Book of the EskimosDescribing the Eskimo origins and their migration from east to west and their present distribution in settlements. The author describes the Eskimo life throughout the year and speaks frankly of the social structure and sexual habits of the Eskimo people. |
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Page 138
... meat , so this meal is going to be a terri- ble scandal for my house . " Whereupon the men sit down , and the wife starts serv- ing the meat . This is her only function at the meal . She has a kind of fork made from a caribou antler or ...
... meat , so this meal is going to be a terri- ble scandal for my house . " Whereupon the men sit down , and the wife starts serv- ing the meat . This is her only function at the meal . She has a kind of fork made from a caribou antler or ...
Page 142
... meat was con- sidered common property , so it didn't really matter . We just ate , and I learned what was good . The diet of the Polar Eskimos is actually healthful and varied . When you have meat and meat , and meat again , you learn ...
... meat was con- sidered common property , so it didn't really matter . We just ate , and I learned what was good . The diet of the Polar Eskimos is actually healthful and varied . When you have meat and meat , and meat again , you learn ...
Page 242
... meat in the meat rack . It used to be that there always was plenty , so that nobody noticed when boiling meat was taken , but now they started feeding their dogs with the dead man's meat . Iterfiluk remarked to the other women : " Alas ...
... meat in the meat rack . It used to be that there always was plenty , so that nobody noticed when boiling meat was taken , but now they started feeding their dogs with the dead man's meat . Iterfiluk remarked to the other women : " Alas ...
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