140 PJItVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL '. n?.--51. ?nd, three or fou? splinters, ofs?oquartz, stock on in a row with gum, thus forming a sort ofja?ed instrument, of which the following is ? .mpresention:? h is thus used: aRe? they have put wid?in their teeth a sufficient mouthfid of seal's flesh, the remainder is held in their left hand, ?xl, with the "taal?" in the other, they saw through, separate the flesh '. Every native carries or more of these knives in his belt besides the hammer, which is also an indispensable instru- ment with them. We did not perceive that th.ese people ac-. knowledffed ?ny chief or superior emong them the two parties that collected daily on the o.p-, posite sides of the harbour, evidently belonged to the same tribe, for they occasionally mixed with each other. Their habitations were pro. bably sc,?ttered about in different t?uls, for when
- A very good idea m?y be obtained of the manner in welch
these "taap," are used, by referran K to Captain Lyon's drawing of the Esquimaux aleriKes, at p. BOO, of Parry's Second �6yage: the mt?ves of King Oeor?e's.8ounS, however, hold tho knife u?de? Imnded, aml cut upwards. o,g,,,?ed by Goodie
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