296 



THH POINT BARKOW ESKIMO. 



FIG. 2 .)l.~-Skin scrapers. 



brown. This specimen was said to bo as old as the time when men 

 wore but one labret. 



The only essential difference between this subtype and the preced 

 ing is that the former 

 has deep groovesor hol 

 lows for the thumb and 

 two fingers. We col 

 lected five specimens of 

 this pattern, all but one 

 with handles of fossil 

 ivory. The single ex 

 ception, which came 

 from Sidaru, has a han 

 dle of walrus ivory, 

 yellowed with age aiid 

 grease. This specimen 

 (Fig. 291a, No. 89322 

 [1420]) has an unusually short blade (only 0-4 inch long), and is much 

 cut out on the right side so as to make a sort of nick. Fig. 2916 (No. 

 89314 [1780] ) is a nearly new handle of this pattern, which was bought 

 of the &quot;Nunatanmiun,&quot; who came to Pernyft 

 in 1883. It is very highly ornamented, both 

 with incised patterns, colored black, and by 

 carving the space between the unusually 

 deep thumb hollow and those for the fingers 

 into what seems to be meant for an ear, in 

 high relief, colored red inside. 



The third subtype has the- lobe separated Fl 292,-skm S&amp;lt;.T..P,T. 



from the body on the right side only, leaving the left sideunexcavated, 

 except by the thumb-hollow, as is shown in Fig. 292 (No. 89310 [1177] 

 from Utkiavwln) which has a handle of yellowed fossil ivory and a black 



flint blade. No. 89310 [1071] 

 Fig. 293, from Utkiavwln, is 

 a rather unusual modifica 

 tion of this pattern, with a 

 wooden handle, in which 

 the bottom is not cut out. 

 The thumb groove is deep 

 ened into a large hole, which 

 opens into the excavation 

 on the right side, while a 

 large oblong slot on top, 



Fro. 293 Peculiar modification of scraper. Opening into these Cavities, 



takes the place of the two finger hollows. The blade was cf gray flint 

 and rather longer than usual. 



The last subtype which, according to my recollection, is the one most 



