150 



THK POINT liAK'UOW ESKIMO 



side of till' neck. Tliis is ])('rli:ii)s tlic commonest form of the comb, 

 tlioiijili it is often miide with two cnived iirnis at the top instead of a 

 rinj^ras in Fi<;-. '■'''^/'- >'<>• •'»*'■">*'•' I ""I- '"' ■^""iftimfS with a phun top, like 

 Nor.")(i."i7ii [I'lOJ (Fi.ii'. !''V). Nine oft lie ten combs, all from Utkiavwin, 

 •in- of wah'ns ivory, lait No. S!)7.s.'> |l(i()il|, which was the property of 

 iliVliw..-." tlie Nnnal'anmiun. who sp.'nt the winter of 18S2-'83 at Utki- 



avwin. IS mad 



made with j;r( 

 saw, bnt on on 

 tin. as we iiad 

 like tliat (h'scr 



TKh'cr anthT. Tliis was jiroltably made in the 

 s more plentiful than ivory. All these combvSare 



and |iaticiice. The teeth are usually cut with a 

 lien the maker nsid the sharp e<lge of a piece of 

 lo loan him a line saw. This kind of comb is very 



I'arry from l.ulnlik.i 



IMPLEMENTS POK (iENERAL t^SE. 



Knircs.—AU tlie men are now supplied with excellent knives of civil- 

 ized manufacture, niosily butcher knives or sheath knives of various 

 Iiatierns. wliicli tlic,\ employ for uumeidiis pnriioses. such as skinning and 

 bnli-heriiii; -ame. ciittin.n up food, and ron-li whittlinj;. Fine whittling 

 andcarviiii; is usually d.m.' witli t he ••crooked knife," to be described 

 further on. In whitlling the knife is -rasped so that the blade projects 

 on tlic ulnar side of the hand and is drawn toward the workman. A 

 jiocketknilc. ot whii'h they lia\c many of various patterns, is used in 

 the same way. I ,.bsei ved tliat llie .Vsiatic Eskimo at IMover Bay held 

 the knife in the same manner, ('apt. Lyon, in describing a man whit- 



. opp. p. 518. 



