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decoration  on  the  three  sides.  On  the  two  sides  through  which  the 
Une  hole  passes,  the  decoration  consists  of  somewhat  irregular  con- 
centric circles  with  spurs  attached  to  the  peripheries;  similar  spurs 
at  the  ends  of  the  oval  figures  bordering  the  line  slot ;  and  connecting 
and  extending  beyond  the  two  figures,  longitudinal  lines  within  which 
are  numerous  short,  oblique,  cross  lines.  Additional  straight  lines 
occupy  the  remaining  spaces.  On  the  third  side,  at  the  center,  is  a 
circle  which  at  first  glance  appears  concentric  because  of  curving  lines, 
or  arcs,  with  spurs  attached,  which  are  placed  on  either  side.  Extend- 
ing diagonally  from  these  arcs  are  two  pairs  of  parallel  lines  within 
which  are  numerous  closely  spaced,  oblique  cross  lines. 
Fig.  5. — Decorated  harpoon  foreshaft,  ivory,  from  the   Hillside  site. 
Plate  12,  figure  12,  is  an  ulu  handle,  found  beneath  the  floor  stones 
of  house  no.  2.  One  end  is  carved  to  represent  an  animal's  head.  The 
sharp  teeth  indicate  a  carnivore,  and  the  prominent  ears  restrict  the 
choice  to  a  dog  or  fox ;  the  likeness  is  not  close  in  either  case,  however. 
Decoration  on  the  two  sides  is  identical.  At  the  center  is  a  large  circle 
with  two  long  spurs  above  and  two  below.  A  bordering  line  with 
lateral  spurs  attached  follows  the  four  long  spurs  and  the  intervening 
periphery  of  the  circle.  Some  of  the  spurs  are  continued  as  long,  fine 
lines.  To  the  right  and  left  of  the  central  design  the  surface  is  cov- 
ered with  rows  of  broken  and  continuous  lines.  A  unique  feature  is 
the  presence  of  rows  of  small  pits  or  gouges — they  can  hardly  be  called 
spurs — which  follow  the  pairs  of  closely  spaced  parallel  lines.  The 
lower  edge  is  slighty  undercut,  with  14  long  downward-pointing  spurs 
on  one  side  and  18  on  the  other. 
