimo lamplighters   106

cited on clothing of Eskimo   110, 122

cited on Eskimo labrets   148

cited on Eskimo harpoons   220

cited on Eskimo bolas   246

cited on Eskimo seal rattle   254

cited on seal catching   270

cited on Eskimo fishing   283, 285, 286

cited on fire-making by Eskimo   289

cited on Eskimo skin-scrapers   298

cited on Eskimo ice picks   304

describes Eskimo ice scoop   309

cited on Eskimo kaiaks   333

cited on Eskimo sledge shoes   353

cited on Eskimo dog harness   359, 360

cited on Eskimo masks   370

cited on Eskimo drums   385

cited on Eskimo drawings   410

quoted on character of Eskimo children   418

quoted on indoor habits of Eskimo   420, 421

cited on Eskimo burials   426

cited on Eskimo government   430

cited on Eskimo superstitions   434

cited on Eskimo amulets   441

Nunatañmiun, intercourse of with the Point Barrow Eskimo   44-45, 48

Nuwŭk, Alaska, location of   26

population of   43

description of   79

O.

Oars for Eskimo umiak   338-340

Oldmixon, Geo. Scott, surgeon of Point Barrow expedition   19

Ooglaamie, Alaska, name used by mistake   26

Ornaments of the Eskimo, tattooing   138-140

painting   140

earrings   142-143

labrets   143-145

necklaces   148

bracelets   148-149

finger rings   149

beads   149

Orthography of Eskimo words   20

Owen, L. C., cited on Eskimo whale fishery   276

P.

Paddles for Eskimo kaiaks   331-335

Painting of face by Eskimo   140

Painting of the Eskimo   390-392

Pantaloons of Eskimo   126-189

Parry, Wm. Edward, works consulted   24

cited on Eskimo diet   61

description of Eskimo lamp   106

cited on Eskimo frocks   115

cited on Eskimo knives   157, 160

cited on Eskimo saws   174

cited on Eskimo kaiaks   333

account of Eskimo music by   389

quoted on treatment of Eskimo women   413, 414

cited on character of Eskimo women   420

quoted on Eskimo burials   426

cited on Eskimo amulets   436, 440

Pastimes of the Eskimo   364

Petitot, E. F. J., works of, on the Eskimo   24

nomenclature of the Eskimo people   46-48, 51

description of Eskimo house by   77

description of Eskimo lamps by   106

description of Eskimo clothing by   120, 123, 129, 138

cited on Eskimo mode of wearing the hair   140, 141

cited on Eskimo labrets   143

cited on Eskimo sledge shoes   353

description of method of carrying Eskimo infants by   416

quoted on Eskimo amulets   440

Petroff, Ivan, work consulted   24

cited on Eskimo wolf-killer   259

cited on Eskimo burials   427

cited on Eskimo "chiefs"   429

Physical characteristics of Point Barrow Eskimo   33-39

Pickers for pipes, used by Point Barrow Eskimo   67

Picks and pickaxes of the Eskimo   302-304, 307-308

Pipe, extemporized, by an Eskimo   68

Pipes, description of, used by Point Barrow Eskimo   66-68, 70-71

Eskimo terms for   70

Plants of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   59-60

Point Barrow, Alaska, topography of region of   27-29

Plover, the visit of the, to Point Barrow, Alaska   52

Polygamy among the Eskimo   411

Population of Point Barrow Eskimo   43

Pots of the Eskimo, description of   90-92

Pouches, tobacco, description of, used by Point Barrow Eskimo   68-69

Property rights among the Eskimo   428-430

Prostitution among the Eskimo   419-420

Psychical characteristics of the Point Barrow Eskimo   40-42

Q.

Quiver rods of the Eskimo   209

Quivers of the Eskimo   207-209

R.

Rae, John, work consulted   24

cited on Eskimo fire-making   290

Rainfall at Point Barrow, Alaska   31

Rain-frocks of Eskimo   122

Rat Indians of Alaska   49-50

Rattles for decoying seal   254

Rau, Charles, cited on Eskimo knives   164, 165

cited on Eskimo bird darts   214

Ray, P. H., commander of Fort Barrow expedition   19

works consulted   24

description of pits for trapping reindeer   268

description of Eskimo house, kû´dyĭgi   80

cited on Eskimo diet   64

cited on Eskimo property marks   428

quoted on Eskimo ghosts   432

cited on Eskimo tabu   434

description of Eskimo dance   374

Reamers, flint bladed, of Eskimo   181-182

Reindeer, Eskimo method of hunting   264-268

Religion of the Eskimo, difficulty of gaining information concerning   430

rôle of the wizards or shamans in   430-131

tuaña, or demons, of   421-434

manner of driving away evil spirits   432-433

seal and walrus heads, superstitions concerning   434

sacrifices to supernatural beings   433

Resources, natural, of the Point Barrow region, Alaska   55-61

Retrieving harpoon of the Eskimo   230-231

Richardson, Sir John, works consulted   24

cited on Eskimo burials   426

Rink, Henrik Johan, acknowledgments to   20

works consulted   24, 25

description of Eskimo kûdyĭgi   80

description of Eskimo snow houses by   81

cited on Eskimo whale-fishing   274

cited on Eskimo fishing   287

cited on Eskimo kaiaks   332

quoted on property customs of the Eskimo   428, 429

cited on Eskimo demonology   431, 432

cited on Eskimo food superstitions   434

quoted on Eskimo amulets   435, 436, 437

Ross, John, works consulted   25

cited on Eskimo diet   62

Ruins of Eskimo houses near Point Barrow   79

S.

Sail of Eskimo umiak   338

Salutation among the Eskimo   422

Saws of the Eskimo   174-175

Scaffolds, for storage of property, by Point Barrow Eskimo   75-76

Schwatka, Frederick, works consulted   25

cited on Eskimo wolf-killer   259

cited on Eskimo sledge-shoes   354

Scoops, ice, of the Eskimo   308-309

Scores, hunting, of the Eskimo   361-364

Scoresby, Capt. William, work consulted   25

cited on Eskimo arrows   207

cited on Eskimo burials   426

Scrapers for dressing skins   294-300

Scratchers for decoying seal   253-254

Seal darts of the Eskimo   214-218

calls for decoying   253-254

rattles for decoying   254

indicators used in catching   254-255

stool used in catching   255

drags for hauling   256-259

methods of hunting   268-272

Eskimo superstition concerning skulls of   434

Sewing, Eskimo implements for   317-323

Shamans, Eskimo   422, 423, 431

Shoes of Eskimo   129-135

Shovels, snow, of the Eskimo   305

Sidaru, Eskimo village of, Alaska   44

Simpson, John, work consulted   25

visit to Point Barrow   52, 53

descriptions of Eskimo houses by   78

descriptions of Eskimo villages   79

cited on ownership of Eskimo dwellings   79

description of Eskimo tents   84

description of Eskimo of Point Barrow   33, 36, 38, 39

“burglar-alarm” of Eskimo described by   41

cited on Eskimo commerce   48

cited on Eskimo language   53

cited on use of tobacco among Eskimo   65

description of Eskimo tents   84

description of Eskimo clothing   110, 125, 128, 130, 138

cited on Eskimo earrings   142

cited on Eskimo labrets   143, 146

cited on Eskimo knives   157, 161

cited on Eskimo arrows   201

cited on Eskimo seal nets   252

cited on Eskimo whale fishery   274

cited on fire-making by Eskimo   289

cited on Eskimo needle cases   322

cited on Eskimo kaiaks   328

cited on Eskimo snowshoes   351, 352

cited on Eskimo festivals   376

description of Eskimo marriage customs   410, 413

cited on Eskimo divorce   412, 413

description of condition of Eskimo women   414

cited on infanticide among Eskimo   417

cited on Eskimo children   419

quoted on conduct of Eskimo women   420

cited on Eskimo "chiefs"   429

cited on Eskimo demonology   431, 433

Simpson, Thomas, work consulted   25

visit of, to Point Barrow   52

cited on use of tobacco by Eskimo   70

cited on Eskimo fishing   285

description of fire-making by Eskimo   289

cited on Eskimo umiak oars   339

quoted on Eskimo salutation   422

Sinker for Eskimo fish line   282

Skin ornamentation by Eskimo, tattooing   138-140

Skin painting   140

Skin-working, Eskimo implements for   294-301

Skulls of seals and walrus, Eskimo superstitions concerning   434

Sledges of the Eskimo   353-357

Slungshot used as Eskimo weapon   191

Smith, E. E., cited on Eskimo whale fishery   275

Smoking, methods and habits of, among Point Barrow Eskimo   69-72

Snowfall at Point Barrow, Alaska   31

Snow house of Eskimo, description of   81-83

fireplace of   81

plan of   82

windows of   82

used as storehouses   83

used as workshops   83

tools used in making   83

Snowshoes of the Eskimo   344-352

Social surroundings of the Point Barrow Eskimo   43-55

Song of the Eskimo   389

Spears of the Eskimo, for fishing   286-287

Spoons of Eskimo   104

Sports of Eskimo children   383-385

Staff, use of by the Eskimo   353

Stockings of Eskimo   129

Stool used by Eskimo in catching seal   255

Subsistence, means of, of the Point Barrow Eskimo   61-65

Surgery, Eskimo   423

Sutherland, P. C., work consulted   25

cited on Eskimo pathology   40

T.

Tabu among the Eskimo, concerning a woman in childbirth   415

on the occasion of a death   423-424

of certain foods to certain persons   433-434

Taρéoρment, habitat of   46-47

Tăsyûkpûñ, Great Lake, Alaska, description of   29-30

Tattooing by Eskimo   138-140

Tempering metals, Eskimo knowledge of   182-183

Tents of the Eskimo, direction of front   79

used as summer dwellings   83

construction of   84

used for women during confinement   86

used for sewing rooms   86

Thimble-boxes of the Eskimo   322-323

Thimbles of the Eskimo   318-319

Thongs, manufacture of by the Eskimo   301-302

Thread, Eskimo   317-318

Throwing-boards for Eskimo seal-darts   217-218

Tobacco, use of, by the Point Barrow Eskimo   65-73

Eskimo terms for   71

introduction of among the Eskimo   71-72

Toilet articles of the Eskimo   149-150

Tool-bags of the Eskimo   187-190

Tool-boxes of the Eskimo   185-187

Tools of the Eskimo, knives   150-165

adzes   165-172

chisels   172-173

whalebone shaves   173-174

saws   174-175

drills   175-182, 189

bow drills   176-182

reamers   181-182

awls   181-182

hammers   182

files   182

whetstones   185

for excavating   302-304

picks and pickaxes   302-304, 307-308

mattocks   302-304

for building   302-304

for snow and ice working   304-309

(See also Utensils.)

Toys of Eskimo children, whirligigs   376-377

teetotums   378

buzzes   378

whizzing-sticks   379

pebble-snappers   379

dolls   380-381

kaiak paddler   381-383

imitation implements   383

Transportation, means of, by the Eskimo   328-360

Traps of the Eskimo   260

Traveling, Eskimo means of   328-360

Trays used by Eskimo   99-101

Tuaña, or demons of the Eskimo   431-434

Tubs of the Eskimo   86-88

Tunes of the Eskimo   388-389

Tupĕk. (See Tents of the Eskimo.)

Turner, Lucien M., acknowledgments to   20

description of Eskimo lamps   108

cited on Eskimo records   177

cited on Eskimo seal darts   214

cited on Eskimo seal nets   252

cited on Eskimo kaiaks   332

cited on Eskimo umiaks   343

cited on Eskimo ornament   390

Twisters for making Eskimo bows   292-294

U.

Umiaks of the Eskimo   335-344

Umialiks, Eskimo   429-430

Utensils, household, of the Eskimo, canteens   86

wallets   86

buckets   86-88

tubs   86-88

meat bowls   89

pots   90-93

bone crushers   93-99

mauls   93-99

trays   99-101

drinking vessels   101-105

Utkīavwīñ, Alaska, location of   26

signification of name   26

population of   43

description of   79

V.

Villages, arrangement of Eskimo   79

W.

Wallets of the Eskimo   86

Walrus, Eskimo method of hunting   272

Weapons of the Eskimo, hand-club   191

slung-shot   191

bone daggers   191-192

firearms   193-195

whaling guns   195

bows   195-200

arrows   201-207

bear arrows   202

bow cases and quivers   207

bracers   209-210

bird darts   210-214

seal darts   214-218

harpoons, for casting   218-233

harpoons, for thrusting   233-240

lances   240-244

bolas for birds   244-246

Weaving, Eskimo tools for   316-317

Whale, Eskimo lance for hunting   240-242

Whalebone shaves of the Eskimo   173-174

Whaling guns of the Eskimo   195

Whetstones of the Eskimo   183-185

Widows, Eskimo   414

Wife-beating among the Eskimo   414

Wizards, Eskimo   430-431

Wolf, Eskimo methods of killing   259

Eskimo method of hunting   263-264

Women, Eskimo, condition and treatment of   413-414

prostitution among   419

Words, foreign, introduced among the Point Barrow Eskimo   55