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THE POINT BAKKOW ESKIMO. 



The remaining whetstones are of very much the same patiern. I 

 have figured five of them, to show the slight variations. Fig. 1(526 (No. 

 5(5(5(52 [393], from tltkiavwifi) is of light grayish green jade, smoothly pol 

 ished and 4-1 inches long. It is chamfered only on the small end at 

 right angles to the breadth, and has the eye prolonged into ornamental 

 grooves on the two opposite faces. The long lanyard is of common 

 sinew braid. No. 5(50(53 [220] (from the same village) is of olive green, 

 slightly translucent jade, 0-8 inches long, and elliptical in section, also 

 chamfered only at the small end. The lanyard, which is a strip of seal 

 thong inches long, is secured in the eye, as described before, with 

 two slits, one in the standing part through which the end is passed 

 and the oilier in the end with the standing part passed through it. 

 No. S .KilT [12&amp;lt;&amp;gt;2] (from Sidaru) is of olive green, translucent jade, 6-1 



FIG. 163. Jade wlitlonra. 



inches long, and shaped like the type, but chamfered only at the small 

 end. The lanyard of seal thong is secured in the eye by a large round 

 knot in one end. No. 89(51!) [837] (from Utkiavwlfi) is of bright green, 

 translucent jade, 5-1 inches long, and unusually thick, its greatest diam 

 eter being ()(&amp;gt; inch. The tip is gradually worked oft to an oblique edge, 

 and it has ornamental grooves running through the eye like No. 5(50(52 



No. 80(520 [8(55 1 (from Nuwfik) is shaped very much like, the type, but 

 has the tip tapered off almost to a point. It is of olive green, slightly 

 translucent jade and is 7 inches long. The lanyard is a piece of sinew 



