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Lead. To the right of this is shown another hut, about which four 

 persons are occupied in preparing food. One is standing over a kettle 

 with a utensil in his hand, as if stirring, while another, to the right of 

 the smoke, is in the act of reaching into the vessel over which he is 

 occupied. At the extreme right is a meat rack. By turning the speci 

 men upside down there will be observed approaching from the left a 

 native pushing a sledge, to which are attached two dogs. In front is a 

 native with hands lowered and extended, as if calling to urge forward 

 the dogs. At the right is a scaffold which i^ in connection with an 

 underground habitation. From the top of one of the smoke holes is 

 seen rising a heavy cloud of smoke. Two natives are also portrayed, 

 the one at the right with arms extended, as if making signals. To the 

 left is an upright pole over the entrance of the habitation, which 

 represents a votive offering. 



Plate 66, fig. 3 represents a kantag or bucket handle from Norton 

 Sound. It is an old time-stained piece, and bears upon the lateral 

 edges a few sharply incised figures, that upon the right or upper side 

 denoting a procession of loaded sledges. The attitudes of the dogs 

 following them, as well as of the men assisting, are very natural. Upon 

 the opposite side of the middle are three kaiaks, on either side of which 

 are a number of seals, while at the extreme left are two low mounds 

 representing winter habitations. 



In plate 67, fig. 3, Nos. 2, 3, and 4 indicate the summer habitations 

 of some natives who had gone away to catch and cure salmon. The 

 fish are drying upon the racks shown in Nos. 1 and 5; at the latter one 

 the natives are hanging up fish, while at the other end of the rack is 

 the ever present dog. 



No. 6 denotes the boat with three men inside, while the fourth is 

 towing the vessel toward shore. 



The individual at No. 7 is making the gesture for calling attention to 

 something which he has at his feet probably a salmon. No. 8 is a 

 native taking a skin of one of the dead animals, while Nos. 9 and 10 

 are also going to join in carrying venison, as shown by Nos. 11 and 12. 

 The dog between the two last named seems to scent the meat. No. 13 

 is engaged in cutting up an animal, the cut in the abdomen being shown 

 by two parallel horizontal lines. Nos. 14 and 15 are dead deer, over 

 which the native at the last named is busied. No. 16 is lying flat on 

 his stomach, holding a gun, as beyond the hillock, No. 17, he sees a 

 herd of deer, some grazing and some lying upon the ground. The rack 

 at 18 is where he had a camp at a former time, showing the locality to 

 have been visited before. 



The entire village appears to have turned out, as shown in plate 67, 

 fig. 3, to aid in dragging ashore a whale, No. 1. Lines extend to either 

 side, where groups of men are dragging at them, No. 2. The figures on 

 the animal are cutting off pieces, one at the left or head end having 

 raised a long slice of blubber or skin, while at the other end one of the 



