314 



THK POINT BAKKOW ESKIMO. 



qiiently i.s not fiat, but strongly convex, on one face and correspondingly 

 concave on the other. It is 8-2 inches long and 1 wide. 



For making the seal nets a very large, needle is used. The one in the 

 collection, No. 56581 [102], Fig. 318, from Utkiavwlfl, is 20 inches long 

 and only 1 J wide. It is made of two nearly equal pieces of antler, which 

 are nearly flat, and lap over each other about 3f inches near the middle. 



FIG. :I18. Netting needle for seal net. 



They are strongly fastened together by five whalebone stitches, one at 

 each corner of the splice and one in the middle. The corner stitches run 

 round the edge of the two parts, and through a hole through both parts. 

 The prongs are stout and curved, nearly meeting at the tips. They are 

 about 3 inches long. The lateral distortion appears to be due to warping. 



FIG. 319. Xottinjr ueeclle. 



A peculiar netting needle is shown in Fig. 319 (No. 89429 [1333], from 

 TJtkiavwIn), which is new and rather carelessly made from very coarse 

 walrus ivory. The tips of the prongs, after nearly meeting, diverge 

 again in the form of the letter IT. This needle, which is 9 inches long, 

 was said by the 7iiaker to be of the pattern used by the &quot;Kuiimu d llii.&quot; 



Flo. 320. -Mesh sticks. 



There are no specimens resembling it in the museum collections, though 

 it curiously suggests certain implements from Norton Sound, labeled 

 reels for holding fine cord,&quot; consisting of slender rods of antler, termi 

 nating at each end in similar shallow ( -shaped forks. 



