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between the stones of the grave — there is an incipient vegetation 

 of lichen-soredia. It is very frail, and I have not dared to try and 



Fig. 28. Seal net for use under the ice, of whalebone strings, with one of the 



sinkers attached. 



unfold it entirely. Out of the best preserved part, which was turned 

 downwards, I have carefully got enough unravelled to allow of my seing 



Fig. 29. A knot of the seal net shown in Fig. 28; seen from two sides. 



the size of the mesh, which was from 8 — 10 cm. This is certainly 

 smaller than the size of the mesh of far the greater number of nets 

 made for hunting Phoca foetida nowadays. Nevertheless, none of the 



