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)INT BAKUDW KSlvIMO. 



A lai-.T raiviii-, nllicr n.u.^hly cxrcut.'d (X... S'.i;!;;s | Kills], from 



'.."..^''visr i'u his Mioi.'th. Thr\vhal.' is a, scparat,. pircr. 1,H,1 in l.y ji 



^. |,.|| i,,.o- iliivcii llin>it,i;li the boar's lower jaw. Tliis specimen Is 



lew l\- math' lioiii rallier coarse walrus ivory. 



Fii;. 4(ii'/< : Xo. Sll.'Ud |!l.->;!], tVoiii ITtkiiivwifi) is a very ancient ivory 

 iiiai;(^ of a hear. -Il inclies lon^'. wjiicli was evidently intended for an 

 imulet, as ilicre is a stoiir lu-;- on the belly, into which are bored two 

 il)li(|ue liolcs. -o as to iriaki' a longitudinal channel for a .string'. Into 

 his is kniilliil a sloiil c(ii<l of hioscly twisted sinew. The exeeutiimof 

 he imauv is paiticiilarl\ .^ood, Imt the design is very rude. The .speci- 

 II, Ml is so ancient tiial I lie ivory of wliieii it is made has become almo.st 

 .lack. 



Xo. .")i;52S(( [.".CKfl from ITtkiavwin is a walrus tooth, l-fi imdies long, 

 •arved into the siiaiie of a bear's head. Both design and execution are 

 very rude. Light blue glass 

 beads are inlaid for the eye.s, 

 and the nostrils and outline 

 of the mouth are incised and 

 lllled in with black dirt. It 

 was made for sale. A still 

 more rude carving, also made 

 for sale, is No. 56528, from 

 ITtkiavwiii, which is an old 

 and weathered canine tooth of 

 tlie i»ilar bear, with the point 

 freshly whittled so as to look 

 something like a bear's liead. 

 Two sky-blue glass beads are 

 inlaid to repr<>seiit the eyes 

 and one for the nose, and the 



nth is iiK-ised and blackened. 



. Ia\(iiilc subject for representation. 

 rsiTibed shows that it occurs very 

 iiied only three images of this ani- 

 oiy, all small and xcry rude, both 

 all newly made. The best image 

 ■ ISt] from rtkiavwin). This is 2-3 

 alrus ivory. The head is ratlier 

 s to a broken point. A bit of 

 t the right is merely represented 



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wood :s mlaid Ibr the Icfl 

 by a hole. 



Fig. Ki:!/<(Xo.S!):!:;i |i(i(;7 

 eyes, nostrils, and mouth a 



snout, also tilled in with bl 



rtkiavwin) isexcee<lingly rude. The 

 s.'dand blackened as usual, and the 

 ■nted by rather lai-ge round pits on the 

 It. It is 2-!) inches long, and appears 



