Part 50

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 kú´idyĭgi 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.