151 



tliiig- at Winter Island, says: -As is .ustoniaiy witli ni ^nx s li< ( n 



ward tbe left liaud anil nevei used tlie tlmnil. .il' t lie i ulit i^w, ,{, 



a ebeck to the knife."' This :iii|iaveutl.\ refers Id a sinul u ni mn 



holding the tnife. I'.efore tlie intiodiiiiinn ol' iidn, knuis i).]h 



have been always made of slate, worked l.y .urindin, \\ . ol.i i 



twenty-six more or less coniiilete knives, most of whn li m _( nuni 



implements, which have been presevxedas lieivloomsoi unuii ts | 



knives are either single or doul)le educd. and tlie doubh < d^i d 



may be divided into fou 



consists of rather simdl knives wit 



the edges strauht oi onl\ sll,!itl 



curved, tajieriiu to i si 



cated iM.int.withtl 



tiTigin a shoit bioul t ui^ sli,lith 



narrower than the bl idt \\hit 



in.serted in the end of i sti ii^lit 



wooden haft, it k 1st is lon^ i- 



the blad.-. Th. .ommon. -I n it( 



rial is a liard dui pni] 



though some IH ol bl k k oi dilk 



gray shite. Ot this <_1 is^ «( h nt 



three complete kni\(s mil h\( 



bhides without tlu h lit 



No.89584 [11(17] (h^iiH dm Point 

 Barrow Eei)t I thnolo_\ 

 Fig. 3), will I 



It is a blade ol d ill piiiph -i u. » 

 giound smooth > iin In s Ion.,, j 

 taiK-ring from iwidtiiot 1 

 at the butt, with (m\id . iU« s t 

 a sharp poll 



faces from tin iinddli Im. to tl 

 edges, and Iin ll it t liu Is llisiiti 

 into a cleft i 



haft of sprui. I hi bl 

 cured by aw 

 turns of si 

 broad shall. 



of the haft is loopid I sl,„ii 

 [1(111], isaknili ol tin -iim . 

 inches and a bl id( >iiiihis li 

 of which the fust is i iiiihm 

 braid. The materials i 

 ,S'.I.-),S.-. 1171(l| (I'^ig. Wl>]. _.. 

 which appears to be of cotton w 1. is 



