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straight,  curving,  and  broken  lines;  spurs;  and  small  freehand  circles 
between  converging  lines — are  typical  of  Old  Bering  Sea  art.  The 
circles  enclose  small  round  pits  3  mm  deep  and  2  mm  in  diameter. 
Six  narrow  slits  (two  no  longer  visible)  divide  the  flat  surface  into 
five  distinct  panels.  Effective  arrangement  of  design  emphasizes  the 
values  of  the  separate  elements  thus  formed  and  at  the  same  time 
accentuates  the  harmony  of  the  composition  as  a  whole.  On  the  op- 
posite side  the  upper  corners  are  treated  differently :  at  both  ends  a 
deeply  cut  curving  line  sets  off  a  rounded,  tapering  panel  on  which 
slightly  curving  lines  extend  downward  and  outward,  in  effective 
contrast  to  the  other  panels  with  their  lines  flowing  downward  and 
]•'](: 
-Ivory  polar  bear  witli  Old  Bering  Sea  decoration,  Hillside  site. 
inward.    The  upper  panel,   instead  of   being  plain  as  on  the  other 
side,  is  stippled  with  small  shallow  pits. 
Plate  13,  figure  3,  and  text  figure  7  show  a  carving  of  a  polar 
bear,  found  in  the  second  level  of  the  midden ;  it  is  a  good  example 
of  the  added  effectiveness  of  Old  Bering  Sea  ornamentation  when 
applied  to  sculptured  surfaces.  The  length  of  the  head  and  neck  is 
somewhat  exaggerated,  even  for  a  polar  bear.  The  legs,  on  the  other 
hand,  are  so  short  that  they  do  not  serve  as  supports,  the  resting  sur- 
faces being  the  belly  and  lower  jaw.  The  legs  appear  to  have  been 
slotted  originally,  probably  in  order  that  the  figure  could  be  attached 
as  an  ornament  or  charm  to  some  flat  surface.  The  ears  are  modeled 
in  relief ;  the  eyes  were  made  by  drilling  two  holes  in  at  an  angle  so 
that  they  meet  inside  the  head.   At  the  middle  of  the  neck  is  a  drilled 
