SEAL CALLS. 



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,Ver(?w//.v(aclri.o-antini.-Tliisiin,,l,.,,i,.nt(-..nsists,,rilnvr„ironrcrnv. 



momitc.l un tl„. ,.,h1 of a sli,„r w {,.,, |,aii.ll,., and is iisrd I,, inakc a 



yciitlc noise l.y sci-atrliiiij;- on tl,,' ice. It is a ro.iii iiuplfiucnl 



thoUKll 1 never liaiipcncil lo sec ir in usr. Wr ohlaincd six spccirncirs' 

 of whk'.ll No. .'■)(;.-);-).'-) [il(»| Ki- L'.-.;;,,, is tl„. I ypc. If, is I lA inrh.'s l,,ii- 

 T]ic rouM.l liandl.- isof as],. (]„. rlaws aiv lliose,,f the "hraidcd sraT 

 s.'cnrcil l.y a lasl.in.- of siiirw luaid, will, lli.. vu<\ hnapdil down on tin' 



under Sid., to a littl.' Idnnt. ha,-kward-|,ointin- 1 k ol' ivory, set into 



the wood about i inch from tin- liasr of the arms. 



Fig. 2536 (No. 5G.V.7 [!».■■, I from I'tkiavwif,) is iij, inches Ion- and has 

 four prongs. The haft is of si>ruee, and instead of an ivorv hook (here 

 is a i-onml headed stud of the same material, wliirh is di'iven whollv 

 through the wood, having the point •■nt off Hush with the nnoer sur- 



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face. It lias a lanyard of seal twine knotted into tin- hole in IIh' liaft. 



|:.1| have eaeii Ihiee elaws, an.l hafts of soft w 1, painted with red 



ochei-, Willi lanyards, and are resi.eetively Id-l and l()-7 inehes long. 

 One has an ivory hook. 1ml tlie other in plaee of this has a small iron 

 nail, and is oniainenled with a medinm-si/ed sky idue glass bead iidaid 

 in the ba<-k. The other two are both new and small, being resju'ctively 

 7-.'. and 7-(i imdies long. The halts are made of leindeer antler and 

 have only two jnoiigs. No. S!)K;7 [1;;11.'| li-oni Ktkiavwin, has the halt 

 notched on eaeli side, and has aa irreguhir stud of bone for securing 

 the lashing. 



No. SDKIS [ i;;:.!). Fig. 2.".:!r, from Utkiavwifi, has no stud and the claws 

 are simply held on by a slight lashing of twist, ■(! sinew.' Koth of these 

 were made Ibi- the market, but nuiy be models of a tbrm once used. 

 There are two ohl seal calls in the .Museum from near St. Mieliaels, 

 made of a jiieee of icindeer antler, apparently the spreading blow 

 luitler, in which the sharii points of the antler take the place of chiwvs. 



