TIIK PdIXT HAKKOW ESKIMO. 



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The lorcshiift (ukumailuta) is of walrus 

 ivory. 4.i, inches loug' aud li inches in cliam- 

 (•rcrat tlie tliii'ke.st part, aud seomred to the 

 shair liy a wliipping (iii'mxa) of seal thoug. 

 '{"he Idosc sliaft (iijiiiifi) is also of ivory and 2 

 iiiilics loiii; and secured by a thong (ipiuta) 

 spli<('(l inti) a ](«)]i through the hole at the 

 liiifl, as ]ireviously described. The end is 

 hitclicd r.miid the tip of the shaft with a 

 iiiailiiii; liitih. followed by a clove hitch be- 

 low the wliipping. The ivory finger rest 

 ( ti'lia) is fastened on with a lashing of whip 

 cord (white man's) passing roimd the sliaft. 

 The line catch (ki'lerb^viii), which was of 

 ivory and shaped like those on the walrus 

 hari)oons, has been lost in transportation. 

 The head differs only in size from those just 

 described as intended for the beai'ded seal, 

 I e.\cei)t in having a hexagonal body. It is 

 I .'}-;j inches long and has a blade of iron fas- 

 ^ tened into a body of walrus ivory with a 

 fj .single woo(h'n rivet. While there is no 

 I detaclial)lc leader, tlie head is attached by 

 5 a separate piece of the same material to the 

 I Ihie (tukaksia). wliicli is SO feet 10 inches 

 I long and made of a single piece of fine seal 

 I thoni; alioul one-ei-htli inch thick. This 

 ' slioitii pii < I 1-, ihont J7 inches long and 

 isp i->s( il tlniMuh till lint hole and doubled 

 - so tint oiii p litis ilitth the longer. Itis 

 tistimd Nti(in,l\ to the end of the line 

 b\ I (oiiijiIk it(d spli( e made as follows: 

 V sht K ( nt 111 tlie end of the main line 

 tliioiuli wlinli tie passed both ends of 

 till sli,,it hn. Tin lon!,ei part is then 

 >lif ihoiit _• Indus fiom tlie end and the 

 shoitii pur i)iss, d tluoiuli the slit, and 

 1 sht lilt ilosi to tli< .nd of it, through 

 Willi li til. loiun . nd IS passed. The 

 ^^llol( IS thin di iwn t iiit iiid th<' longer 

 nid(lo\( liitdit d lonnd th( mainline. 



No vi'His [l(r,s] IS on. ot these spears 

 lU^wl K id\ toi diituu The line is se- 

 (iiicd at ibont tli« middle of the shaft 

 ^^]th a «on|ih ot in uhng hitche.s. This 

 spei imt n. t \( i pt tht head, is new and was 

 1 ither ( lulessh midc foi the market. It 

 Ims neithei line i at( h noi finger rest. The 



