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are  the  lower  ends  of  two  similar  socket  pieces,  one  from  cut  9. 
depth  24  inches,  and  one  from  cut  23,  25  inches  deep.  The  first  has 
a  simple  decoration  consisting  of  four  pairs  of  lines,  one  to  each  side, 
extending  upward  from  the  level  of  the  line  hole.  The  second  was 
ornamented  in  Old  Bering  Sea  style,  with  the  line  hole  bordered  by 
continuous  and  broken  lines  and  with  panels  (only  the  tips  of  which 
are  left)  made  in  a  similar  fashion.  Plate  31,  figure  16,  is  a  small 
socket  piece  from  cut  17,  depth  27  inches.  It  is  squarish  in  cross- 
section  and  appears  to  be  unfinished ;  the  socket  is  circular,  14  mm 
in  diameter  and  16  mm  deep.  Three  fragments  are  shown  in  plate  31, 
figures  12-14.  Plate  31,  figure  14  (cut  27,  depth  9  in.)  has  a  socket 
17  mm  deep  and  11  mm  in  diameter;  it  is  decorated  in  the  Punuk 
style  with  lines  and  spurs  and  detached  dots.  Plate  31,  figure  13,  from 
cut  19,  79  inches  deep,  is  made  from  a  walrus  penis  bone  and  has  been 
cut  ofif ;  the  socket  is  9  mm  deep  and  12  mm  in  diameter.  The  remain- 
ing decoration  consists  of  a  pair  of  lines  connected  by  a  short  curving 
line,  and  on  the  reverse  a  Punuk  design  composed  of  two  straight 
lines,  two  lines  forming  a  V,  and  two  detached  dots.  Plate  31,  figure 
12,  from  cut  27,  52  inches  deep,  is  likewise  only  the  upper  end.  It 
has  a  socket  20  mm  deep  and  14  mm  in  diameter  and  is  decorated 
with  two  curving  lines. 
Ice  picks. — Twelve  ice  picks  for  the  lower  end  of  the  harpoon  shaft 
and  eight  fragments  were  found  at  the  Hillside  site,  three  of  which 
are  illustrated  on  plate  29,  figures  13-15.  They  are  all  of  ivory,  almost 
always  the  distal  end  of  a  small  walrus  tusk.  They  are  shorter  than 
most  Eskimo  ice  picks,  the  average  length  being  around  15  cm.  The 
upper  part,  or  tang,  which  is  roughened  for  inserting  in  the  lower 
end  of  the  shaft,  is  relatively  long,  sometimes  being  half  of  the  total 
length.   The  lower  end  is  either  pointed  or  spatulate. 
The  Miyowagh  collection  includes  103  complete  or  broken  ice  picks 
and  a  far  greater  number  of  broken  tangs.  Two  of  the  ice  picks  are 
of  bone,  the  rest  of  ivory.    Four  types  can  be  recognized : 
Type  I  (pi.  32,  figs.  I,  2). — Heavy;  under  side  more  or  less  flat, 
upper  side  convex ;  roughened  conical  tang ;  no  abrupt  shoulder ;  aver- 
age diameter  3  cm. 
Fifty-four  examples,  from  all  parts  of  the  midden,  top  to  bottom. 
It  is  an  old  type  (found  also  at  the  Hillside  site,  pi.  29,  fig.  15)  used 
during  the  entire  period  Miyowagh  was  occupied. 
Type  2  (pi.  32,  figs.  3,  4). — Same  as  type  i,  except  that  it  has  a 
well-defined  shoulder  between  tang  and  body. 
Thirty-four  examples,  distributed  in  same  manner  as  type  i  and 
apparently  of  same  age.   For  examples  from  Hillside  site,  see  plate  29, 
