402 TIIK POINT BARKOW ESKIMO. 



Till" \n-< ti-'ure (Xo. 8!);5.;o [OiHI] figured in the Point Barrow Rept. 

 Ftlmoi PI v?Fif;.(!. IVom Utkiavwin) is carved from walrus ivory and 

 is t-.-i inches long. It ie|)iescnts a male rough seal, and is exceedingly 

 •u-enrate and liiglilv linishrd. The lower jaw is perforated and a bit of 

 sinew thread tie'il in to ivpicseut the drag line. Small red glass beads 

 with white centers arc inlaid for the eyes. The other three are all of 

 bone and represent dead male seals stretched on their l>acks with the 

 drag line in their, jaw as they are dragged home. 



N\). r)(i.')79 [T.")], Fig. 4(»4/*, from Utkiavwin, is 5-7 inches long, and 

 vei-y smoothly carved from walrus .jaw bone, with round bits of wood 

 inlaid for the eyes. The proportions are excellent, but the details are 

 not strongly brought out. This specimen is a little older than the rest, 

 anil mayliave been an amulet for good luck in seal catching. The 

 other two are of compact white bone. j)crhaps that of the reindeer. 



No. siCWl [114.?|, from Utkiavwin, is ^-i inches long, and has the 

 breast and back flattened and the flippers in high relief. The anus, 



genital opening, and eyes 

 ;iic incised, the latter two 

 filled in, as usual, with 

 black dirt. The drag line 

 is of sinew braid and has 

 an ivory cylinder slipped 

 over it. 



No. 8!);52S [11(17], from 

 Utkiavwin, is the poorest 

 in design. It is 5-G inches 

 long and has the neck bent 

 ;.-\vi,iuwi.ai,-.a,v,,ifr..m^s|.M,m. "P ^is 11 dragging. The 



back of a freshly caught 

 \ays siiMicwhal tlnrtcneil by dragging it over the ice, and 

 ill- is \ cry iiiiicli cxaggci:itcd in this carving by the natural 

 lie hiiiic. The fore flijipcrs are in high relief, with three 

 h Hipper, colored round the edge with red ocher. The tips 

 d flii)i)ers are joined together, and each has only two toes. 

 lipiiital oiiening, and the spots on the back and belly are iudi- 

 calcil hy slialiow Knind i)its colored with red ocher. The drag line is 

 a doiilih- hit lit' siiiiw liiaid, which has on it two ivory cylinders, oiie 

 urnaTiiciitcil witli an incised pattern. 



We found but a singl(> flgure of the beluga, which is such a favoiite 

 subject fur Ivskimo artists farther south. This is the gypsum carving 

 already mentioned (No. .S!l.-)73 [1015J, Fig. H)~>, from Nuwftk). It is .3-5 

 inches long and is very chai-aeteristic, though rather short in proportion 

 to its girth. It was neatly carved with a knife. 



The ••how-lieaiU' whale (liala-na niysticetus), is a very favorite sub- 

 ject, appearing often as a decoration and represented by 21 carvings. 

 Three of these arc of wood, very much resembling in design and exe- 

 cution the harpoon boxes already described. They are all very old, and 



