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tailed  joint.  Plate  59,  figure  2  (cut  13,  54  in.)  is  one  of  the  cross 
pieces  from  the  bottom  of  a  toy  umiak;  figure  7,  from  cut  18,  32 
inches — of  bark — is  one  of  the  end  blocks,  or  seats,  for  the  prow  or 
stern. 
A  general  idea  of  the  external  appearance  of  the  boats  may  be  ob- 
tained from  the  two  toys  shown  in  plate  59,  figures  i  and  6,  from  cut 
18,  depth  44  inches,  and  cut  19,  54  inches  respectively;  the  first  repre- 
sents a  kayak ;  the  second  an  umiak,  of  bark.  Plate  59,  figures  4  and 
5  (cut  18,  depth  44  in.,  and  cut  6,  42  in.),  seem  to  be  stylized  repre- 
sentations of  the  man  seated  in  the  kayak,  the  projecting  upper  part 
pussibly  representing  a  hunting  helmet. 
Ten  other  toy  wooden  boats  were  found  at  Miyowagh,  mostly  from 
the  lower  levels  of  the  midden,  as  follows :  Cut  10,  depth  50  inches  ; 
cut  18,  32  inches  (2)  ;  44  inches ;  53  inches ;  cut  19,  48  inches ;  cut  24, 
64  inches;  72  inches;  cut  25,  84  inches  (2).  Two  fragmentary  toy 
boats  were  found  at  the  Hillside  site  (pi.  30,  fig.  25,  from  house  no.  2 ; 
and  fig.  24,  from  beneath  the  floor  stones  of  the  same  house). 
Adzes,  Picks,  Wedges,  Etc. 
Adse  handles  and  heads. — In  plate  46,  figures  1-7,  are  shown  several 
types  of  Old  Bering  Sea  adz  handles  and  heads  from  Miyowagh. 
Figure  i  is  an  ivory  handle  from  cut  19,  76  inches  deep.  It  bears  an 
Old  Bering  Sea  decoration  consisting  of  narrow  bands  of  obliquely 
incised  parallel  lines  and  four  nucleated,  concentric  circles  which  are 
given  the  appearance  of  scrolls  by  the  attachment  of  pairs  of  short 
parallel  lines.  The  handle  is  broken  ofif  at  the  notch  which  formed  the 
finger  grip.  The  upper  end  was  made  to  rest  in  an  oval  pit  on  the  adz 
head  and  was  held  in  place  by  lashings  which  passed  through  two  cir- 
cular holes.  The  fragmentary  ivory  handle,  figure  2  (cut  9,  depth 
unknown),  has  two  deep,  wide  finger  grooves;  it  seems  to  have  been 
rectangular  at  the  upper  end ;  it  was  lashed  to  the  socket,  the  lashing 
passing  through  the  large  triangular  opening  at  the  end. 
The  only  adz  handle  found  at  the  Hillside  site  is  the  well-preserved 
wooden  specimen  shown  in  plate  29,  figure  16.  It  came  from  house 
no.  2.  It  is  slightly  curved,  24  cm  long,  square  in  cross-section  with 
rounded  edges.  The  lower  end  is  slightly  enlarged,  the  upper  end  is 
cut  square  to  fit  the  hole  in  the  socket,  and  a  small  wooden  wedge, 
still  in  place,  was  driven  in  to  insure  a  tight  fit. 
Plate  46,  figure  3  (purchased  from  an  Eskimo)  is  a  rather  elaborate 
adz  head  of  ivory.  The  stone  blade  was  attached  to  the  lower  end, 
which  was  sunken  for  the  purpose,  and  the  lower  edge  on  the  opposite 
