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carefully. They say that as long as the models do not break or 

 crack the originals will not. 



From Coats island I collected a limestone kettle, similar to 

 those formerly used on Southampton island. It has been 

 fastened together with sinew. Holes had been bored in the thin 

 slabs from both sides. The bottom slab was let into a groove 

 in the end slabs and cemented with a mixture of hair and blood. 

 Figure 28 shows an end piece, the measurements of which 

 were as follows: 



Limestone Kettle. 



The measurements'^ of the Labrador stone kettles are as 

 follows : 



Labrador Stone Kettles. 



From the measurements it will be noted that the sides are 

 curved, while the ends are straight. The slope of the sides is 

 inward and the dimensions of the bottom greater than the top, 

 except in the limestone kettles. There is a groove around the 



1 The measurements given above are for the exterior of the kettles. The ends of the 

 kettles are generally thicker than the sides. In the large specimen (Plate XVIII A b) there 

 is a distinct ridge at either end on the outside. 



