All Index entries refer to items in separate files. Links lead to the top of their respective pages. Note that within each entry, subheads are generally listed in page order rather than alphabetical order. Adornment by Eskimo 138, 140-149 Adzes of the Eskimo, general description 165-172 of steel or iron 165-166, 168, 171 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 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 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 mantles 121-122 rain frocks 122 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´dyigi of Eskimo 79-80 Coal of the Point Barrow region, Alaska 61 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 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 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 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 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 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´dyigi 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 entrance passage to 73 window of 74 heating of 74 furniture of 75 number of occupants of 75 when occupied 76 |