. The coast Indians of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Indians of North America; Indians of North America. 262 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. Finger-rings.—These were formerly made entirely of copper, boue, shell, or black slate, and were ornamented with totemic designs. Now silver has so generally displaced all other materials that the primitive types are rarely seen. Bracelets.—Fig. 5, Plate vi, is a pair of copper bracelets from Bella Bella, British Columbia, (Kwakiutl) similar to those worn north. Fig. 6 represents a pair from' Fort Wrangell, Alaska, also of copper, in- la
. The coast Indians of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Indians of North America; Indians of North America. 262 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. Finger-rings.—These were formerly made entirely of copper, boue, shell, or black slate, and were ornamented with totemic designs. Now silver has so generally displaced all other materials that the primitive types are rarely seen. Bracelets.—Fig. 5, Plate vi, is a pair of copper bracelets from Bella Bella, British Columbia, (Kwakiutl) similar to those worn north. Fig. 6 represents a pair from' Fort Wrangell, Alaska, also of copper, in- laid wjth haliotis shell. Fig. 7 is one similar in style to that shown in Fig. 6, from Fort Simpson, British Columbia (Tsimshian). Fig. 8 rep- resents a very primitive type of copper bracelet of twisted copper wire, from Fort Rupert, British Columbia (Kwakiutl), but similar to those worn north. Fig. 166 is a Tliugit iron bracelet of native workman- ship, from the Emmons Collection. Plate viii represents the types of silver bracelets worn on the northwest coast at the present day. They are made from silver coin, and have re- placed those of bone, horn, copper, shell, and iron formerly worn. Fig. 24 represents the coin hammered out into a flat strip of the re- p. jgj^ quired width with ends rounded into shape. Iron Bracelet. ^^S' 25 represents the Same bent nearly into (Tiingit. Emmons Collection.) shapc by gcutlc hammering. In its flat shape the silver has little or no elasticity or spring, so the next step is to round the bracelet out on the inside, as shown in cross- section, Fig. 26. This is done by means of a hammer and a blunt cold chisel. In the process of hammering the bracelet curls uj) more and more, and is beaten out thinner and broader. This economizes silver, and gives elasticity and clasp to the bracelet. The next step is to carve the design on it as shown in the finished bracelet, Fig. 27. On this width totemic designs are seldom carved, scroll work being used. T
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