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of the hair removed. It has an ivorj'' uozzle fitted in the place of one 

 of the fore-flippers. The front of the skin is bent downward and 

 wrapped with rawhide cord, with an ivory peg stuck through to pre- 

 vent the cord from slipping. The cord has a loose end about three 

 feet In length with a loop for attaching it to the float line. 



The nozzles for the smaller tloats, which are attached to the shafts of 

 spears, are made usually of ivory ; they are round and have a projec- 

 tion at one end which is pierced for the attachment of a line to bind 

 the uozzle to the shaft of the spear; an enlarged rim prevents the 

 lashing from slipping off". In some specimens the base is not pierced, 

 but a projecting piece is left which is concave on the lower surface and 

 convex on the up])er and serves to retain the lashing. 



Figure 29, plate lvi a, represents a uozzle or mouthpiece obtained at 

 Cape Vancouver. It is intended for a small float. 



Figure 24, plate lvi a, is a nozzle from Cape Darby. The projection 

 on the side has a single hole for the passage of the cord and a shoulder 

 on the projecting end which is grooved for the lashing. 



Figure 27, plate Lvra, from Unalaklit, is another mouthpiece with a 

 single flattened hole through its projecting lower side. 



Figure 17, plate lvi a, from Kushunuk, is a large mouthpiece having 

 a raven totem mark on one side of the base, which is pierced with three 

 holes for the lashings. 



Figure 20, plate lvi a, from St Michael, has two holes through the 

 base for the attachment of the cord. 



Figure 18, plate lvi «, from St Lawrence island, is another nozzle, as 

 is also figure 19 of the same plate, from Cape Darby. Both of these are 

 of ivory, and the latter has etched upon its surface several raven totem 

 signs. 



Figure 21, plate lvi a, from the Yukon mouth, is made of deerhorn, 

 and has three holes along the base for the attachment of cords. 



Figure 28, plate lvi a, from Cape Nome, has four holes along the base 

 for the attachment of cords. 



Figure 25, plate lvi a, from Konigunugumut, is carved in the form 

 of a walrus head, the projecting tusks below forming one side of the 

 opening at the base for the attachment of the cords. 



For the purpose of attaching one float line to another when greater 

 length is needed, or for joining lines along the shafts of spears, small 

 ivory blocks are used, which are made in great variety of form, and 

 considerable ingenuity is displayed in carving their surfaces into vari- 

 ous figures and patterns. One form consists of a small block with a 

 round hole across its length, near the underside. Another larger hole 

 runs from below and extends obliquely upward, continuing on the upper 

 surface" as a grooye around the base of an enlarged head on the upper 

 side of the block, iu which a permanent loop is inserted. When the 

 hunter wishes to attach another cord to lengthen his line he passes the 

 loo])ed end through the hole on the underside to the upper surface and 



