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groove 0--' iiii'Ii I'l'.iii tlu; ('(l.^e ot t 

 n.uiul tlic hoop, where it is seem.' 

 I.niid. Tlie end of this stiiiiji- is ci os 

 louiid tlif haiulUswlicic, it is fitted t( 

 it and tiiiislicd off witli a knot. 



No. .".ilTlli |5U|, froiii IJtkiavwIu, is a. similar dniin, but somewhat 

 laiucr. flic hoop beiiifi 24-(! iuches loiiK and 22 inches wide. It is of 

 thi' same materials, except that the strap at the joint is of reindeer 

 aiitk'r. Opposite tlie Joint the hoop appears to have shown signs of 

 wealuiess, as it has been strens'thened with two straps of walrus ivory, 

 one on the inside and one on the outside of the hoop, fastened together 



by stitclies of sinew 

 which pass through the 

 wood and through both 

 straps. The inside strap 

 is 4-7 inches long, the 

 outer 3'5 inches long, 

 and only half the width 

 of the rim, and is let into 

 thelatter. Tiiisstrapap 

 ■ pears to have been put 

 on first, as at each end 

 ■^ there is a stitch whicli 



only runs tlirougli the 

 The handle is fastened (.n as before, but has tw(. transverse 

 instead of one, and has four deep rounded notches for the fingers. 

 Mg.;!S4.) Tlie Joint is tightened by driving a thin sliver of wood 

 in at the bottom of the notcli. 



No. .".(i7i:{ I'.W]. from rtkiavwiu, closely resembles the type, but has 

 a notch for the thumb us well as for the forefinger on the handle. The 

 hoop is 2;5-5 inches long and 21 wide. No. .^)f)740 [80] from the same 

 village is rather smaller than the ordinary drums, having a hoop l(i-2 

 inches long and 14-7 wide. The haudle is of antler, but has the usual 

 faccn the hirge end. 



We als(, brought home eight handles for these drums, whicli exhibit 

 but sliglit variati<.iis. The commonest nuiterial for the handle is wal- 

 rus ivory. < )nly two out of tlie twelve are of antler. They are usually 

 about ."> inches long (the longest is 5-4 inches and the shortest 4-(j). 

 Ihindlcs witli grooves for the fingers and sometimes for the thumb seem 

 to l.c (|uitr as common as the plain handles. Fig. 3S5f( represents an 

 iv(.ry liandie from Niiwuk (No. SDIMm |S!)S] ), which luis a groove for 

 eacli finger and a sliallow one on the iii;ht side lor the tiiuinb. It is 5 

 inelies long. 



With oneexception all tliesc handles have the large end more or less 

 neatly carved into a human lace, with tlie mouth open as if singing, 



wood, 

 holes i 



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