EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXXVIII. 



Fig. 1 (a and b). Scraper. Handle of spruce wood, with marked characteristics, 

 resting on the front and long tailpiece and slightly arched up in the mid- 

 dle. Thumb groove profound, finger grooves moderately .deep. Under- 

 cut two-thirds the distance across the bottom. Between this and the 

 blade is a cul-de-sac for the third or ring finger. The grip is high arched 

 and the flat tailpiece projects abruptly from its base. The socket is 

 broad and intrudes slightly on the sides. Split by a stone blade, the old 

 device of a groove and lashing has been resorted to. 



Cat. No. 127886, U. S. N. M". Eskimo of Hotham Inlet, Alaska. Collected by ('apt. 

 P. H Ray, U. S. Army. 



Fig. 2. Scraper. Of walrus ivory. A slender spoon-shaped handle. Thumb is 

 scantily provided for and the linger grooves are mere shadows. The 

 undercut is scalloped delicately on its side to receive the string and the 

 middle finger. The socket is very broad and deep but entire on its mar- 

 gin. There is a delicious continuity of curvature over the entire surface 

 of this specimen, so that not a single sharp turn occurs anywhere except 

 in the socket. 



Cat No. 48624,' V. S. N. M Eskimo of Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Collected by Capt. 

 P. H. Kay. I" S. Army. 



