EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXXXVI. 



Fig. 1. Scraper. Handle a long shaft of spruce with a grip formed by a slight 

 natural bend at the upper end. Blade a thin celt of chert, with edge 

 wedge-shaped, but the two sides are very much rounded: that is, in 

 cross section the edge forms a letter V with one limb straight, the other 

 curved outward. 



Cat. No. 38603. U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Cape Vancouver. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fig. 2. Fat-scraper. Made of antler: the handle, one of the prongs, and the 

 spoon-shaped blade scooped out of the columnar portion. This is a 

 dainty implement for its work. 



Cat. No. 37967, U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Chalitmute. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fig. 3. Fat-scraper. Made of antler and used for removing the fat from bird and 



animal skins prior to the curing. The fat is preserved for the lamp. 



Length, (U inches. 



Cat. No. 36501. U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Kashunuk. north of Norton Sound, Alaska. 

 Collected by E. W. Nels< m. 



