«''"""'■"] TOOI, ]!OX, TOOL r.ACi. 1^7 



braid, and, gradually growing too short by being broken and knotted 

 together again, ^vas lengthened out with whatever eanie, to hand. 



m. 898G2 [1593], Fig. ICob, i.s a large box, of a very peculiar shape, 

 best understood from the figure. The outside is nmch weathered, but 

 appears to have been roughly carved, and the excavation of the' box 

 and cover is very rudely done, perhaps Avith a stone tool. A hole in the 

 larger end is mended by a patch of wood chamfered ofl' to fit the hole 

 and sewed on round the edges with "over-and-over" stitches of whale- 

 bone. The string is arranged in permanent loops, under which the 

 cover can be slijjped oft' and on. 



The arrangement, which is rather complicated, is as follows: On one 

 side of the box, one-half inch ft-om the edge and about 7 inches from 

 each end, are two pairs of holes, one-half inch apart. Into each pair is 

 fastened, by means of knots on the inside, a loop of very stout sinew 

 braid, 3 inches long, and similar loops of seal thong, 5 inches long, are 



fast(ncdint<) (oiu^-iMindm^ p iii^ ot hoh ■. on tli( otlu i snli 1 piece 

 oi sod thong is fisttnid \\itli i 1m( kit hit( h into tin loop ot sell thong 

 at tin sin ill end ol tlu box ]iiss(^ thiou„li both bi iid looi)s on tin 

 ollui sidi, iiid Is < luiLd o\ti thion^h thi loop ot st il thong at the 

 laigecml i lu nid of tin tlioiig is knotted into oni ot the pins of 

 holes left by the breaking away of a stitch at the edge of the wooden 



All tlicsc Ikixcs :irc \ciy old and were ]iainted inside with red ocher, 

 which has tinned dark brown from age. Tools are nowadays kejjt in a 

 large oblong, tlat satchel. ik(ifixbwin, which h 

 ivory or bonestret<'lied lengtliwisc^ ai 

 are always made of skin with the hai 

 heads are the most desired for this 



four such bags. 

 The bottom of tl 



X( 



n arched handle of 

 the open mouth. These bags 

 . and the skins of wolverines' 

 ^ ose. The collection contains 

 ■'.)4 [lois]. Fi--. l(i(i. is the type of these bags. 

 ; a piece of sliort-haired brown deerskin, with 



