MURDOCH.] 



CARVINGS ANIMALS 



401 



to have been dipped in the oil-bucket to make it look. old. Both the 

 images bear a strong re 

 semblance to the rude 

 carvings of walruses 

 from Siberia figured by 

 Nordenskiold. No. 

 89570 [1271] from Nil- 

 wttk is of soapstone, 2 

 inches long, with tusks 

 rudely carved from wal 

 rus ivory. The head is 

 but roughly indicated, 

 while the body is shaped 

 like a slug, and is bifid 



at the pointed end to ^B W 



represent the hind flip 

 pers. The eyes and nos 

 trils are roughly incised. 



The seal, on the other hand, is a favorite object for artistic represen 

 tation. It is seen often, as already described, as a decoration on vari 

 ous implements, especially the drag lines, generally in a very charac 

 teristic shape, and the five seal images in the collection are excellent in 

 design and execution. Almost all are decidedly superior to those from 



Flo. 4UU. Kudu ivory figures oi walrus. 



Flo. 404. Images of seal wood and lione. 



Pitlekaj, figured by Nordenskiold. All are newly made except No. 

 89737 [857j. Fig. 40-trt, from Utkiavwlii, which is 4-2 inches long, and 

 made of spruce, very old, weathered, and discolored with dirt and grease. 

 It is nicely carved and scraped smooth, and is very good in its general 

 proportions, though the details are not represented as in the other 

 images. 



9 ETH- 



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Vega, vol. 2, p. 142. 



