160 COLUMBIAN HISTORICAL EXPOSITION AT MADRID. 



Sculptured bone. Length, 6 inches; diameter, 1 inches. Sitka Indians (Koluschan 



stock), Sitka, Alaska, 1884. 75459. Collected by J. J. McLean. 



Sculptured ivory. Representing a fish. Length, 5| inches; width, 2 inches. Ton- 

 gass Indians (Koluschan stock), Fort Tongass, Alaska. Collected by Lieut. F. 

 W. Ring, U. S. A. 



Set of amulets of the Shaman. Carved in ivory or bone; fastened to a delicate ivory 

 handle ornamented with carvings. Average length, 2 inches. Tsimshian 

 Indians (Tsimshian stock), Fort Simpson, British Columbia. 89021. Collected 

 by James G. Swan. 



Needlecase. Made of the bone of a swan s wing.; without ornaments. The ends of 

 the bone are plugged with wooden stoppers, one representing the head of a fish 

 and the other the tail, so that the whole has the appearance of a fish. Length, 

 6 inches; diameter, f inch. Eskimo, Askinuk, Alaska. 36719. Collected by 

 E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Made of carved ivory, representing a nude human figure. The tube 

 for holding the needles is of the same length as the case. Length, 3f inches. 

 Eskimo of Nubviakkhchugaluk, Alaska. 43945. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Made of the bone of a swan s wing. Ornamented with four rings in a 

 diagonal line, and a large number of straight lines around the bone. The ends 

 are plugged with wooden stoppers, one representing the head of a fish and the 

 other the tail, the whole having the appearance of a long fish. Length, 6 

 inches; diameter, f inch. Eskimo of Askinuk, Alaska. 36723. Collected by 

 E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Made of the bone of the wing of a swan. Ornamented with two sets 

 of diagonal lines and three borders of straight lines around the bone. The ends 

 are plugged with wooden stoppers. Length, 5 inches; diameter, -^ inch. 

 Kaialigumut Eskimo, Alaska. 37159. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Made of the bone of the wing of a swan. Ornamented with straight 

 lines carved around the bone. The ends are plugged with wooden stoppers, one 

 representing the head of a fish and the other the tail, the whole having the 

 appearance of a long and slender fish. Length, 6 inches; diameter, f inch. 

 Eskimo of Askinuk, Alaska. 36^27. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Carved in ivory. It has nearly the shape of a spindle. Hollow at the 

 top and at the bottom. On each side it has a wing supported by a small piece 

 which projects from the surface. Length, 5| inches. Eskimo of Norton Sound, 

 Alaska. 33697. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Carved in ivory, ornamented with four nude figures seated, two facing 

 the other two. Length, 4- inches. Eskimo of King s Island, Alaska. 44137. 

 Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Carved in ivory, representing a walrus carrying something in its mouth. 

 Ornamented with dots, rings, and lines, forming a beautiful design. This needle- 

 case is not like those usually carried by the Eskimos, as it only opens at one 

 end. Length, 4 inches. Eskimo of Togiak River, Alaska. 127443. Collected 

 by I. Applegate. 



Needlecase. Carved in ivory, representing a whale. Ornamented with dots, rings, 

 and lines. It opens only at one end, and has a hole in the center, plugged with 

 a stopper of soft wood. Length 5 inches. Eskimo of Bristol Bay, Alaska. 

 7913. Collected by Dr. T. T. Minor. 



Needlecase. Carved in ivory. One end is ornamented with a seal s head, and the 

 other with a walrus head. The opening of the case runs from the top down, and 

 has one end plugged with wood. Length, 5 inches. Eskimo of the Lower 

 Yukon, Alaska. 38443. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. Made of the bone of the wing of a swan. Ornamented with small dots 

 and rings. Both ends are plugged with wooden stoppers. It is a fine specimen. 

 Length, 5 inches ; diameter, f inch. Eskimo of Lower Kuskokwim River, Alaska. 

 36762. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



