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around the edge the upper part of hearth was scraped down. The 

 mouthpiece is large and is in the form of a seal. It has only a shallow, 

 crescentic teeth grip ; from the size of the mouthpiece, its shape, and 

 the absence of a block to fasten between the teeth it must have been 



Fig. 33.- 



-Fire-making SET. Cat. No. 12750, U.S.N. M. Eskimo of KAS.siANAMrTE,ToGiAK region, 

 Alaska. Collected by I. Applegate 



nearly always held in the hand of one of the operators. It is set 

 with a round pebble, mottled with green. The cord is a thong of 

 rawhide with handles of wood. 



The next locality is Koggiung, on the southern shore of Bristol 

 Bay, near its head. Two sets are shown from this locality. 

 From the hearths it will be seen that both fire slots on the side and 



