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bead of some animal, perhaps a wolf, with bits of dark wood inlaid for 

 eyes. The eye is a simple large transverse hole through the thigh. 



Fig. 158c (No. 89455 [929] from Nuwiik), is 5-9 inches long. The eye 

 is drilled lengthwise through a large lump projecting from the middle 

 of one side. Small blue beads are inlaid for the eyes, and one to indi 

 cate the male genital opening. 



Fig. 158rf (No. 89456 [030] from Nuwfik) is like No. 50527 [2:5], but 

 represents the left foot and is not so artistically carved. It is 3-7 inches 

 long. 



Fig. 158e (No. 89457 [925] from Nuwiik) is 4-7 inches long, and re 

 sembles No. 89455 [929], but has instead of the seal s tail and flippers 

 a large ovoid knob ornamented with incised and blackened rings. The 

 &quot;eye&quot; is bored transversely. 



Fig. 158/ (No. 89458 [835] from Utkiavwlfi) differs from No. 89455 [925] 

 in having a transverse eye, and being less artistically carved. Hits of 

 lead are inlaid for the eyes. It is 4-4 inches long. The name of this 

 implement is kiVii-i. 



We obtained six specimens of an old flint tool, consisting of a rather 

 long thick blade mounted in a straight haft about 10 inches long,of 

 which we had some difficulty in ascertaining the use. We were at last 

 able to be quite sure that they were intended for drilling, or rather 

 reaming out, the large cavity in the base of the ivory head of a whale 

 harpoon, which fits upon the conical tip of the fore-shaft. The shape 

 of the blade is well fitted for this purpose. It is not unlikely that such 

 tools, worked as these are, by hand, preceded the bone drills for boring 

 all sorts of objects, and that the habit of using them for making the 

 whale harpoon was kept up from the same conservatism founded on 

 superstition which surrounds the whole whale fishery. (See under 

 &quot;Whale fishing,&quot; where the subject will be more fully discussed.) No. 

 89626 [870], figured in Point Barrow Report, Ethnology, PI. n, Fig. 4, 

 is a typical implement of this class (itaun, i tugetsau ). The blade is 

 of black flint, flaked, 2 inches long, imbedded in the end of a haft of 

 spruce, 10-5 inches long. The blade is held in place by whipping the 

 cleft end of the haft with sinew braid. 



Two of the other specimens, No. 89627 [937] and No. 89628 [912], are 

 of essentially the same pattern and material, but have rounded hafts. 

 No. 89629 |960] and No. 89C30 [1068], Figs. 159, 159&, have blades of the 

 same pattern, but have hafts fitted for use with the mouthpiece and 

 bow, showing that sometimes, at least in later times, these tools were so 

 used. No. 89625 [1217] (Fig. 160) has no haft, but the blade, which is 

 rather narrow in proportion to its length (2-3 inches by 0-5), is fitted 

 into a shortferrule of antler, with a little dovetail on the edge for attach 

 ing it to the haft. 



Of awls we saw only one specimen, which, perhaps, ought rather to 

 be considered a little hand drill. This is No. 89308 [1292], Fig. 161, 

 from Utkiavwlfi. The point is the tip of a common three-cornered file, 



