'^EisoN] DIPPERS, LADLES, AND SPOONS 67 



ward with a recurved book. This is intended to prevent the hand from 

 slipping. Dippers similar to this were obtained from Kotzebue sound. 



Among the handsome dippers observed was one seen at Point Hope, 

 made from fossil mammoth ivory. It was oblong in outline, with a 

 deeply excavated interior and a handle projecting at one end. 



Plate XXIX, 3, from Cape Nome, shows an oval, spoon-shape ladle, 

 with a rounded handle, pierced by two orifices, projecting from one side. 

 A ladle similar to the preceding in form of handle is common along 

 the coast of Bering strait from Cape Nome to the Diomede islands. 

 A specimen from Sledge island, shown in figure 2 of plate xxix, is 

 similar as to the form of the bowl, but has a handle more ornately 

 carved. 



The dipper from Ohalitmut, shown in plate xxx, 24, has a handle 

 smoothly rounded, with a long, slender, oval hole pierced through it. 

 The inside of the bowl is surrounded by a checked pattern in black, 

 with a curious figure representing some mythological being marked on 

 the center in black paint. This paint is very durable, since it shows 

 no signs of defacement, although the utensil has been used in hot water 

 and in greasy compounds. 



Plate xxx, 19, from the lower Kuskokwim, is somewhat similar in 

 outline to the last. The handle is provided with a very small hole, and 

 the edge of the bowl is elevated like a rim above the point of insertion 

 of the handle. This spoon has its inner border encircled by two black 

 lines with crosslines, and in the center is painted, in black, the form of 

 a seal with a spear attached to its back, to which is fastened a line with 

 a float at its outer end. Near the upper edge of the handle are black 

 crossbars. 



Plate xxx, 20, from Cape Vancouver, shows a spoon somewhat similar 

 in shape to the preceding, but with the handle differing in outline and 

 the inside of the bowl bordered by a black line, with a conventional 

 drawing of some mythological animal. 



Plate XXIX, 5, from Chalitmut, has the outer end of the handle trun- 

 cated and a long, narrow, triangular slot cut through it; the inside of 

 the bowl is ornamented with two drawings, in black, of the killer whale, 

 and the exterior surface is painted red: the handle is crossed by red 

 and black bars. 



Dipper numbered 38630, is similar in outline to that just described. 

 On the inside the figure of a man, a circle, and two skins, apparently of 

 otters, are painted in black; the border of the bowl is surrounded on 

 the inside by a black line. The handle and the lower border are red 

 and the former is crossed by a black band. 



Plate xxx, 21, from Sfugunugumut, is similar in outline to the last 

 mentioned. It has a seal-like animal painted on the bottom, showing 

 details of its internal anatomy, and inclosed by two long arms with the 

 hands extended and the palms pierced similarly to the hands. Similar 

 figures are seen on masks from this district. 



A ladle with a deep bowl, from Paimut, illustrated in plate xxx, 25, 



