Word: esquimaux
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...inhabitants of the northwestern section along the Pacific were the Aleuts and the western Esquimaux. They are characterized by their carvings of bone, ivory and stone, in which there is often a singular combination of human heads and animal bodies. They had no pottery and used instead vessels of wood, stone or basket work...