"'•""^-''l IMACKS. IV.)'} 



lias liwii drawn in vciy iiiucli tlu' same sliapc 'I'lic rcaliiri's arc very 

 rudely indicated, and a lon.u inojectin- task u\^ l.oni> is inseited al 



eacli cdnier of the, utii and -Ined in with reliise oil. This 



i\ii\uv is |.i-ol.al.ly nieanl to represent. II man uilli I nsUs," l.elore 



referml to. who li-nres in several ol' I he le,-endaiy Ira-nients u hieh 

 we olitained. 



No. SOnfiS [1108], from rtkiavwin. probably represents the same hein"-. 

 It is a mask of soa])stoiie, a piece of an old lamp. L'-s inches lon^. with 

 very characteristic features in low relief, ami a i)air 

 of sharp, projecting, decur\cd tnsks. ahont 1 inch 

 long, which appear to be made of the vibrissa^ of 

 the walrus. The back of the mask is roughly hoi 

 lowed out. No. S'.l.")75 [1()14|, from Xnwnk. is a 

 cbunsy and carelessly made image of a man. ;>•! 

 inches I.nig. whittled oat of a flat, ron.^h i^iece of 

 soft, white gypsum. The arms are short and cliun- 

 i^y and the legs straddling, and there is a large elliji 

 tical hole through the middle of the body, 'fhe 

 features arc indicated only by digging little ca \ it ies 

 for the eyes, nostrils, and mouth. This and two 

 other images of the same nuiterial, a bear e(pially 

 rude, and a very well carved and characteristic be 

 luga, were made by the ingenious young native, 

 Yoksa, i>reviously mentioned. 



The best bone figure of a man is shown in Fig.aill 

 (No. 8!)353 [1025], from Nuwfik), also newly made. 

 This is an image. 5 inches long, of the giant " Kikii- 

 niigo." pieviously inentioiH'd.and is a very excellent 

 l,ie<-e of workma'nship. The material is rather vas- 

 eular compact bone. On the head is a conical 

 dancingcap. M indies I, i-h, made .ild.'eiskin. with 



the tlesh si.i It. and c r..l w ith r.'d oeher. with " ",', " ' "' 



a tuft ofwoif hairs. ;; inches Ion-, prof rnding IVom 



the apex. A round t he middle of t he cap is a narrow sn i)) ol lla vim 

 material fiinged on the low er edge with lilieen Hat. n ii i.iw pnid ml 

 of ivorv. made to n-preseni monnrain-shee], t.^el h. To tin bul ol tin 

 strip is fastened a half ilow ny leather neai ly t incla'S hau \ -h mh 

 w.ioden slick is Stuck into the strip behind, so that Ih. lip i' h h. 

 just above the apex of the cap. To a nolch in the end ol tin- i- Iml 

 bit of dressed deerskin, 1 1 in.'hes long, <a,t into three strips. 



Fig.:5'.)2 (N,...S'.l.;i.Slll-.'7|. trom rtkiavwih) is an image neatlycarve 

 from whale's bone, whi.-h may have ben meant for an anmlel. ,n- po: 

 siblv tlie handle of a drill cord, as it is not new. and has two obh.pi 

 In.les in Ihe middh' of ihe liack. wiiich meet s,, as lo loiin a lon-llndin; 

 Hiannel Ibr a string. The eyes, month, an.l labn^t holes are in.-ised an 

 filled with black dirt. The total length is ;!•:! im-ln-s. 



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