MCUIXICH.] 



GORGETS. 



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black whale and holding a whale in each hand. At Ids right is a black 

 umiak with five men in it, and at his left :i partially effaced figure which 

 is perhaps another boat. The strings are put on as before, except that 

 the two beckets are separate. The upper is made of sinew braid, and 

 the lower, which is now broken, of seal thong. This gorget is 15-5 inches 

 long and 4-7 wide. No. 89S17 [S. r MJ (Fig. 307 already referred to) has a 

 mask tied over the middle by means of the beckets, so that the figures 

 in the middle are much fresher than those on the ends. The edges are 



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painted red. In the middle is the same red man or giant, holding the 

 whale. The other figures are painted with soot. 



This man or giant, able to hold out a whale, appears to be a legend 

 ary character, as we have his image carved in ivory. We unfortunately 

 did not succeed in learning anything more about him, except that his 

 name (apparently) was &quot;kikamigo. Hanging by the head to each elbow 

 of this figure is a seal, and opposite its thighs two of the usual conventional 



