NETTING NEEDI. 



handle of the stick, iclicvc tli«' (iugt 

 to make the knot in the usual iiiaiin 



We coUeeted tliirteeu hcimUcs of 

 56570 [101], Fig. ;515, lias been s.-Lctc 

 It is of walrus ivory, 11-0 inches loi 

 one prong is for a lanyard to hani: 

 needle could be used only for iiiak 

 seal net. 



We collected seven needles of uhiu 

 a little in proportions. The faces ai 

 and the ends usually sinuate 

 are of reindeer antler and tht 



;tlietype(i 

 The siual 



ip of 



almost the same pattern as 

 I's are usually more deeiily 

 itead of being straiglit. 'fl 

 L'st of ivory. The long(\st 



long and the shortest U. This needle (No. 50.^71 [lit], from I'tki; 

 is rather broad in proportion, being nearly 1 inch wide. It is of 

 ivory. No. S1I4.33 [942] is better suited for netting a small mesh 

 only 0-7 inch broad at the widest jiart. It is made of reindeer aiit 



■\xm) 



is 7-.'5 inclicf, long. The.se ueedlo .Munetiincs iiavc .i -^mall hole through 

 one end of the body foi fasteidng the end of tiie twine, and most have 

 some arrangement for fastening on a lanyard, either a hole as in the type 

 or a groove round the tip of one i)rong as in No. 5C574 [24]. 



No. 89427 [1283], from Utkiavwiu, is a, neetUe of a slightly diiferent 

 pattern, being rather thiek and not narrowed at the middle. It is of rein- 

 deer antler, 8-7 inches long and 1 wide. No. siil.U) flL'SO]. P'ig. :\]lii. from 



Utkiavwin,is a very broad n lie. with short body and long iiroiigs.oue 



of which is expanded at the ti). and perforated for a laiiyanl. it is a 

 piece of the outside hard tissue of a reindeo' antler, .■)-4 inches long and 

 1-2 broad. It is but slightly imi rowed at the uuddle, while No. S!I428 

 [1.381], Fig. 3176, from Utkiavwin. a somewhat similar broad nee.lle of 

 the same material is deeply notclied on eacii side of the body. Tliis is 

 made from antler of smaller diameter than the preceding, and eon.se- 



1 We h.id no apcoiivl oHJortiu 

 pened to be mailo at the villa^r 

 taken out every time ii knot w 

 sticl(8 in our oollei'tiun, I liave 

 tool is the only one wliicli will i 



.vorli nelting, as but few nets bap- 

 •, observed that the mesh stick was 

 ■an-fiil study of the different mesh 

 lial the above method of usil.g the 



