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l)prliai>s were cliaiius tn he rnriicd 

 wlialiii-. No. S!i7;;t; [s.-.T/yj, Fi-. I 

 best i>r(i|)(iitioiie(l (iftlicsc li-mes. 

 art' tlic tliikes , which aic lirnkcm. 



ulily (iHails iv|,n-s,.ntc,l 

 •is..,l spirach's. It is.Vl 

 I. lies h.ii- and made of 

 l>incc(M- hciiilo.-U. stained 

 Ininst hlark l.y .iirt. 



n\ix stiiiii; of sinew liiaid 

 ~ tied nmnd tli.' -sniall." 



II 7:'..". |l(i;i(i| Iron 

 ,ih,isalsoaiathri 

 -porti.med li.^ure 



the tiniies, one of wliieli is broken. An an.uular ])il of iron pyrites is 

 inlaid to represent the left eye, and a similar piece appears to iia\c l)eeii 

 lost from the riuht eye. The aims is represented by a lisiit blue ulass 

 bead inlaid in the belly. It is s-S inciies lonj;- and made of soft wood, 

 probably cottouwood. weathered an<l stained to a daik brown. It is 

 very old and mucli <-hiiipcd and cracked. Two small oblii|ue holes in 

 the middle of the back make a trans\erse ehaunel for a strinj;. This 

 specimen was said liy the man who sold it to have been dni; up amonu 

 the rnins of one of the old himses in the villatie. 



tion to Its len;;th. and rather vmle in (b'si;:n. with a tlat belly, thoii-h 



lemloek and has weathered to a l.rown color. 

 (No. 8!>5(il \Vjrh>,\ from Utkiavwin) represents the bes 

 in the eoll(>ction. It is very well [.roportioued, thon 

 le ehim.sy alxmt the flukes, with the external details c( 

 d. It is 4-5 inches lonj;, neatly carved from soa 

 looth and oiled. It was made for sale. There are li\ 

 >.stone carvings of whales in the collection, but none 



ither 

 j;.iod 



