842 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



Immediately below the bears heads are the figures of seventeen seals, 

 to the back of each of which is a diagonal line to represent a harpoon, 

 while transversely to the latter is shown the cord. These resemble a 

 general attempt at ornamentation, the uniformity of drawing appear 

 ing to substantiate this belief. 



Plate 57 represents a number of figures of animals and fish, all of 

 them toys, with the exception of fig. 4, which is a drag handle. Fig. 1 

 represents a flounder, and is ornamented with delicate incisions and 

 radiating lines for fins. Fig. 2 shows an ivory carving representing 

 seals and ornamented with delicate punctures and incised lines. Fig. 3 

 is an effigy of a seal with the head portion plain while the back is 

 ornamented with triangular marks as if made with single incisions of 

 a three-cornered graver. Fig. 4, already referred to, represents a seal, 

 the ornamentation consisting of curved parallel lines within which are 

 short diagonal lines extending from each parallel line toward the other. 



Plate 57, fig. 5, represents the beluga, with very rude markings upon 

 the back. 



The Kantag or bag handle shown in plate 58, fig. 3, is in imitation of a 

 beluga whale, while the back of the neck also bears a rude outline of 

 such a mammal. The shoulder bears a transverse bar within which is 

 a meandering line extending from side to side of the animal; behind 

 this are the figures of four u killer 1 whales, while near the rear end of 

 the figure itself is the upper part of a bowhead whale shown with 

 water spouting. 



Plate 55, fig. 3, represents a kantag handle from Sledge Island. The 

 decoration consists of figures of four right whales carved transversely, 

 two at either end. From the ends of the handle are suspended, in the 

 shape of links, other whales, while upon the middle of the handle are 

 engraved delicate outlines of two whales facing each other. 



Plate 41, fig. 6, represents a bodkin, the point consisting of part of 

 a three-cornered tile while the other end terminates in a short chain. 

 The last link represents a fish tail and is ornamented with nucleated 

 circles, while the handle of the instrument bears a series of nucleated 

 rings with short radiating lines, representing the flower symbol, as in 

 plate 15, fig. 4, though larger. 



Plate 57, fig. 7, represents a grayling, though in reality the shape 

 and pronounced decoration of the upper half of the body represents 

 more nearly the salmon. It will be noticed that the median line is 

 ornamented with other lateral incisions in imitation of the &quot;fish trap&quot; 

 pattern, while the fins are very pronounced and consist of sharply 

 marked serrations, resembling one half of the preceding pattern. 



Plate 57, fig. 8, represents a fish, the dorsal markings consisting of 

 hatched lines. This probably represents a salmon. 



