378 



THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 



The same is true of No. 89722 [1087] (Fig. 370, from Utkiavwlfi) which 

 is what American boys would call a &quot;buz/-&quot; toy. It is of pine wood, 

 and through two round holes in the middle are passed the ends of a 



piece of stout sinew braid, which are 

 knotted togethtr. When the board is 

 placed in the middle of the string it can 

 be made to spin round and whiz by alter 

 nately pulling and relaxing the ends of 

 the string. The board is rather elabor 

 ately painted. One end has a border of 

 black lead on both faces, the other a 

 similar border of red paint, which ap 

 pears to be red lead. Broad red bands 

 form a square 1 inch across around the 

 holes, with lines radiating from each cor 

 ner to the corners of the board, on both 

 faces. On the spaces between these lines 

 are figures rudely drawn with black lead. 

 On one face, in the first space, is a goose; in the second, a man with a 

 staff ; in the third, the conventional figure of a whale s tail; and in the 

 fourth, a whale with line and float attached to him, pursued by a whal 

 ing umiak. On the other side, the first space contains a dog or wolf 

 walking; the second, two of these animals, sitting on their haunches, 

 facing each other; the third, another walking; and the fourth, a rein 

 deer in the same attitude. 



FIG. 375. Teetotum. 



FIG. 370. Buzz toy. 



Fig. 377 (Xo. 8!)800 [1331] from Utkiavwin),on the other hand, is a 

 toy which the children often play with. It is the well known &quot; whiz- 

 zing-stick&quot; found among savages in so many widely distant parts of 

 the world, and often used in religious ceremonies. The Eskimo name is 

 Imigliita. It consists of a thin board of pine wood, fastened by a string 



