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Eskimo Folk-Tales: ILLUSTRATIONS

Eskimo Folk-Tales, by Knud Rasmussen, [1921] | Man and wife from Angmagssalik | Frontispiece | | | TO FACE PAGE | | Making a tupilak. Note the bones of various animals used. The monster is on the point of coming to life. | 18 | | Hunter in kayak. The creature behind is a monster that frightens all the seal away. | 34 | | Hunters encountering Sarqiserasak, a dangerous troll, who rows in a half kayak himself, and upsets all he meets with his paddle. | 34 | | Wizard preparing for a "spirit fight." He is bound head to knees and hands behind; the magic drum resting on his foot is beating itself. Bird's wings are fastened to his back. | 50 | | "Inland-dweller" armed with bow and arrow. | 70 | | An "inland-dweller," half dog, half human, pointing out a settlement for destruction. | 96 | | A tupilak frightening a man to death in his kayak. | 96 | | Evil spirit entering a house. | 116 | | Wizard calling up a "helping spirit." | 140 | | Flying race between two wizards, one of whom, unable to keep up, has fallen to earth, and is vainly begging the other to stop. | 148 | | Angiut, a "helping spirit," who knows all about everywhere. | 148 |