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Spectacles. Made of damaged wood, covered with a double strip of canvas, to which 

 are glued little pieces of glass placed in such a way that they come in front of 

 the eyeholes in the wood. Length, 8 inches; width, 3 inches. Eskimo of 

 Diomede Island, Alaska. 63626. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Spectacles. Made of wood ; a sphere, without a visor. The eyeholes are cut in the 

 exact shape of the eye. A rough, nose-shaped bridge is glued to the outside, 

 and there is a slight cavity on the inside for the nose. Length, 6J inches ; width, 

 2 inches. Eskimo of Sabotnisky, Alaska. 48996. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Spectacles. Made of spruce pine. This apparatus is characterized by a narrow visor, 

 an elliptical hole for the two eyes, and a cavity for the nose. Secured by hide 

 strips. Crude specimen. Length, 6 inches; width, 1 inches. Eskimo of the 

 Lower Yukon, Alaska. 38704. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Sheathes for knives (2). One is of tanned leather; the other of rawhide. The men 

 use them. Length, 19| inches. Kiowa Indians (Kiowan stock), Kiowa Reserva 

 tion, Indian Territory, 1891. 152977. Collected by James Mooney. 



Cases for knives. Made of tanned leather ornamented with brass-headed tacks. The 

 men use them. Length, 10, 13, and 16 inches. Kiowa Indians (Kiowan stock), 

 Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory, 1891. 152891. Collected by James Mooney. 



Needlecase. Made of walrus-tusk ivory. A small chain made of the same material 

 hangs from the end. Length, 9 inches. Eskimo of Cape Darby, Alaska. 44173. 

 Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Needlecase. It consists of a copper tube, through which passes a strip of hide in 

 which the needles are stuck. A small chain made of ivory hangs from the end. 

 Length, 16 inches. Eskimo of St. Michaels Island, Norton Sound, Alaska. 24467. 

 Collected by L. M. Turner. 



Needlecase. It consists of a tube of walrus-tusk iv&quot;ory, through which passes a strip 

 of hide in which the needles are stuck. Two ivory pendants hang from each end 

 of the strip of hide. Length, 16 inches. Eskimo of St. Michaels Island, Norton 

 Sound, Alaska. 24493. Collected by L. M. Turner. 



Thimble and needles. The thimble is of walrus skin, and is used on the thumb. The 

 needles are of ivory, and have eyes made in the same way as the needles among 

 civilized nations. Eskimo of Point Barrow, Alaska. 89395. Collected by Lieut. 

 P. H. Ray, U. S. A. 



Needlecases (2). Made of tubes of walrus-tusk ivory, through which pass folded 

 strips of hide in which the needles are stuck. The tubes have ornaments of 

 blue beads. Length, 8 inches; diameter,! inch. Eskimo of Mackenzie River, 

 British America. 2088. Collected by R. McFarlane. 



Needlecase. Made of a tube of carved ivory, through which passes a strip of hide 

 in which the needles are stock. From each end of the strip of hide hang two 

 knife-shaped pieces of ivory, which are used for creasing the soles of the boots. 

 Length, 12 inches. Eskimo of St. Michaels Island, Norton Sound, Alaska. 

 24494. Collected by L. M. Turner. 



Trinket box. A small oval box, carved out of wood. The hinges and the fastening 

 are of rawhide. Length, 4 inches; width, 1 inches. Eskimo of Cape Nome, 

 Alaska. 45348. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Trinket box. Carved out of wood and ornamented with inlays of ivory. Length, 

 4 inches; width, 2 inches. Eskimo of Nuuivak Island, Alaska. 43878. Col 

 lected by E. W. Nelson. 



Trinket box. Made of wood. The box and the lid are carved in the shape of a 

 walrus. There are ornaments of incrusted blue beads on the lid. Length, 7 

 inches; width, 1\ inches. Eskimo of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. 63267. 

 Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Trinket box. Carved in wood in the shape of a huiaan head. Ornamented with 

 white glass and ivory beads. The upper part is painted red and the lower 

 black. Diameter, 3 inches. Eskimo of Kushunuk, Alaska. 36280. Collected 

 by E. W. Nelson. 



