172 THE POINT HARROW KSKIMO. 



to the shape, of the haft. A &quot;branch&quot; of a reindeer s antler is particu 

 larly well suited for the haft of a small adze. Not only does it have 

 naturally the proper dimensions and a suitable curve, but it is very easy, 

 by cutting out a small segment of the beam&quot; where the &quot;branch&quot; 

 starts from it, to make a flange of a convenient shape for fitting to the 

 head. Antler is besides easily obtained, not only when the deer is 

 killed for food, but by picking up shed antlers on the tundra, and is 

 consequently employed for many purposes. The halt usually has a knob 

 at the tip to keep the hand from slipping, and the grip is sometimes 

 roughened with cross cuts or wound with thong. There are usually as 

 many holes for the lashing as there are eyes in the head, though there 

 are two holes when the head has only one large eye. On the bone heads, 

 the surfaces to which the haft is applied and the channels for the lash 

 ings are roughened with cross cuts to prevent slipping. The lashing 

 always follows the same general plan, though no two. adzes are lashed 

 exactly alike. The plan may be summarized as follows: One end of the 



FIG. 142. Adz with bom- blade. 



thong makes a turn through one of the holes in the haft, and around or 

 through the head. This turn is then secured, usually by passing the 

 long (Mid through a slit in the short end and hauling this loop taut, 

 sometimes by knotting the short end to the long part, or by catching 

 the short end down under the next turn. The long part then makes 

 several turns round or through the head and through the haft, sometimes 

 also crossing around the latter, and the whole is then finished off by 

 wrapping the end two or three times around the turns on one side and 

 tucking it neatly underneath. This is very like the method of lashing 

 on the heads of the mauls already described, but the mauls have only 

 one hole in the haft, and there are rarely any turns around the latter. 



.lade adz blades, like tho se already described, have been brought by 

 Mr. Nelson from Kotzebue Sound, the Diomedes, St. Michaels, etc., and 

 one came from as far south as the Kiiskoqnim River. 



CMnels. We collected a number of small short handled chisels, re 

 sembling the implements called &quot;trinket makers,&quot; of which there are so 

 many in the National Museum. We never happened to see them in actual 

 use, but were informed that, they were especially designed for working 



