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figure a short distance above the whale and directly opposite to the 

 nuke spoken of in the record above, represents an island with its ele 

 vated center and precipitous sides. Upon the other side of the top 

 carving the drawings are a little more delicate. Two of the most con 

 spicuous characters on the left side represent seal nets. The two 

 umiaks are proceeding in the direction of a whale which appears to 

 have been harpooned, as at the end of a long thin line there appears 

 attached the usual float. The figure at the extreme end is that of a 

 seal, while the one to the left of it may be another animal of the same 

 species. Between the latter and the whale is a very small and very 

 delicately drawn kaiak. The man represented has a paddle, while a 

 spear projects backward and upward behind him. 



On the under surface of the bow, between two parallel lines but a 

 quarter of an inch apart, are about twelve characters denoting various 

 animals which the hunter wishes to intimate he has killed. Some of 

 them can be identified, while others can not, the drawing being rather 

 crude. 



The specimen shown in plate 59, fig. 2, is from Cape Prince of Wales, 

 and represents a variety of hunting records. Beginning at the left 

 hand along the lower edge is visible a very crudely carved figure of a 

 native with a spear, following two bears. To the right is a native 

 kneeling, preparing to shoot. The next four figures represent umiaks 

 loaded with native hunters going to sea. These are followed by the 

 figure of a whale which is being harpooned by the hunter in the bow of 

 an umiak immediately to the right. The next figure is that of a dog, 

 and the next a native who has hold of a thong by which he is leading 

 another dog. Then we observe a hunter dragging a seal, while a short 

 distance above this are small crosses representing birds. The next is 

 a walrus, to the right of which is a dog dragging a sledge upon which 

 is seated the owner. Turning the bow around, we perceive at the left 

 four &amp;gt;-shaped figures, indicating the end of both records. The first 

 figure projecting from the base line is a whale s fluke, then several 

 small figures to represent walruses, then two men are observed grasping 

 hands, with apparently a spear between them. A large umiak is shown 

 in front of another walrus, two of the hunters in which have raised 

 their spears to cast toward some walruses lying upon a floating cake 

 of ice. To the right of these animals is represented a seal being 

 dragged by three hunters. These are preceded by another group of 

 three, who are also dragging home a seal. A single native is next 

 shown, with a line directed to a spot near the base line, AYhich denotes 

 a seal s head. The large fin-like character represents a fluke, as in the 

 first figure of this record. An umiak is then shown, one of the natives 

 in which is in the act of harpooning a whale, while a native in one of 

 the other umiaks has also a line attached to him. The record is con 

 cluded by another umiak containing four men pursuing a walrus. 

 Upon the under side are a number of illustrations of hunters, some 



