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Drill bow. Shaktolik. E. W. Nelson. 43810. Delicate and beautiful engraving 

 marks this as very superior to most specimens. The reindeer is shown on one 

 side; delicately engraved umiaks and a kaiak are on the next adjoining side, 

 while on the reveise are partly obliterated characters, shown and described in 

 text in figures. 



Kantag handle. Unalakleet. E. W. Nelson. 43820. Plate 58, fig. 3. 



DiULL BOW. Nubuiakhchugaluk. E. W. Nelson. 43931. 



Kantag handle. Nubuiakhchugaluk. E. W. Nelson. 43936. 



Drill bow. Cape Darby. E. AV. Nelson. 44206. Much curved and old specimen. 

 The length straight across from point to point is 14 inches, while the height of 

 the curve is 4 inches. Both sides are decorated, the narrow edges having only 

 parallel lines, excepting one place ornamented with an umiak containing three 

 persons The upper side bears a variety of delicately engraved figures, occupied 

 with various avocations, and mauy of them represented in attitudes to denote 

 action and gesture. The under side bears a herd of reindeer, the animals, after 

 passing through a slough or river, approaching a hunter who is armed. Beyond 

 this person is another engaged in cutting up a reindeer which is lying upon its 

 back. At the right side are four other reindeer in various lifelike attitudes. 



Drill bow. Cape Darby. E. W. Nelson. 44207. Bears a few coarsely engraved 

 characters, at one end being the upper line of a whale's figure, to which are 

 attached lines like fins or spines from the head down toward and nearly touch- 

 ing the flukes. 



Drill bow. Cape Darby. E. W. Nelson. 44208. Walrus hunting and scaffolded 

 umiaks are shown on one of the two lower surfaces, the upper flat surface being 

 without any engravings. The work is very graphic, and some of the boats in 

 the water are scattered, to resemble the work of .Japanese artists — as pertains to 

 an attempt at perspective in this instance. The specimen is shown as a test 

 figure. 



Drill bow. Cape Darby. E. W. Nelson. 44209. Plate 24, fig. 1. 



Drill bow. Cape Darby. E. W. Nelson. 44210. Records on two sides consist 

 almost entirely of reindeer in various attitudes, and some very lifelike. A few 

 animals are drawn foreshortened. 



Drill BOW. Cape Darbj". E.W. Nelson. 44212. Old yellow ivory specimen, deco- 

 rated on four faces. The dorsal surface has two figures incised to the depth of 

 over one-sixteenth of an inch, the figures consisting of rudely drawn animals 

 and human beings. 



At the side is a series of outlines of the human figure, with arms in various 

 attitudes, as in records portraying ceremonial dances, though in the present 

 instance the figures appear seated upon the ground, or base line. Boats and 

 walruses are also to be seen nearer the right end, while at the left is a seal hunt. 

 Upon the opposite side are several umiaks, going toward the right, in pursuit 

 of a whale. In the middle of the record are some indefinite outlines, among 

 which, however, may be detected that of a reindeer. 



The under side bears upon it a number of animal forms at the left, while a 

 well-drawn whale is next portrayed, followed by another, whose body is thrown 

 partly from the Avater, having been liarpooned by a hunter in the pursuing umiak 

 at the right. A whale fluke projects from the water behind the boat, while two 

 cubs and an adult bear are next shown, approaching three large figures, which 

 seem to be intended for heavily robed or dressed natives. 



Drill bow. Cape Darby. E. W. Nelson. 44213. Upon the dorsum of this piece 

 is a group of ships and native boats. Rude engravings of ships occur on one 

 side, while white men's houses are represented at other iiortions. 



Drill bow. Cape Nome. E. W. Nelson. 44366. Delicate and sharp engraving 

 marks this specimen as characteristic of this locality. 

 The herd of deer shown in fig. 9 are from this piece. 

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