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of  the  design,  the  harmonious  relationship  of  carefully  selected  ele- 
ments, mark  the  work  as  that  of  an  assured  artist.  The  esthetic  effect 
of  a  naturally  pleasing  composition  is  heightened  by  a  virtuosity  of 
execution  which  makes  this  object  stand  out  as  one  of  the  finest  ac- 
complishments of  Old  Bering  Sea  art.  At  the  perforated  end  are  two 
opposed  pairs  of  "  animal  heads  "  practically  identical  with  those  on 
the  ivory  object  previously  described  (pi.  15,  fig.  3).  The  space  be- 
tween the  open  "  jaws  "  is  covered  by  a  series  of  deeply  incised  lines, 
broken  lines,  circles,  and  spurs ;  at  the  center  is  a  small  elevated,  nu- 
cleated circle  with  four  spurs  attached  which  give  it  the  appearance 
of  a  four-pointed  star.  Between  the  constricted  finger  grips  is  another 
circle,  with  three  spurs  attached.  From  this  point  on  the  ornamentation 
is  somewhat  attenuated,  consisting  of  bold  curving  panels  which  follow 
the  outline  of  the  curving  bifurcated  end.  The  under  surface,  although 
unetched,  is  divided  into  panels  by  a  continuation  of  the  deeply  in- 
cised bordering  lines  from  the  upper  side. 
Additional  examples  of  Old  Bering  Sea  style  2  may  be  seen  on  a 
number  of  harpoon  heads,  such  as  plate  24,  figures  i,  5,  7,  11-13,  17, 
18;  and  plate  26,  figure  17.  The  ornamentation  in  plate  24,  figure  i 
(cut  7,  depth  75  in.)  centers  around  a  pair  of  large  concentric  circles 
near  the  center  and  a  pair  of  smaller  circles  between  converging  lines 
above  and  below  the  two  line  holes ;  all  of  the  circles  are  fiat  and  have 
short  spurs  attached.  Plate  24,  figures  5,  7,  and  11  (from  cut  9,  depth 
24  in.;  cut  23,  14  in.;  cut  7,  92  in.)  have  parallel  rows  of  con- 
tinuous and  broken  lines,  some  of  which  form  curving  panels ;  circles 
are  absent.  Plate  24,  figures  12  and  13  (cut  27,  depth  29  in.  and  cut 
7,  96  in.)  are  somewhat  more  elaborately  ornamented.  In  both  cases 
the  surface  is  divided  into  well  defined  panels;  in  figure  12  effective 
use  is  made  of  very  small  circles  and  long  lines  or  spurs  bordered  by 
lightly  incised  broken  lines;  figure  13  has  two  side  panels  resembling 
animal  heads  but  lacking  the  pair  of  "  eyes  "  usually  found  on  these; 
between  the  line  hole  and  blade  slit  is  a  rectangular  panel  containing 
cross-hatched  lines,  one  of  the  rarer  Old  Bering  Sea  designs,  folate 
24.  figures  17  and  18  (cut  18,  depth  48  in.,  and  cut  9  a,  depth  36  in.) 
might  be  considered  as  belonging  to  style  3,  were  it  not  that  the  op- 
l)osed  "  eyes  "  are  subordinated  to  a  rather  profuse  linear  ornamenta- 
tion. It  is  of  interest  to  observe  that  traces  of  red  pigment  are  visible 
in  the  lines  on  both  specimens. 
As  explained  above,  "  Old  Bering  Sea  style  3  "  is  the  somewhat  arbi- 
trary designation  given  to  that  style  of  ornamentation  which  is  based 
primarily  on  the  use  of  elevated  concentric  circles  or  ellipses,  usually 
arranged  in  such  a  manner  as  to  suggest  the  eyes  of  an  animal.  A 
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