The Stokes Paintings Representing Greenland Eskimo volume 2

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The Stokes Paintings Representing Greenland Eskimo volume 2
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The north panel of the East Wal 10 AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLETS Copyright 1908 hy Frdiik Wilhrrt Stokcf:.
WALRUS HUNTING IN THE LIGHT OF THE AURORA BOREALIS.
The central panel of the Eajst Wall.
rtiid travfl toward the souiid, often with only tlie lio-]it of the moon or of the stars to show him the way. When within a thousand yards to the windward of the animals, he tethers his dogs to the ice, and if they are unaccustomed to hunting and will not remain noiseless, he may tin-n the sledge upsi
...de down, to check any attempt on their |)art to run away.
PAINTINGS OF GREENLAND ESKIMO 11 Armed with a stout harpoon and plenty of wah-us-hide Hne, the Innuit crawls over the ice toward the animals. He conceals himself behind ice blocks or hummocks until the distance between him and the animals is short, then suddenly leaps to his feet, singles out a big bull (as in the painting) and strikes — usually with unerring aim. The whole herd, barking furiously, rushes for the sea. The stricken bull dives, and the walrus-hide line pays out rapidly, but not before the Innuit has deftly thrust his lance, which he carries in his free hand, firmly into the ice.


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