282 THE ESKIMO ABOUT BERING STRAIT [eth.ann. 13 



A wooden pipe from Cape Priuce of Wales (figure 4, plate lxxxviii) 

 is cut from a siugle piece, the slightly flaring bowl being lined with 

 tin, and an empty cartridge shell is fitted on the'end of the stem for a 

 mouthpiece. Tlie lower end of the stem has three long pieces of wood 

 fitted into openings to permit the removal of the nicotine from the 

 interior. Fragments of a large blue bead are inlaid on the stem. 



The pipe from Cape Nome (figure 1, plate lxxxviii) is somewhat 

 similar to the preceding, but the end of the stem is made in a separate 

 piece, fitted into the larger part by a tapering joint, and wrapped with 

 rawhide cord; a coj^per cartridge shell forms the mouthpiece. The 

 underside of the pipe has a long oval piece of wood set in an opening, 

 the rear end of which is guarded by a strip of tin, having its two ends 

 inserted in the wood and fitted against the curve of the surface. An 

 iron picker about three inches in length is fastened to the stem by a 

 strip of rawhide. This picker is neatly made, with one end bent over 

 against a notch in the stem, forming an eye for the strap; the lower 

 end is octagonal and has a chisel-shape tip. 



A pipe from Sledge island (figure 2, plate lxxxviii) is very similar 

 to the preceding. The bowl forms a part of the stem and is lined with 

 lead; on the underside of the stem, near the bowl, is inserted a long, 

 narrow piece of wood, to cover a hole made for removing the nicotine, 

 and a similar hole appears near the mouthpiece, on the upper part of 

 the stem. The mouthpiece is made by shaping the tip of the stem to a 

 rounded point, leaving a shoulder about one-third of an inch from 

 the end. 



The pipe from St Lawrence isLind (figure 3, lxxxviii) is similar 

 in shape to the preceding, but both the stem and the bowl are of lead. 

 On the lower portion of the stem, next to the bowl, is an open pat- 

 tern, in which are inlaid small pieces of wood; the bowl is fitted on 

 the top of the stem, and held in place by a rawhide cord which passes 

 around the enlarged end of the stem, the lower surface of which has 

 the usual long, narrow tablet for covering an orifice. 



A pipe from Unalaklit (figure 5, plate lxxxviii) has a wooden stem 

 made in two pieces, the rear section Jointed to the forward by a 

 shoulder and a long, cone-shape, beveled i)oint, which is inserted in 

 the other section and fastened by a ring of brass, the ends of which 

 are united by copper rivets. The mouthpiece is a smoothly tapering 

 piece of ivory fitted into the stem, the joint being surrounded by a 

 broad copper ring. A plug of wood fits into the front end of the stem 

 to permit the removal of the nicotine, for which purpose the joint in 

 the stem is also contrived. The small cylindrical bowl is of lead with 

 a broad flaring rim; on its base are two shoulders for securing the bowl 

 to the stem by a rawhide cord, which is wound several times around 

 the shoulders and the end of the stem and tucked under itself at each 

 side. 



The pipe shown in figure 11, plate lxxxviii, is more strongly curved 



