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Franeisco, California. The animals secured by the liunter are shown, 

 as well as those observed by him during thetrij), but not secured. 



i^os. 1 and 2 represent deer; Xo. 3 is the outline of a porcupine, next 

 to which is the habitation of the hunter, No. 4. Smoke is seen issuing 

 from the roof of the hut, while at the door is the hunter's wife with a 

 vessel, 'So. 5. At No. G is the outline of the hunter himself in the atti- 

 tude of shooting an arrow, thus indicating the weapon used by him. 

 Nos. 7, 8, and 9 are beavers; Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 are martens; 

 No. la is a vessel, according to the interpretation given by Naomoff, 

 although there are no specitic characters to identifj- it different from 



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Fig. 102. 

 HUNTING SCORE ENGRAVED ON IVORY. (AFTER MURDOOK.) 



the preceding; No. 16 is a land otter; No. 17 represents a bear, Avhile 

 Is'o. 18 is a fox; No. 1!) is a walrus, the tusks being perceptible at the 

 left side; No. 20 is a seal, while No. 21 represents a wolf. 



As above remarked, the animals are all indicated; those with the 

 heads turned toward the hunter were secured, while those with the 

 head turned away from him were observed, but not secured. 



The story told by the pictograph, together with the text in the 

 Kiate\amut dialect of the Innuit language, is as follows: 



Hui'nuna'gra hui'puqtu'a picu'qulu'a mus'quli'qnut. panui'(itulit' 



I (from) my place 1 wont Imuting (lor) skins. Martens 



(settlement) 



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