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because of an alarm, their heads being directed forward toward the 

 beholder, the foreshortening being&quot; admirably executed. Four animals 

 are indicated, three being so closely placed as to make identification 

 rather difficult. 



The various attitudes of reindeer portrayed in fig. 13 are readily 

 discernible, the heads and horns aiding in specifically distinguishing 

 the sexes, as also the various degrees of interest manifested at an 

 alarm, caused by the unseen approach of a hunter. The figure at the 

 right end of the illustration shows the native crawling up behind a 

 hillock covered with tall grass and weeds, his hand holding an arrow 

 and bow which he pushes forward before him. Several of the animals 

 are drawn foreshortened, an attempt in art seldom found among the 

 aborigines. 



Plate 21, fig. 3, is a drill bow, and is from Kotzebue Sound. The 

 upper or convex side represents a herd of thirteen reindeer in various 

 attitudes of moving forward and grazing. The fourth animal from the 

 left end is drawn with its head very gracefully elevated and looking 

 backward, a fact very unusual in an aboriginal pictograph. The 

 curves are deep and heavy and quite characteristic of the engravings 

 of natives of the region from which the specimen was obtained. 



Fig. 13. 



HERD OF REINDEER. 



This illustration is from the same bow of which the reverse is shown 

 in plate i&amp;gt;2, fig. 2. 



Plate 21, fig. 6, is also a4 drill bow from Kotzebue Sound, and is 

 very yellow with age. The figures portrayed denote reindeer. The 

 peculiarity of this record is the depth of the incisions forming the 

 characters, indicating bold, strong work. The under surface of the 

 bow also bears the outlines of reindeer (somewhat larger than those 

 upon the opposite side), which are drawn with great fidelity to specific 

 features, with the exception of the shape of the body. The peculiari 

 ties of the horns are carefully noted by the artist, and the various 

 attitudes are exceedingly natural. 



Plate 22, fig. 2, represents a drill bow also from Kotzebue Sound, 

 measuring 14 inches in length along the convex surface. The record 

 portrays thirteen reindeer and three animals which may belong to the 

 same species, although because of their shorter necks and stouter 

 bodies identification is uncertain. The herd seems to be moving for 

 ward, some of them engaged in browsing, and some attempt appears 

 to be made at perspective. The three short lines at the upper right- 

 hand side of the bow immediately above and in front of the right-hand 

 figures of the deer are the outlines of three otter. All of these 



