NO.    I  ARCHEOLOGY    OF    ST.    LAWRENCE    ISLAND — COLLINS  121 
One  head  of  this  type  was  found  at  the  Hillside  site  (pi.  23,  fig.  9), 
decorated  in  Old  Bering  Sea  style  2.  This  is  one  of  the  few  specimens 
from  the  Hillside  site  on  which  the  "  animal  head  "  is  clearly  depicted. 
The  opposed  "  eyes  ",  to  the  left  of  the  line  hole,  are  formed  of  small 
concentric  circles  placed  on  rounded  elevations,  two  pairs  of  short 
converging  lines  extending  downward  from  the  periphery  of  the 
outer  circle.  This  element  is  enclosed  within  an  ovoid  panel ;  the 
"  nose  "  is  indicated  by  a  shallow  notch  cut  in  the  edge.  The  groove 
leading  down  from  the  line  hole  is  rather  deep,  and  the  spur  projects 
outward  to  an  unusual  degree. 
Type  HI  (a)  y  is  represented  at  Miyowagh  by  13  examples.  Seven 
of  these  are  from  the  southeastern  section,  as  follows :  Cut  9,  24 
inches  (3)  (pi.  28,  fig.  18)  ;  36  inches.  Cut  21,  29  inches.  Cut  23, 
64  inches.  Cut  25,  18  inches.  The  other  six  are  from  the  northwestern 
section:  cut  4,  43  inches  (pi.  28,  fig.  15).  Cut  19,  17  inches;  38 
inches  (pi.  28,  fig.  16)  ;  45  inches  (pi.  28,  fig.  17)  ;  51  inches ;  59  inches. 
As  in  the  case  of  other  open  socket  heads,  this  type  with  blade  slit 
at  right  angles  to  the  line  hole  was  less  frequently  used  than  the  type 
with  blade  slit  and  line  hole  parallel.  However,  the  distribution  indi- 
cates that  it  was  a  somewhat  earlier  form.  It  is  a  modification  of 
open  socket  type  HI  y  (pi.  26,  figs,  i-io),  and  it  closely  resembles 
the  later  forms  of  that  type,  differing  only  in  having  a  single  instead 
of  a  divided  spur.  It  has  retained  the  sharp,  prominent  ridge  between 
line  hole  and  tip,  a  feature  that  contributes  greatly  to  the  symmetry 
and  beauty  of  this  and  other  types  of  harpoon  heads  which  have  the 
line  hole  and  blade  slit  at  right  angles.  Plate  28,  figure  16,  was  pro- 
vided with  a  secondary  blade  slit,  parallel  with  the  line  hole,  after  part 
of  the  upper  end  had  broken.  Figure  18  is  the  only  harpoon  head 
excavated  at  Miyowagh  which  had  the  lashing  thong  still  in  place. 
It  consisted  of  a  narrow  strip  of  baleen  passing  through  the  slots  and 
was  tied  together  in  a  neat,  tight  knot  just  over  the  socket.  Seven  of 
the  13  specimens  from  Miyowagh  are  decorated  in  Punuk  style,  and 
six  are  undecorated.  Plate  28,  figure  15,  is  of  particular  interest 
because  in  addition  to  the  usual  Punuk  ornamentation  of  lines  and 
spurs  it  has  two  curving  transverse  lines  at  the  upper  end  and  longi- 
tudinal rows  of  very  short  lines  (broken  lines)  extending  down  the 
sides  from  the  tip  to  below  the  line  hole.  Broken  lines  of  this  kind 
are  common  in  Old  Bering  Sea  art,  but  this  is  the  first  instance  in 
which  they  have  been  found  accompanying  a  typical  Punuk  orna- 
mentation. The  decoration  on  the  other  specimens  (pi.  28,  figs.  16, 
17,  and  the  four  not  illustrated)  is  practically  identical  to  that  occurring 
on  the  type  III  (a)  x  heads  (pi.  28,  figs.  8-13).    Plate  28,  figure  16, 
