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are represented the usual figures of the inflated seal skins used in 

 connection with the harpoon line. Three large figures of walruses 

 are next shown, upon the back of the first being portrayed a young 

 one. At the right of the upright walrus is an umiak containing four 

 hunters who are traveling toward the right in pursuit of a whale, 

 towards which the hunter in the bow of the umiak is casting his har 

 poon. Upon the upper narrow edge of the rod are a number of small 

 figures, at the extreme left six natives being shown, each with one arm 

 elevated, and a small line extending from the hand to the head, very 

 much suggesting the use of the pipe as in the act of smoking. Three 

 seals are next drawn, beyond which are two kaiaks, and beyond these 

 the figures of six seals. The entire series of characters are arranged 

 with such apparent regularity as to suggest more of an attempt at 

 ornamental decoration than the portrayal of any experience in hunt 

 ing. The narrow face opposite to this bears two horizontal parallel 

 lines within which are a number of narrow cross lines and two circular 

 indentations, neither of which appear to have any special significance 

 further than an attempt at simple ornamentation. 



Another illustration of whale and seal hunting is given in plate 70, 

 fig. 1. The four creatures indicated by No. 1 are seals, toward which 

 the native in the canoe is paddling, No. 2. Above him is a small cross 

 denoting a bird in flight. The spouting whale, shown in No. 3, is har 

 pooned by the man in the bow of the baidarka, No. 4, while the man 

 behind him is holding aloft his catch a large fish while with his right 

 hand he is also calling attention by the gesture of surprise. The others 

 in the boat are paddling to keep up with the whale. 



Nos. 5 and G appear to be seals, although the latter resembles more 

 nearly the smaller whales, as drawn in other pictographs, yet this can 

 scarcely be, as the hunter, No. 7, is lying upon the ground and resting 

 his gun upon a ridge or rock, in the attempt to shoot the animals. 



The hunter at No. 8 is stealthily coming up to No. 7, carrying a gun 

 or lance. 



No. denotes three seals, while No. 10 is a hunter awaiting their 

 approach, he lying behind a small heap of what, by its remaining 

 untouched by the graver, would appear to be ice. 



No. 11 is a boat being carried out of the water, a whale, No. 12, hav 

 ing been killed and ready to be cut up. No. 13 is a baidarka containing 

 some returning whales, while No. 14 is a seal, the hunter taking it to 

 his habitation at No. 15, the interior view being disclosed, showing 

 within two of the hunter s family, one seated upon the floor while the 

 other is addressing some words to him, or her, as denoted by the atti 

 tude of the hands. Another permanent dwelling is indicated at No. 

 10, the smoke rising out of the smoke hole, while the owner is at the 

 side entering into conversation with the others because of the return 

 of the lucky hunter. 



The accompanying fig. 105 is interesting because two different pur- 



