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of tlie water, but this results, no doubt, from the fact that large blank 

 spaces had been left after the aquatic scenes were completed, and the 

 habitations were then placed upon the most available space. In No. 3 

 will be observed a vertical pole with cords stretched out to various 

 sides of the pole, while beneath are represented four human beiugs. 

 The import of this is not clear, but in fig. 4 we have the outline of an 

 underground habitation very similar to many of those represented on 

 the ivory rods. Over the entrance is placed a votive offering, shown 

 by a vertical line with a short cross line attached to the top, beneath 

 which is a human being with arms extended from the head as if reach- 

 ing to something above him. Upon the dome-shaped portion of the 

 habitation are three human beings, one crawling by the side, while 

 two are engaged in peeping down through the smoke hole to see Avhat 

 is going on within. On the inside are three natives, one on the floor, 

 while the second is seated on the bench or projecting boards placed 

 around the interior, which also serve as beds, while the third appears 

 to be hanging by his feet from a horizontal bar. Whether this is sim- 

 ply an acrobatic feat or not, we have no means of determining. At No. 

 5 is another object in the shape of a parallelogram within which two 

 human-like objects are seated, facing in opposite directions. Tiiese 

 characters are very similar to the Shoshonian pictographs as found 

 among the cliff remains of northwestern Arizona. The hands of one 

 of these characters are elevated, with the fingers outspread, as if 

 making gestures, while the other has his liands placed toward the 

 ground, with fingers spread. It is probable that this represents some 

 shamanistic idea. 



Among the various representations of umiaks are some very interest- 

 ing ones, those in Nos. C, 7, and 8 being particularly well drawn. At 

 No. 9 is one Avhich very much resembles the petroglyphs, or the petro- 

 graphic representation of boats as found in Sweden, of which an illus- 

 tration is given in plate 70, A fine illustration of harpooning is shown 

 in No. 10, the floats being attached to the line, while the animal is 

 shown as attempting to escape, at the same time blowing water above 

 his head. A similar exploit is shown in No. 11, the harpoon having 

 been cast and the whale followed by the umiak represented in No. 12. 

 In No. 13 is shown an umiak, from which a harpoon is being thrown at 

 a seal, while the native in the stern is elevating his paddle in imitation 

 of the signal to denote concentration. This is a notice to the accom- 

 panying kaiaks that the harpoon has been cast and that the assisting 

 hunters are to surround the animal struck. 



In No. 14 we have the interesting illustration of a whale being 

 harpooned, the float appearing beliiud, while a second harpoon has 

 been thrown into him, the line of which is still attached to an umiak, 

 which in turn is connected by a continuous line to a second umiak, 

 both boat loads of hunters in this wise keeping up with their foray. 

 In No. 15 a whale is likewise shown with two harpoons and floating 

 lines attached. 



