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knives, prdjcctiuj;' bcyoiiil the t-iid tif the halt. 'I'liis kmlf lias a lihulc 

 ofiroii riveted oil with 1 wo iiiiii rivets to a hatl of rciinhTi- ant hi'. The 

 edges of the Luft close to the hlade are ron-lieiied with rrosscui.^ to 

 prevent slipping. 



The blades of the small knives aic fic(|iiently inserted into a .-Irti in 

 the edge of the haft, as in Fi.u. Jl.V*. s'.iii.iL' isi'TJ. ;,nd Siii'TT 1 1 1 Ti']. 'i'he 

 blade,iu such eases, is secured by wedging it tightly, with soniet inns the 

 addition of a lashing of thong through a hole in the halt ami iinnnl the 

 heel of the blade. The blade is usuallv of steel, in most cases a hit of 



a saw and the haft of reindeer antler, generally plain, unless tlie circular 

 hollows, such as are to he seen on No. siii'TT [ 11 TL']. which are very com- 

 mon, are intended for ornament. Fig. 1 lO. No. SDL'Tr. [llS.ij. from It- 

 kiavwiu, is a rather i)ecMliar knite. The liaft. which is tlie only one 

 .seen of walnis ivory, is nearly straiglit. and the unusually long i)oint 

 of the blade is stroiigl.v Ix-nt \i\>. The rivets are of copper. Tins knife, 

 the history of which we did m)t olitaiii. was very Hkely meant Ixitli for 

 wood and ivory. Ft is old and rusty and lias been long in ns<'. 



All of the crooked knives in the colh'ction arc genuine imi.l.'ments 

 which have l)c..n actually in use. ami do not ditiler in tyjie from the 

 crooked knives in the Mnscnm from the Alacken/ie district. Kot/.i-l>ue 

 S.mnd. and other parts .,t Alaska. Similar knives aiqiear to l,c tised 

 amoni; the Siberian Kskimo and the t'hukches. who have adoj.tcd then- 

 habits. Hooper (Tents, etc., ].. IT.V), menticms "a small knife with a 

 bent blade and a handle, -em'rally ma.le of the tip of a dc-r's horn." as 

 one in ucneral use at IMover P.av, and handled in the same skillful way 



