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other has his hands extended and elevated, as if calling attention to 

 something- of importance, or making the gesture for surprise. The tall 

 tree-like object next to the habitation is a column of smoke arising 

 from a heap of burning wood, visible upon the ground, while to the left, 

 against the lire, is a kettle, in which some one is stirring with a stick. 

 That the person is tired appears to be indicated by his resting his hand 

 upon his knee as he leans forward toward his work. The rack, bearing 

 a long horizontal pole, is next toward the left, and beneath it is a man 

 hanging up fish, which has been prepared by the one at the fire. The 

 individual has a piece of meat raised toward the bar, while ^ fore him. 

 is a vessel from which it was removed. The long net stretched from 

 the left-hand scaffold pole to the end of the record is a gill net, a form 

 used to set in shallow water and generally stretched at right angles to 

 the shore line, in which manner more fish are intercepted than if it 

 were parallel therewith. 



The small projections above and below the net are floats and sinkers. 



Plate 65, fig. 2, shows a powderhorn made of antler. It was obtained 

 at St. Michaels. The specimen is decorated by incisions cut length 

 wise, to both sides of 

 which are attached 

 various figures of ani- 

 mals, birds, and 

 human habitations. 

 The principal figure 

 shown in the illustra 

 tion represents three 

 summer habitations, 



while one of the natives is occupied in suspending meat from a drying 

 pole. At the left of this is a habitation beneath which is shown another 

 habitation, inverted, in which are portrayed four human beings. To the 

 left is a fox, or wolf, holding in its paws some small creature, evidently 

 game which it has captured. The animal seems to be pursued by a bird 

 of prey shown to the left, both having probably been hunting the same 

 quarry. 



Plate 65, fig. 3, represents a so-called ivory box for snuff, though the 

 specimen appears to be made of horn. This was obtained at Hotham 

 Inlet. The specimen is divided into four different compartments by 

 means of transverse lines, each line consisting of parallel incisions 

 decorated as in plate 28, figs. 2 and 4. The spaces contain representa 

 tions of fish, sledges, tree ornamentations, and various other charac 

 ters, notably the outlines of a number of human beings, apparently 

 dancers with rattles. 



Plate 14, fig. 2, represents a bone or reindeer-horn specimen from St. 



Michaels. Upon the lower side, at the left, is represented a boat with 



four white men carrying out supplies from a trader s store, within 



which and behind the counter stands another man with a hat upou his 



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Fig. 79. 



ENGRAVING ON BONE. 



