PLATE II. 



(Mnrdoch. Eskimo bows.) 



Fig. 2a. Oae end of No. 36032 (from near Cape RomauzojBf. Collected by E. W. Nel- 

 son) to show attachment of the backing to the nock. Natural size. 



Fig. 3. Straight bow, with " Southern " backing, in which some strands are short. 

 No. 72408, from Bristol Bay. Collected by the late C. L. McKay. Back, 

 reduced. 



Fig. 3a. The broadest part of the same bow, to show the attachment of the short 

 strands. Natural size. 



