.ADLE.S LAMl 



lor 



a tj'l)ical bone ladlo. Tlic inatciial is latlicr coaisc i;iaiiu'(l, coniiiac 



boiic from a whale's lili or iawlxine. No. S'.lll 1 |l(li;',| closely icsciiil)le: 



this but is a tritie lar-cr. Tlie otiier two spn-inuMis are iiitcicsi mj;- a; 



sliowiiii,'aii atteniiit at (.rnaiiieiitatioii. No. S!M r_' |ll(r_'l (I'i-. I.",. iVoii 



Niiwfik) i^ <'ai-ve<l smootlily into a i ii(h\ llalleiieil limine of a wlialeil'-a 



hieiKl, liiysticetus). Tlie Makes 



form the handle and tl,e belly 



is hollow.Ml out into the bowl 



of tlie ladle. No. Sllli;! I'.CUJ 



(Fi.i;-. 1(1. from I'tkiaxwin ) has ,"i^*' 



the handle earvil into a nide .: 5^- 



bear's head, which has the eyes, >/ 



nostrils, and .mtline of tli.' j^,, ,. ,.„„„,„„„„,,„„„„, ,„|,,|,. 



month incised and filled in with 



dark oil dre.o-s. All tli<-se ladles have thecurved side of the howl on IIm' 

 left, siK.wiii- that they were in. 'ant t,i U- nscd witii the li-lit iiaial. Tlie 

 nam.', kilin'te. obtained for these ladles is -iveii in the vocabulary <-ol 

 le.-tedby Dr.Oldniixon as •■ scrajier." wlii.'h seems to be the etyinoh'.-ical 

 meaiiin- of the word. These iniiilements may be used for scrapin-- 

 blubber from skins, or the name mav eorresi.ond in m.'aniiit;- to the 



Fl... W.-Ji,.i,i-l..ilk. 



sullicienllv appaivnt for the name to be aiiplied to them. Indeed, they 

 may have been made in imilaliou of mussel shells, which the Eskimo, 

 ill all i.rol.alnlity. like so many other sava.ues. used for lailles as well as 

 s<a';i|)ers. 



Lumps (A-er/Ze).— .Mention lias alivady been iii;ide of the stone lamps 

 oidil bnincrs used Ibr li-htin.i;- and warmini;- the hou.ses, which, in Dr. 

 Simpsmrs lime, were obtained by tradin.t;- from the •'Kfinmu'dbn," who 

 ill turn procured them from other Eskimo far to the east. These are 

 Hat, shallow dishes, usually like a -ibbous mo.m in outline, ;iml are of 

 two sizes: the lar-er lions.' lamp, IS in.-lies to ;! te.'t in len.^tli, and tlie^ 

 small tra\.'liii- lamp. <i .ir S inch.'s lon.ii. Th.' kitt.'r is us.'d in tli.' teiii- 

 porary snow lints wli.Mi a halt is ma.h' at ni-ht. In ea.-li li..iis.' are 



a-ainst th.' wall, ami rais.'.l by bl.i.'ks a tew im-h. 



one lar-e house, that ..f ..hi Vaksi'na. the s,.-.'alled -chief." at Xuwuk, 



th.'II.HM-. In 



