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that only one example of it has been described from a site outside of 

 St. Lawrence — the winged object from Point Hope described by 

 Mathiassen. Thus, the present evidence seems to indicate that the 

 Punuk style of art, if not entirely restricted to St. Lawrence Island, 

 at least played a more dominant role there than elsewhere. We must 

 have further knowledge of other old north Alaskan sites before the 

 actual range of the Punuk style of ornamentation can be determined. 



OBJECTS FROM PUNUK AND ST. LAWRENCE ISLANDS 

 SHOWING MODERN DESIGNS 



Reference has been made on page 17 to the finding of seven speci- 

 mens in the old sections of Punuk and Cape Kialegak showing modern 

 decoration. On plate 17 are shown six of these, together with two 

 similarly decorated specimens from Gambell. 



Plate 17, a, is probably one piece of a double knife handle. The 

 decoration is thoroughly modern, consisting of two narrow bands con- 

 taining alternating spurs, two small Y-shaped figures, and pairs of 

 parallel lines. It should be mentioned perhaps that this specimen 

 was found on the surface at the old village, where it might possibly 

 have been lost by the later people who occupied the houses at the end 

 of the Island within recent years. 



Plate 17, e, represents a cord handle of modern type from Punuk 

 Island. It is carved in the shape of a seal with a longitudinal hole 

 through the base for receiving the line. Short straight lines are the 

 only decoration. 



In / is shown a wrist guard collected by Dr. Riley D. Moore at 

 Gambell. It is of deeply stained ivory and bears the decoration of 

 narrow bands and numerous alternating spurs generally applied to 

 St. Lawrence wrist guards. 



In g is shown another object from Gambell, the use of which is 

 doubtful. It is decorated like the preceding specimen but with larger 

 and more widely spaced spurs. 



The object shown in h is a ferrule used on the end of the dog whip 

 handle for disentangling the harness lines. The ornamentation of 

 lines and spurs is carelessly applied. 



The three bone tubes, b, c, and d, plate 17. from Punuk Island 

 and Cape Kialegak, are probably needle cases. The simple decoration 

 consists of encircling lines, spurs, and detached dots. A similar 

 specimen was purchased which had been excavated from the old 

 village at Gambell. Assuming these tubes to have been used as needle 

 cases, it will be observed that they are practically identical with those 

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