. Bulletin. Ethnology. 100 fATtootiro [B. A. E. meaning 'to mark,' 'to write'). The cus- tom of tattooing prevailed to a greater or less extent over the entire country. When an Eskimo girl reached matur- ity a line was tattooed from the edge of the lower lip to the point of the chin; later two or more lines were added tomark her as a married woman. With western Eskimo men the tattoo mark meant per- sonal distinction; sometimes successful whalers had the tally of their catches pricked upon the cheek, chest, or arms. Occasionally the wife of such a man had an extra mark put at the corner of her
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 100 fATtootiro [B. A. E. meaning 'to mark,' 'to write'). The cus- tom of tattooing prevailed to a greater or less extent over the entire country. When an Eskimo girl reached matur- ity a line was tattooed from the edge of the lower lip to the point of the chin; later two or more lines were added tomark her as a married woman. With western Eskimo men the tattoo mark meant per- sonal distinction; sometimes successful whalers had the tally of their catches pricked upon the cheek, chest, or arms. Occasionally the wife of such a man had an extra mark put at the corner of her mouth. Alongthe Pacific coast both men and women were tattooed on the face and body, a custom that recently reached its mostornatedevelopmentamongtheHaida. HAIDA TATTOOING (mALLERy) of Queen Charlotte ids. Thedesigns were of conventionalized "totemic" figures, and seem to have indicated personal or tribal distinction rather than any religious cult. On the middle Atlantic coast geo- metric designs were tattooed on the person so as to have a decorative effect. The same type of design was incised on the pottery of that region (Holmes in 20th Eep. B. , 151). Tattooing was exten- sively practised among the tribes of the interior. The Wichita, because of their profuse useof this decoration, were known to the French as "Pani ; Cabeza de Vaca, about 1530, mentions the use of colors, red and blue, in tattooing by the tribes of the Gulf of Mexico, a custom similar to that which still obtains among the Haida of the n. Pacific coast. Vases have been found in the moundsof the mid- dle Mississippi valley showing the human face with tattoo marks, some of the designs combining geometric and totemic figures. As tattooing gave a permanent line, it served a different purpose from decoration by paint. Among men it marked personal achievement, some special office, symbol- ized a vision from the supernatural powers, or served some practical purpose, as among the Hupa, w
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