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neatly carved mittens. rcs|)C( 



wrist to \n-ist with the pain 



littleseulHincheslong.be 



and tlirough th.> belly of th. 



back with a bhK'kcncd incise 



for eyes and blackencil incised spots on the back. The longer end of 



the thong runs u]! tlirongh tin' right mitten, across tlu'ough the seal, 



and down throui:h the l.tr mitten. It is then passed through a slit 1 



inch from the ciid of the shorter |iart and slit itself. Through this slit 



is iiassed the bight of the thong, all drawn up taut and seized with 



sinew braid. 



No. S04(>7 IT")")], from rrkiav win, is a similar drag, put together iu 

 much the same way, but it has the mittens doweled together with two 

 wooden pins, and a seal's head with round bits of wood inlaid for eyes, 

 ears, and nostrils, in place of tlic seal. The longitudinal ])erforati()n in 

 this head shows that it was <niginall\ strung lengthwise on one of these 

 lines. The "doulilc slit splice" of llie two ends of the thong is worked 

 into a complicated lonnd knot, between which and the handle the two 

 paitsof the line arc conlini'd !>> a tube of ivory I inch long, oriumiented 

 with deeply incised pai h i ii~. I'l.;. •-'•"m/' is the upper part of a line (No. 

 .50021.' (30], fi'om l'tkia\ » in , nmiIi a similar tube IJ inches long, and a 

 handle carvcil from a single pn'ic into a pair of mittens like the others. 



ll.also 



similar to the 



one tirst described, but has the seal b.'lly ui-. Kig. 2.-.7c (No. S947(> 

 [i;i;i7|, from the same village) has a .seal I'-:! inches long for the handle, 

 and >io..5(;OliO [■JV2\, from i:Ttkiavwli~i, is like it. No. SWOOrf [7.55«] Fig. 

 257//, from Itkiavwii^, has for a handle the head of a bearded .seal 1-6 

 inches long. ncatl.N caiveil bom walrus i\()ry, with round bits of wood 

 inlaid for file eyes and cats. It is |)crforated longitudinally ft'om the 

 chin to the back of the head, ami a large hole at the throat opens into 

 this. The longer cm! of The fliong is i)assed in at the chin and out at 

 the l)ack of the |]ca<l: the shorter, in at the back of the head and out at 

 the throat; the two cmis brought together between the standing parts 

 and all stopped together with sin.'W braid. 



No..'">ti027 [4.")), I"ig. 2.')7(, has a handle made of two ivory bear.s' heads, 

 vciy neatly carved, with circular bits of wood inlaid for eyes, and per- 

 forated like the seal's head just described. The thong is doubled in the 

 middle and each end passed through one of the heads lengthwise, so as 

 to pKitindc alioul 7 itiches. About 4 inches of end is then doubled 

 o\ci. tluiisi ilirougli the throat hole of the oppo.site head, and brought 

 down along the standing parts. All the parts are stopped together 

 with sinew briiid. This makes a small becket above the handle. 



We I'ollecied seven knobs for these drag lines, of which six are seals' 

 heads ami one a bear's. 4'hey are all made of walrus ivoi\y, apparently 

 each a single tootii. and not a piece of tusk, and are about IJ inches to 

 2 inches long. They are generally carved with considerable skill, and 



