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which  are  two  pairs  of  long  pointed  spurs  and  several  other  irregular 
lines.  The  most  prominent  decorative  feature  of  this  harpoon  head 
is  a  roughly  circular  figure  to  the  left  of  the  lashing  slot.  It  is  formed 
of  two  continuous  lines  enclosing  two  incomplete  lines.  At  the  cen- 
ter is  a  lozenge-shaped  figure  with  incurving  sides,  enclosing  a  small 
concentric  circle.  Pairs  of  straight  lines  lead  ofif  from  the  periphery 
of  the  large  circle.  The  lower  extremity,  or  spur,  of  the  harpoon  head 
is  beveled,  leaving  two  flat  surfaces,  each  of  which  is  decorated  with 
a  row  of  seven  short  transverse  lines. 
Plate  2'},,  figure  13,  from  among  the  rocks  at  the  south  end  of 
the  site,  has  had  much  of  the  decoration  removed  by  secondary  cutting. 
It  consisted  as  usual  of  rather  deeply  cut  lines  which  divided  the 
surface  into  several  decorative  fields ;  and  within  these,  lighter  lines, 
single  and  double,  broken  lines,  and  concentric,  nucleated  circles  and 
ellipses.  The  two  circles  to  the  left  of  the  line  hole  and  the  two 
ellipses  to  the  right  are  larger  than  the  other  circles  shown  in  plate  23, 
averaging  6  and  8  mm  in  diameter,  respectively.  Their  distinct  eleva- 
tion and  arrangement  in  relation  to  the  bordering  and  other  lines 
produce  the  appearance  of  two  opposed  animal  heads.  As  we  shall 
see  later,  this  particular  type  of  "  animal  head  "  is  the  most  charac- 
teristic feature  of  what  will  be  designated  as  "  Old  Bering  Sea  style  3." 
The  principal  ditiference  between  the  style  3  "  heads  "  and  those  shown 
in  plate  23,  figures  9,  10,  and  plate  13,  figure  i,  is  that  the  former 
are  more  uniform  and  stylized.  The  circles  or  ellipses  forming  the 
eyes  are  relatively  large,  and  the  heads  themselves  constitute  the  cen- 
tral design ;  the  heads  are  almost  always  opposed,  one  on  either  side. 
Those  of  the  Old  Bering  Sea  style  2, -if  we  may  judge  from  the 
few  examples  available  (r.  g.,  pi.  13,  fig.  i  ;  pi.  23,  figs.  9,  10),  are 
not  only  less  uniform  as  to  shaj^e,  size,  and  position,  but  differ  also 
in  that  the  eyes  are  formed  either  of  large  flat  circles  or  of  much 
smaller  circles  with  long  double  spurs  attached.  Furthermore,  in  the 
case  of  Old  Bering  Sea  style  2,  the  accompanying  decoration  is  more 
diversified,  with  a  strong  tendency  toward  the  use  of  more  or  less 
independent  or  detached  design  elements. 
The  ornamentation  in  plate  23,  figure  14,  is  another  example  of 
Old  Bering  Sea  style  2.  It  is  unique  in  being  applied  in  a  single  con- 
tinuous band  which  runs  obliquely  from  the  margin  of  the  blade  slit 
down  to  the  tip  of  the  spur.  The  upper  circle,  with  two  pairs  of  lines 
attached,  is  similar  to  that  of  plate  23,  figure  9;  the  lower  circle  has 
long  tangent  spurs  like  those  in  plate  23,  figure  2. 
