100 THE ESKIMO ABOUT BERING STRAIT [eth.ann.iS 



row of stitching with spruce rootlet. The bottom is chamfered and 

 fitted into a groove like the head of a barrel ; the cover is slightly con- 

 vex above and concave within ; three parallel grooves cross the top at 

 equal intervals, and two others, about an inch apart, extend around 

 the edge. The body of the box has also a broad and a narrow groove 

 near each edge. The cover is painted red and a band of this color 

 extends around each edge of the box; the grooves are all colored 

 black. A cord loop, two inches in length, forms a handle for the cover, 

 which is hinged with sinew cord and is fastened by two ends of a raw- 

 hide cord which project through a hole in front of the box and pass 

 through a loop pendent from the lid. 



Another box (number 176081), from Sledge island, is oval in outline, 

 but is contracted in the middle by means of a stout, sinew cord passed 

 through holes on each side, forming a stout cross-stay. The sides are 

 made of two pieces with the ends lapping, sewed together in the same 

 manner as in the preceding specimen, and the bottom is similarly fitted 

 into a groove by a chamfered edge. The cover is also hinged in the 

 same manner and is provided with a similar fastening. A looped raw- 

 hide handle, each end of which is divided into two parts, is passed 

 through four holes and knotted on the underside. 



HANDLES FOR WORKBOXES AND WATER BUCKETS 



Handles for women's workboxes and for water buckets are frequently 



• made of ivory or of bone. They present a considerable variety of 



form and many of them are handsomely carved. A large number 



were obtained, of which the following specimens, illustirated in plate 



XLiii, present the principal variations: 



Figure 16, from Xorton sound, is a plain rod of ivory, nearly square 

 in cross section. 



Figure 5, from Unalaklit, is a rod of ivory, suboval in cross section, 

 with the upper surface etched in parallel lines extending obliquely 

 from the middle of the top to the edge. 



Figure 11, from Sledge island, is a small, flat rod, broadened verti- 

 cally at each end to be pierced for a cord. The upper surface is marked 

 with raven totem signs and a simple etched i)attern. 



Figure 24, from Shaktolik, has the lower side scallo])ed and the upper 

 side etched coarsely with lines and points. 



Figure 10, from Norton sound, is slightly curved and lias the up])er 

 portion covered with zigzag patterns. 



Figure 26, from Cape Darby, is suboval in cross section and has 

 across its upper surface the figures of ten whales carved in relief. 



Figure 17, from Unalaklit, is a flattened ivory rod, carved at one end 

 ' to represent the head of a seal, and with the figures of several whales 

 etched upon its upper surface. 



Figure 13, from Norton sound, is nearly square in cross section, 



