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qiiciitly is not tlat.l.ul stnm.uly muvcx. on one face and coriespondinsly 

 concavV on tlif otii. r. It is Si' inrlics lony and U vride. 



For niakinu' llir seal iirts a \fiy lar.^v needle is used. Tlie one in the 

 collection, No. -VmSI [IOL'J, Fig'. .'US, IVoni ^tkiav^vl^, is L'OA inches long- 

 and only 1.4 wide. H is made of two nearly e(iual lucres ,,t antler, which 

 are neai-lv'tlat, ami lap over each other abont ;{| inclics near the middle. 



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They are strongly lastened together by live whalebone stitebes, one at 

 each corner of the splice and one in the middle. The comer stitches run 

 round the edge of the two parts, and through a hole through both parts. 

 The prongs are stout and curved. nearl.\- meeting at the tips. They are 

 about3iuche.s long. The lateral distortion appears to be due to warping. 



A i)ecnliar netting needle is .sliowii in Fig. 319 (No. 89429 [1333], from 

 ntkiavwiii), which is new and rather carelessly made from very coarse 

 walru.s ivory. The tijis of the prongs, after nearly meeting, diverge 

 again in the form of the letter U. This needle, which is 9J inches long, 

 was said by the maker to be of the pattern used bythe "Kunmu'd'liii." 



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iblitU It in tin inii^eum ( ollu tions, though 

 iiiiph nil iits tiom Noiton Sound hbeled 

 < oiiMvtnu o( sl( nd( 1 lods ol intUi termi- 

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