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Fastener for workbag. Made of a cylindrical piece of walrus-tusk ivory, ornamented 

 with twelve rows of engraved parallel lines. It has in the center a small pro 

 jection, in which is a hole serving as a passage for the cord with which the bag 

 is closed. Length, 7| inches; diameter, f inch. Eskimo of Big Lake, Alaska. 

 36637. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for workbag. Made of a cylindrical piece of walrus-tusk ivory. Slightly 

 curved and ornamented with eight rows of engraved parallel lines mingled with 

 points and crosses. There is a hole in the ivory, serving as a passage for the 

 cord with which the bag is closed. Length, 64- inches ; diameter, inch. Eskimo 

 of Sabotnisky, Alaska. 48966. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for ivorkbag. Made of a cylindrical piece of walrus-tusk ivory, ornamented 

 with eleven rows of engraved parallel lines mingled with dots and circles. 

 Length, 6^ inches; width, -finch. Eskimo of Paimut, Alaska. 38011. Collected 

 by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for workbag. Made of a triangular piece of walrus-tusk ivory, ornamented 

 with figures representing diamonds and a set of wooden plugs incrusted in the 

 ivory and surrounded by circles. It has a cleft serving as a passage for the 

 cord with which the bag is closed. Length, 5| inches; width, $ inch. Eskimo 

 of Paimut, Alaska. 37188. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for workbag. Made of walrus-tusk ivory, ornamented with engraved trans 

 verse lines, forming various figures. An eagle s head is carved on one of the 

 ends. A small hole made in the ivory serves as a passage for the cord with 

 which the bag is closed. Length, 5J inches; width, | inch. Eskimo of Ano- 

 gogumut, Alaska. 37431. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for ivorkbag. Made of a flat and thin piece of walrus-tusk ivory, orna 

 mented in the center with an engraved drawing representing a human face, and 

 on each side an engraved seal. A series of lines crossing each other are engraved 

 on the upper edge. A small hole made in the ivory serves as a passage for the 

 cord with which the bag is closed. Length, inch; width, 1 inch. Eskimo of 

 Chalitmut, Alaska. 37319. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for workbag. Made of walrus-tusk ivory. Carved to represent a salmon. 

 A small hole made in the button hook serves as a passage for the cord with 

 which the bag is closed. Length, 4 inches ; width, 1 inch. Eskimo of Nunivak 

 Island, Alaska. 43694. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for workbag. Made of walrus-tusk ivory and carved in the shape of a 

 beaver. Ornamented with engraved circles, lines, and points. Five small 

 pieces of lead are cemented to the ivory at intervals of about an inch. A small 

 hole made in the lower part of the fasten er serves as a passage for the cord 

 with which the bag is closed. Length, 7 inches; width, inch. Eskimo of 

 Sabotnisky, Alaska. 48861. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for worlcbag. Made of walrus-tusk ivory, carved in the form of a seal. 

 Ornamented with borders, engraved around the neck and tail. Various draw 

 ings adorn the body. A small hole made in the ivory serves as a passage for 

 the cord with which the bag is closed. Length, 4 inches; diameter f inch. 

 Eskimo of Nulukhtologomut, Alaska. 38241. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Fastener for workbag. Carved in walrus-tusk ivory, in the form of a seal. Orna 

 mented with engraved circles, points, and lines. A small hole made in the vory 

 serves as a passage for the cord with which the bag is closed. Length, 6 inches ; 

 width, inch. Eskimo of Sabotnisky, Alaska. 48860. Collected by E. W. 

 Nelson. 



Fastener for workbag. Made of walrus- tusk ivory, carved in the shape of a lamprey 

 A small hole made in the ivory serves as a passage for the cord with which the 

 bag is closed. Length, 6f inches; width, f inch. Eskimo of Norton Sound, 

 Alaska. 24502. Collected bv Lucien M. Turner. 



